Usage Statistics (DSpace 7)
Email-based Usage Reports
Email-based Usage Reports are a feature of TDL-hosted DSpace repositories only.
Repository usage reports are delivered via email to managers of TDL-hosted repositories on a monthly basis.
These reports include usage statistics at the Repository, Community, Collection, and Item Level. The reports are delivered in Microsoft Excel format as an email attachment to one or multiple email addresses designated by the repository manager.
To change the destination email address(es) for these reports, please contact the TDL Helpdesk at support@tdl.org.
Below is a list of statistics provided in the reports
Repository-level statistics
Items added last month (number of items added to the repository in the previous month)
Items added in academic year (number of items added year-to-date using a September-August year)
Total Items (total number of items in repository on the date the report was generated)
Item views last month (number of item views in the previous month)
Item views in academic year (number of item view year-to-date using a September-August year)
Total item views (total number of item views since start of statistics-gathering)
Item downloads last month (number of downloads in the previous month)
Item downloads in academic year (number of downloads year-to-date using a September-August year)
Total item downloads (total number of downloads)
Community-level statistics
Community ID
Community Name
Community URL
Parent Community Name
Items added last month
Items added in academic year
Total Items
Item views last month
Item views in academic year
Total item views
Item downloads last month
Item downloads in academic year
Total item downloads
Collection-level Statistics
Parent Community Name
Collection ID
Collection Name
Collection URL
Items added last month
Items added in academic year
Total Items
Item views last month
Item views in academic year
Total item views
Item downloads last month
Item downloads in academic year
Total item downloads
Item-level Statistics
Collection Name
Item ID
Item Title
Item URL
Item views last month
Item views in academic year
Total item views
Item downloads last month
Item downloads in academic year
Total item downloads
Repository usage reports are delivered via email to managers of TDL-hosted repositories on a monthly basis.
These reports include usage statistics at the Repository, Community, Collection, and Item Level. The reports are delivered in Microsoft Excel format as an email attachment to one or multiple email addresses designated by the repository manager.
To change the destination email address(es) for these reports, please contact the TDL Helpdesk at support@tdl.org.
Below is a list of statistics provided in the reports
Repository-level statistics
Items added last month (number of items added to the repository in the previous month)
Items added in academic year (number of items added year-to-date using a September-August year)
Total Items (total number of items in repository on the date the report was generated)
Item views last month (number of item views in the previous month)
Item views in academic year (number of item view year-to-date using a September-August year)
Total item views (total number of item views since start of statistics-gathering)
Item downloads last month (number of downloads in the previous month)
Item downloads in academic year (number of downloads year-to-date using a September-August year)
Total item downloads (total number of downloads)
Community-level statistics
Community ID
Community Name
Community URL
Parent Community Name
Items added last month
Items added in academic year
Total Items
Item views last month
Item views in academic year
Total item views
Item downloads last month
Item downloads in academic year
Total item downloads
Collection-level Statistics
Parent Community Name
Collection ID
Collection Name
Collection URL
Items added last month
Items added in academic year
Total Items
Item views last month
Item views in academic year
Total item views
Item downloads last month
Item downloads in academic year
Total item downloads
Item-level Statistics
Collection Name
Item ID
Item Title
Item URL
Item views last month
Item views in academic year
Total item views
Item downloads last month
Item downloads in academic year
Total item downloads
Usage Statistics in the DSpace User Interface
Basic view statistics are accessible from the Statistics link on the top ribbon of the page.
By default, Statistics are visible to Administrators only. However, this link may be made publicly available upon request. Contact support@tdl.org to request this change.
When selected from the home page, the top ten most viewed items and their view counts will be displayed.
When the Statistics link is selected from a Community or Collection page, the listed stats will include total visits to the specific page (not for contained sub-communities, collections, or items), total visits per month for the preceding 7 months, views by country, and views by city.
Community or Sub-Community Statistics
Collection Statistics
When the Statistics link is selected from an Item page, the listed stats include the total visits, total visits per month for the preceding 7 months, views by specific item file, views by country, and views by city.
Item Statistics