Happy new year! 2018 was a great year for ScholarsArchive, Brigham Young University’s Institutional Repository.
Readership Statistics, January 1-December 31, 2018
- 3,777 new works posted
- 1,645,485 downloads
- 40,367 downloads from educational, commercial, organizational, and government institutions in 232 countries
- 46,676 referrals from search engines
- Top downloads:
- “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” book review by Elizabeth Meyers in Children’s Book and Media Review, 9,630 downloads
- “Parameter Estimation for the Lognormal Distribution,” article by Brenda Faith Ginos in All Theses and Dissertations, 8,459 downloads
- “A Unit on the Family and Traditions: For Middle School Spanish Classes,” article by Rebecca A. Proper in All Theses and Dissertations, 8,386 downloads
Top Journal Statistics, January 1-December 31, 2018
- Top three journals for new content added
- Children’s Book and Media Review
- 1,110 new works posted
- Western North American Naturalist Publications
- 88 new works posted
- AWE (A Woman’s Experience)
- 58 new works posted
- Children’s Book and Media Review
- Top three journals for number of works downloaded
- Children’s Book and Media Review
- 136,392 downloads
- BYU Studies Quarterly
- 83,335 downloads
- Comparative Civilizations Review
- 61,148 downloads
- Children’s Book and Media Review
- Top three journals for individual articles with the most downloads
- Children’s Book and Media Review
- “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” book review by Elizabeth Meyers, 9,630 downloads
- Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
- “Why Juveniles Should Not Be Tried as Adults” by Michael Bailey, 3,798 downloads
- Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal in Psychology
- “Effects of Extracurricular Activities and Physical Activity on Academic Success” by Braden Tanner, 3,757 downloads
- Children’s Book and Media Review
For more information on ScholarsArchive, including publishing works and hosting journals on the repository, please contact Ellen Amatangelo, Scholarly Communications Coordinator, at ellen_amatangelo@byu.edu.