UIowa Libraries Web

Web Transaction Logs
Retention Procedures

A. Library Production Sites

• UIowa Libraries Web (www.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Electronic Reserves (libres.lib.uiowa.edu)
• ETD Library (etd.lib.uiowa.edu)
• InfoHawk Gateway (gateway.lib.uiowa.edu)
• InfoHawk Web OPAC (infohawk.uiowa.edu)
• InfoLink (infolink.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Library Explorer (explorer.lib.uiowa.edu)
• NetForms (netforms.lib.uiowa.edu)
• PageRunner (pagerunner.lib.uiowa.edu)
• PURL (purl.lib.uiowa.edu)
• SDRC (sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Staff Intranet (intranet.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Tango (tango.lib.uiowa.edu)
• WebStats (webstats.lib.uiowa.edu)

1. "Anonymize" the previous month's transaction logs at the beginning of the month
   • Replace IP address with a pseudo-DNS
   • Requires small local development
2. Run monthly report on anonymized transaction log
3. Retain raw log file for three months (access restricted to administrators)
4. Retain aggregated report indefinitely (access restricted to Intranet)
5. Can create ad hoc reports on past three months, as requested
6. No logging of client usernames and passwords

B. Library Proxy Server

• Proxy (proxy.lib.uiowa.edu)

1. "Anonymize" the previous month's transaction logs at the beginning of the month
• Replace IP address with a pseudo-DNS
• Requires small local development
2. Run monthly report on anonymized transaction log
3. Retain raw log file for three months (access restricted to administrators)
4. Retain aggregated report indefinitely (access restricted to Intranet)

C. Library Development Sites

• UIowa Libraries Web - Development (www4.lib.uiowa.edu)
• InfoHawk Web OPAC - Development (waves.lib.uiowa.edu)
• InfoLink - Development (infolink.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Iowa Heritage Pilot (lib-landracer.iowa.uiowa.edu)
• Library Explorer - Development (www4.lib.uiowa.edu)
• PURL - Development (purl.lib.uiowa.edu)

1. No reports generated
2. Retain raw log file for three months (access restricted to administrators)

D. Library Administrative Sites

• Alias Redirect (www.arcade.uiowa.edu)
• CD Server (cd-server.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Citrix Server (citrix.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Healthnet Redirect (sirius.lib.uiowa.edu)
• Mailing List Server (mail.lib.uiowa.edu)

1. No reports generated
2. Retain raw log file for three months (access restricted to administrators)

E. Hosted Sites

• Bailiwick (bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu)
• InPress@Iowa (inpress.lib.uiowa.edu)
• SMUG (smugnet.org)
• Staff Web (staffweb.lib.uiowa.edu)
• TWIST (twist.lib.uiowa.edu)

1. No anonymizing of transaction logs
2. Run monthly report on default transaction log
3. Retain raw log file for three months (access restricted to administrators)
4. Retain aggregated report indefinitely (no access restrictions)
5. Can create ad hoc reports on past three months, as requested
6. No logging of client usernames and passwords
   

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Last updated: Monday, Oct 10, 2011