Z39 server log files analyzer

Tags: server, z39, intermediate
Last Updated: Feb 24, 2010 11:37

Description
The Z39 server log is obscure and confusing, and it is very difficult to analyze it for beneficial statistical data. This programme does all the hard work, resulting in a clear and simple report that would help you understand how your Z39 server is actually used by clients.
Author: Dror Berger
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Institution: Beit Ariela Public Library
Year: 2010
License: BSD style
Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided the copyright notice, list of conditions and disclaimer appear in all related material.
Link to terms: [Detailed license terms]
Skill required for using this code:
intermediate

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State

Stable

Programming language

gawk

Software requirements

gawk is a part of Linux, but it should be installed on other operating systems (from GNU's site: http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/).

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http://www.markvelinda.com

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http://libnet.ac.il/codeshare/analyze_z39_server.tar.gz
The package contains 2 files:
1. A shell script, named: analyze_z39_server
2. A GAWK script, named: analyze_z39_server.awk

Installation instructions

Open the source package in any directory.
Run the shell script analyze_z39_server provided in the package.
The output file is named: Z39_report.txt

By default, the shell script concatenates all z39 server log files found in the LOGDIR directory. If you wish to examine other files, correct the shell script.

The order of the concatenated files only matters to the information lines about log file start and end time, and has no significance to the accuracy of the statistics.

A session is defined as a Z39.50 channel opened to your server. Many queries can be sent in a single session, and a session can send no query at all.

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