There has been at least one attempt to release such data:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/19/what-are-readers-looking-for-wikipedia-...
Maybe someone managed to grab those logs before they took them offline.
Similar but older logs are available here: http://www.wikibench.eu/
best, valerio
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Oliver,
Do we even record search logs? It might be a good idea if we didn't.
Pine On Apr 3, 2015 6:16 AM, "Simon Givoli" givolis@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Oliver,
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. My dissertation will involve consented participants. Their search logs will be recorded while searching Wikipedia. The search logs will then be analyzed in order to find recurrent search patterns across participants. Before beginning the experiment, I want to check that I can indeed find patterns in search logs, using several different algorithms. The idea is to check these algorithms on Wikipedia search logs already available. Hence my request.
Simon Message: 5 Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:37:33 +0300 From: Simon Givoli givolis@gmail.com To: wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Wikipedia search logs needed Message-ID: <CAN= 5oGhNQS+KnObeNmsB1cWHFM-w-mXgQaS5GcNFn7qrU1kuRg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hi,
I'm looking for a dump or db of Wikipedia users search logs. I would like it to be with recent data, but it doesn't have to be extensive, even a small sample size would be sufficient. I aim to use this db to test a new research tool I'm developing for my dissertation.
Can anyone point me to a relevant source?
Thanks' Simon