## Search Logs

The two search logs in CWIS (available from the View Search Log and View Failed Search Log pages) help Collection Administrators understand what is being searched in the portal and how users are searching it. This information can help the resource collection grow in ways that are valuable to the community, through the addition of needed resources or optimal metadata.

### View Search Log

The Search Log shows the date, time, username (if applicable), search parameters, and number of results for each search run through the portal's search engine. Collection Administrators can filter the display of the search log by using the drop down boxes to limit the searches by user type: Anonymous, Non-Privileged, Privileged, and All. Administrators can also toggle between all searches and failed searches in the Type drop down box.

The final column of the Search Log allows Collection Administrators to flag specific searches as spam, which removes those searches from the log. Additionally, the Search Log aggregates repeated searches onto one line in the Log to simplify the display and allow the meaningful information to be more accessible.

### View Failed Search Log

The Failed Search Log shows the date, time, username (if applicable), and search parameters for each search, run through the portal's search engine, that returned zero results. Collection Administrators can filter the display of the search log by using the drop down boxes to limit the searches by user type: Anonymous, Non-Privileged, Privileged, and All. Administrators can also toggle between all searches and failed searches in the Type drop down box.

The final column of the Failed Search Log allows Collection Administrators to flag specific searches as spam, which removes those searches from the log. Additionally, the Failed Search Log aggregates repeated failed searches onto one line in the Log to simplify the display and allow the meaningful information to be more accessible.