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    Summon: Google Analytics

    • Product: Summon

    Does Summon support Google Analytics?

    Summon supports Google Analytics as a usage statistics tool in addition to the Usage Reports available in the Summon Administration Console.  Google Analytics can be helpful for identifying additional user activity outside of what is covered in the Summon admin console reports.

    Google Analytics and Summon 2.0

    Summon 2.0 makes it easy to analyze user interaction because Events (a selection within Google Analytics' Standard Reports) are automatically categorized as:

    • Search

    • Refinement

    • Sort

    • Scroll

    A user interaction with Summon is categorized as a Search when a user:

    • Conducts a new search

    • Clicks on an author or subject term link in the search results or the preview pane

    • Clicks on an item in the Related Searches section

    • Conducts a search from the Advanced Search screen

    A user interaction with Summon is categorized as a Refinement when a user:

    • Selects a filter or facet

    • Removes a filter or facet

    • Selects the Clear Filters link

    A user interaction with Summon is categorized as a Sort when a user:

    • Changes the sort order to Date (newest) or Date (oldest) (or changes the sort order back to the default sort by relevance)

    A user interaction with Summon is categorized as a Scroll when a user:

    • Scrolls through the results set

    Setting Up Google Analytics

    Use the General section of the Settings page in the Summon Administration Console to set up Google Analytics with your Summon site.


    • Date Created: 9-Feb-2014
    • Last Edited Date: 21-Feb-2014
    • Old Article Number: 8793
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