Analysis of Digital Metrics in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Deemed Universities in Chennai

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https://doi.org/10.63300/arjst0206202501

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Digital Metrics, Library website, WIF, Link Analysis, google page rank

Abstract

The current study is an analysis of digital metrics based on the websites of deemed universities available in Chennai. There were several tools used to identify the websites about the objectives framed to complete this study. Google Page Speed Insights (PSI), and Web Impact Factor (WIF) of the selected websites of deemed universities in Chennai. It is mentioned in this study that, four websites of deemed to be universities were selected for this study and the performance of these websites is further acceptable. SRMIST, Chennai has the highest WIF of any of the institutions, while SNU, and VELTECH Chennai have the highest Google Page Ranking scores.

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2025-12-01

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Analysis of Digital Metrics in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Deemed Universities in Chennai. (2025). Academic Research Journal of Science and Technology (ARJST), 2(06), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.63300/arjst0206202501

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