Usage Reports Glossary

CAB Abstracts® Subsessions & Queries Report


The CAB Abstracts subsessions & queries report shows the number of subsessions and queries in CAB Abstracts for the year indicated. The annual statistics are broken down by month. To see statistics for a different year, click the CAB Abstracts link at the top of the page. Then select a different year and click Submit.

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Usage Summary Table
Usage Summary Graph


Usage Summary Table

The summary table shows statistics for these variables:

Subsessions

 

Number of successful logons (connections) to the database.


Queries  

A query submits a request for results to a database. A query is recorded when a user clicks Search on any page where it submits a database search. Clicking Search to go to another page in CAB Abstracts does not record a query.

At the bottom of the table are two rows showing:

Total Use   Sum of the numbers in each column. This is the total use for the year.

Average Use   Average number (arithmetic mean) for each column. This is the average use for the year.

If you selected the option to Include IP Addresses and Token IDs on the select a report page, then the table will have an additional column with this heading: IP Address/Token ID. To the right of the IP Address or Token ID in the same row are usage statistics for that identifier. The date of usage is in the row above and to the left of the identifier.

For example, this report shows that on January 1, 2003, the person(s) using a computer whose IP address is 123.45.678 logged on 76 times and submitted 48 queries to the CAB Abstracts:

Date
IP Address/
Token ID
Subsessions
Queries
01 Jan 2003      
  123.45.678 76
48
02 Jan 2003    
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Usage Summary Graph

Usage data are plotted on a two-dimensional graph.The values on the Y-axis (ordinate) show the usage numbers for the dates plotted on the X-axis (abscissa).

Note: If usage statistics are broken down by IP Address and Token ID, no graph will appear. If you want to see usage data plotted on a graph, return to the Usage Reports Home page. Then select CAB Abstracts again. On the page for selecting the type of usage report, clear the check box Include IP Addresses and Token IDs.

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This help page last modified 01/29/2003

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