This list contains terms with special meanings as used by the Hyrax Analytics Working Group
Item - at the generic level, an Item is any repository object or collection for which analytics are being collected.
Work - a pcdm:Object that holds zero or more FileSets and zero or more Works.
Work Type - An object's classification as defined by metadata by repository administrators.
Resource Type - Selected by the user in the object's metadata (e.g. picked from a list in the metadata form).
FileSet - a lcdm:Object that contains a File and its derivatives. When we talk about a File view the FileSet will likely be the item shown to the user.
File - A file is a bitstream with its own identity in the repository.
View - A successful request for an HTML page displaying metadata for a collection, work, or a file.
Collections - a view on a collection homepage
Works - a view on the work showpage or view on the file showpage for all child files of this work
File - a view on the file showpage
Pageview - used interchangeably with View, though we prefer the term View.
Download -
Work Download: The total number of downloads for child files of this work.
File Download: The number of times the file has been downloaded, either from the file showpage or as a direct download.
Administrator - A person with management responsibility for the repository. Usually a person with a "superuser" or "manager" role.
Collection - a pcdm:Collection that indirectly contains zero or more Works and zero or more Collections.
Aggregation - Aggregated statistics represent the total number of single counts of views or downloads for child works or containers.
Depositor - Person who uploaded the item to the repository.
Investigation - a term used for reporting COUNTER statistics - equivalent to the sum of Downloads and Views
Request - a term used for reporting COUNTER statistics - equivalent to Download
