To check your Usage Numbers:
1. Login into your subscription on the site.
2. Click on your school name that appears in small letters above the Index link (usually in the upper left hand corner of the page, depending upon the browser you use). This will open a "User Info" page.
3. Add the date range in the "Show user access info from" boxes using the date format as follows: i.e. 2016-11-01 to 2016-11-30
4. Click on "Show" button. It will display both logins and page views.
See graphic example below:
When you research information you must cite the reference. Citing for websites is different from citing from books, magazines and periodicals. The style of citing shown here is from the MLA Style Citations (Modern Language Association).
When citing a WEBSITE the general format is as follows.
Author Last Name, First Name(s). "Title: Subtitle of Part of Web Page, if appropriate." Title: Subtitle: Section of Page if appropriate. Sponsoring/Publishing Agency, If Given. Additional significant descriptive information. Date of Electronic Publication or other Date, such as Last Updated. Day Month Year of access < URL >.
Amsel, Sheri. "Check Your School's Usage Numbers" Exploring Nature Educational Resource ©2005-2024. March 25, 2024
< http://exploringnature.org/db/view/Check-Your-Schools-Usage-Numbers >
