ANLY482 AY2016-17 T2 Group7: Project Findings

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Analysis 1: Insights on Search Count by Date:

Chart 1: Overall Search Counts by Month

Chart 2: User Group Search Counts                       Chart 3: Search Count of 'Others'

Subject Matter:	Awareness of the number of searches throughout the year
Thought Process:	We want to understand the number of searches throughout the year and see if there are any observable trends. From our personal anecdotes as Seniors in SMU, we believe there will be a spike in searches especially during the project weeks (Week 4 onwards). Thus, we initiated the break down of the number of searches by months, to have a better look at where the peak periods are.
Analysis:	There is great variation in the number of searches across the span of a year, and these searches on the Ezproxy are contributed by students - Undergraduate, Masters, PhD and others (international exchange, local exchange, visiting students). As the users of the Ezproxy site are students of Singapore Management University, the spike in the number of searches can be seen during the months of the regular semesters (Term 1 and 2) - January to March and Mid-August to November.

Chart 4: Search Count by Days for Semester 1: Jan-March 2016

Chart 5: Search Count by Days for Semester 2: Aug-Nov 2016

Subject Matter:	Understanding the students’ behaviours in searches during the semesters.
Thought Process:	In SMU, 1 of the common perception is that SMU students study all day everyday, even the weekends. Thus, we want to see if this perception of SMU students is indeed true. Next, we want to see if there is a surge in searches when the semester reaches the week where group projects are released. This is because projects in SMU largely requires the students to perform desk research and 1 of the many places to do so is through the SMU library’s EzProxy e-resources database.
Analysis:	From the charts in Semesters 1 & 2, we noticed that there is a dip in the number of searches performed every weekend (Saturdays & Sundays). For example, there is a plunge in the number of searches on 16th of January (Saturday). Thus, this may show that the perception of SMU students studying all day everyday and even the weekends may be untrue. Or it could be that SMU students generally do not perform as many searches for their research on weekends.

Chart 6: Percentage of Search Counts by Degrees in Weekends for Semester 2: Jan-March 2016

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