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(a)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(a)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
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> 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
>