ANLY482 AY2017-18 T2 Group 17 Project Overview Data

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(i) Proxy Log Data
Proxy log data records each user access to various academic materials provided by SMU Libraries via the libraries’ proxy. Every click or download via SMU Libraries’ portal will be recorded and identified by the ‘Session ID’ and ‘User ID’.

Name Data Type Length Description
IP Address VARCHAR 15 Internet protocol address of users
Session ID CHAR 15 Unique session identifier of users
User ID CHAR 64 Email of users which is hashed for privacy reasons
URL VARCHAR 250 URL access by users for the log
Doc ID VARCHAR 20 Unique Identifier of file accessed by users
Date and Time DATETIME 17 Date and Time at point of access. Format is DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS e.g ‘05Dec2017 10:28:24’
Downloads BOOLEAN 1 Binary attribute where 0 is online view and 1 is pdf download
Chapter NUMERIC 2 Specific chapter access within e-book


(ii) User Master List
User master list shows the complete list of users in SMU community and is identify by their unique email. More detailed information such as faculty and admission year are also provided where relevant.

Name Data Type Length Description
User ID CHAR 64 Contains the email of the user
User Group VARCHAR 50 Contain the category that user belongs
School VARCHAR 50 Contain faculty which user belongs
Area of Study VARCHAR 100 Programme that user is enrolled under in SMU
Admission Year CHAR 7 Admission year of user
Graduation Year CHAR 7 Graduation or expected graduation year


(iii) Jstor’s PDA book usage report
Jstor’s PDA book usage report shows the complete list of e-books under PDA scheme. The table also contains information on purchased date and prices for the corresponding books if possible.

Name Data Type Length Description
Title VARCHAR 250 Title of book
Doc ID VARCHAR 20 Unique identifier of PDA e-books
Publisher VARCHAR 50 Publisher of e-book
Author VARCHAR 50 Author of e-book
Editor VARCHAR 50 Co-editor of e-book (can be null)
ISBN NUMERIC 13 International Standard Book Number. Standardised serial number on all books
Primary Discipline VARCHAR 20 Genre of e-book
Purchase Date DATETIME 17 Purchase time of e-book can be null. Format is DD-MM-YY HH:MM e.g. 12-5-17 00:00
Chapter View NUMERIC 2 Number of chapters viewed
PDF download NUMERIC 2 Number of chapters downloaded from e-book
Listed Price NUMERIC 4 Listed price of e-book
Price Paid NUMERIC 4 Price paid for e-book (usually at a discount)