UPDATE: The surfing page was deleted on 30/10/2009
There are a vast number of pages on our website, but we are starting to get a handle on pages that have been abandoned or are no longer necessary. The surfing page is a good example of this. It was created a long time ago when people didn’t have much experience of the web, obviously a lot has changed since then. We ran a test to see what the page was being used for and the resulting ‘heatmap’ shows you which parts of the page are clicked on most frequently.
As you can see the two most active spots are links to Google and Yahoo plus a small amount of activity for Google Scholar. The rest of the page receives almost no clicks. This data from our test shows that the link to Google receives over 85% of all clicks on this page:
We will be using this kind of information to help us decide how to develop and maintain the website. In this case it’s clear that the page can be removed although in this case we will update the page for a short time before it’s deleted for good.
Angus Buchanan
You have made it too complicated to access Google. I have been trying to reach the Society for the History of Technology (usually available under ‘SHOT’) but all I am now receiving is a load of trivia relating to this university.
September 29, 2009 at 10:23 am
Andrew Male
Hi Angus,
You might be using the University Google search which appears in the top right corner of most pages. This will only search the University website. The search box you need can be found at the very top of the browser window.
September 29, 2009 at 10:34 am
Sue Revell
Please can you tell me how t oaccess the UK academic map as I can not find the link anymore? THanks
September 29, 2009 at 11:01 am
Andrew Male
Hi Sue,
If you Google for “uk academic map” it’s the first search result. If you access this page frequently bookmarking it would provide you with quick access.
September 29, 2009 at 11:12 am
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