Reaching and Engaging Users
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Reaching and Engaging Users
WDL Partner MeetingMunich, GermanyNovember 14-15, 2011
Michelle RagoWDL Product [email protected]
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We want people around the world to be aware of this project and to learn about and explore this content.
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How many people use the site?
Where are they?
How are they getting to the site?
What are they doing once they get there?
What do they think of the WDL?
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How many users? January – October 2011
420,000 visits per month
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Where are they?
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Where are they? Top 20 countriesJanuary – October 2011
Spain: 20.7%Mexico: 11.6%Brazil: 10.5%United States: 8.8%Argentina: 7.5%China: 3.9%Colombia: 3.8%Portugal: 3%United Kingdom: 2.7%Germany: 2.6%
Peru: 2.1%Russian Federation: 2%France: 1.8%Iran: 1.7%Venezuela: 1.6%Chile: 1.3%Canada: 0.9%Uruguay: 0.9%Sweden: 0.8%Costa Rica: 0.7%
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Language of pages viewed: 2009
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Language of pages viewed: 2011
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How are they getting to the site? August – October 2011
Italian Wikipedia Codex Gigas
Google Mexico (Interest caused by digital library researchers)
Globo, Brazilian TV
Over 10 pages per visit
Waldseemüller world map
TeacherrecommendationSpanish
WDL
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What are they doing once they get there? August – October 2011
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Top Content: January – October 2011
Map of Spain and Portugal…National Library of Brazil
Teresa Cristina Maria, Empress and Consort of Pedro II…National Library of Brazil
Sweden Ancient and ModernNational Library of Sweden
Map of St. Augustine…Library of Congress
Codex GigasNational Library of Sweden
Antietam, Maryland. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln…Library of Congress
The Light of the Eyes and the Enlightened Landscape of VisionNational Library and Archives of Egypt
Chola Woman, Full-Length Portrait, Standing, Facing Right, La Paz, BoliviaLibrary of Congress
The BibleBavarian State Library
Description of Egypt: Antiquities…Bibliotheca Alexandrina
• Launched Twitter account in May 2011
• Over 3,000 followers
• Share news
• Build relationships with influential Tweeters
• Promote content
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The National Library of Albania has joined the World Digital Library. Welcome!
(From UK history teacher) Primary source materials galore, nicely presented
New on WDL: a manuscript of Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons). From @GallicaBnF.
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@WDLorg: From users
Cool site for digital history (U.S)
WDL is great! WOW! Big thanks to UNESCO (Argentina)
Great thing. World Digital Library (Spain)
Very interesting website, totally accessible and for free. (Canada)
Práctica tu idioma favorito con textos muy variados e interesantes (Mexico)
Biblioteca Digital Mundial, un excelente recurso de consulta! (Brazil)
(From Dr. Love) A Newly Compiled Matchmaker's Wedding
• Recommend
• Discover/Announce
• Share individual items
Regalo de la UNESCO para la humanidad… (Mexico)
Recomendo fortemente! Simplesmente perfeito! (Brazil)
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What we are working on…
• Partner reporting on use of your content
• Improved reference/contact service
Amazing place. Love it!