Catalogue search strings
State Library of Queensland

Explanatory Information
This open data file contains the text strings searched in the State Library’s online catalogue each month with the total number of times each text string was searched during the month.
About this index
The State Library’s online catalogue is openly available at http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au. Users search the catalogue remotely and onsite in the library to find digital and physical collection materials and access subscription databases. State Library collections include photographs, newspapers, video, audio, books, online training, music, maps, 3D objects, journals, websites and more. At the end of the month, the raw search data from the catalogue is exported and analysed to count recurring searches.
While most of the data is available monthly, the dataset has gaps in coverage. Text strings searched from January 2000–July 2008 and May 2011-June 2013 are in a single file, with no count of searches. July–September 2013 and July 2016–February 2017 are only in financial year files. There is no data for August 2014, January–June 2015, December 2017 or September 2018. Text strings from August 2008-April 2011 are also available with a daily count of searches.About this data file
The data file was originally extracted from the system as a large text (TXT) file with every search string listed individually. The file was manipulated to list each search string once and count the number of times it occurred in the file. This file was then converted into tabular data as a comma separated values (CSV) file. Edits include:
•	removed redundant data columns
•	corrected values that shifted during conversion
•	summed duplicate text strings that were not counted due to error
The data is provided in a comma separated values (CSV) file. The file can be opened as a text file, or in spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. Please note that if you are using Excel, it is best to use the Text Import Wizard and import all columns as ‘text’ rather than ‘general’ format. This will prevent Excel making changes to numbers or dates in the file.
Fields in the dataset
Search strings
Text – Text strings searched by users during the period of the report. Text strings may include punctuation or Boolean operators for more precise searching.
Examples:	moreton bay aborigin* convict
		anzac day commemoration committee
		Business enterprises -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- Photographs
Count
Number – Total number of times the string was searched in the online catalogue. (This field is not available in file ‘January 2000-June 2013 Catalogue searches’)
Examples:	104
		7
Field only in file ‘August 2008-April 2011 Catalogue searches’
Date
Date – The date the text string was searched in the online catalogue, in the format D/MM/YYYY. This field is only available on the August 2008-18 April 2011 file.
Examples:	7/12/2009
		14/03/2011
Please send any questions or feedback about any of the datasets released publicly by State Library to opendata@slq.qld.gov.au.