Using Web Analytics to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Online Maps for Community Outreach

Journal of Web Librarianship

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-146

  Veregin, Howard ^a   Wortley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

community outreach; geospatial technology; service effectiveness; Web analytics; Web maps

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903152548     PISSN: 19322909     EISSN: 19322917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19322909.2014.873659     Document Type: Article

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