Reaching and Engaging Users

WDL Partner MeetingMunich, GermanyNovember 14-15, 2011

Michelle RagoWDL Product Managermrag@loc.gov

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We want people around the world to be aware of this project and to learn about and explore this content.

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How many people use the site?

Where are they?

How are they getting to the site?

What are they doing once they get there?

What do they think of the WDL?

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How many users? January – October 2011

420,000 visits per month

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Where are they?

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Where are they? Top 20 countriesJanuary – October 2011

Spain: 20.7%Mexico: 11.6%Brazil: 10.5%United States: 8.8%Argentina: 7.5%China: 3.9%Colombia: 3.8%Portugal: 3%United Kingdom: 2.7%Germany: 2.6%

Peru: 2.1%Russian Federation: 2%France: 1.8%Iran: 1.7%Venezuela: 1.6%Chile: 1.3%Canada: 0.9%Uruguay: 0.9%Sweden: 0.8%Costa Rica: 0.7%

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Language of pages viewed: 2009

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Language of pages viewed: 2011

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How are they getting to the site? August – October 2011

Italian Wikipedia Codex Gigas

Google Mexico (Interest caused by digital library researchers)

Globo, Brazilian TV

Over 10 pages per visit

Waldseemüller world map

TeacherrecommendationSpanish

WDL

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What are they doing once they get there? August – October 2011

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Top Content: January – October 2011

Map of Spain and Portugal…National Library of Brazil

Teresa Cristina Maria, Empress and Consort of Pedro II…National Library of Brazil

Sweden Ancient and ModernNational Library of Sweden

Map of St. Augustine…Library of Congress

Codex GigasNational Library of Sweden

Antietam, Maryland. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln…Library of Congress

The Light of the Eyes and the Enlightened Landscape of VisionNational Library and Archives of Egypt

Chola Woman, Full-Length Portrait, Standing, Facing Right, La Paz, BoliviaLibrary of Congress

The BibleBavarian State Library

Description of Egypt: Antiquities…Bibliotheca Alexandrina

• Launched Twitter account in May 2011

• Over 3,000 followers

• Share news

• Build relationships with influential Tweeters

• Promote content

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@WDLorg

The National Library of Albania has joined the World Digital Library. Welcome!

(From UK history teacher) Primary source materials galore, nicely presented 

New on WDL: a manuscript of Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons). From @GallicaBnF. 

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@WDLorg: From users

Cool site for digital history (U.S)

WDL is great! WOW! Big thanks to UNESCO (Argentina)

Great thing. World Digital Library (Spain)

Very interesting website, totally accessible and for free. (Canada)

Práctica tu idioma favorito con textos muy variados e interesantes (Mexico)

Biblioteca Digital Mundial, un excelente recurso de consulta! (Brazil)

(From Dr. Love) A Newly Compiled Matchmaker's Wedding

• Recommend

• Discover/Announce

• Share individual items

Regalo de la UNESCO para la humanidad… (Mexico)

Recomendo fortemente! Simplesmente perfeito! (Brazil)

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What we are working on…

• Partner reporting on use of your content

• Improved reference/contact service

Amazing place. Love it!