ALAN Review
Access Data: 1996-1997

ALAN Review	1997	1996	no. of increases 1996-1997	% of increase 1996-1997	Notes
Total successful requests	134,999	57,099	77,900	136%
No. distinct files requested	259	174	85	49%
No. distinct hosts served	49,416	23,586	25,830	110%

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month	no. accesses 1997	no. accesses 1996	no. of increases 1996-1997	% of increase 1996-1997	Notes
January	6,501	1,741	4,760	273%
February	9,685	2,266	7,419	327%
March	10,871	2,944	7,927	269%
April	23,054	3,790	19,264	508%
May	11,886	3,860	8,026	208%
June	4,588	3,786	*	*	*2 weeks in
July	13,549	4,754	8,795	185%	June, 1 week
August	10,135	4,731	5,404	114%	in Sept. are
September	8,725	5,717	*	*	missing data.
October	17,966	7,654	10,312	135%
November	16,102	9,219	6,883	75%
December	12,297	6,616	5,681	86%

Domain Requests
.edu	23,049	13,447	9,602	71%
.com	38,517	14,573	23,944	164%
.net	25,905	8,387	17,518	209%
.org	1,152	550	602	109%
.gov	471	251	220	88%
.mil	128	59	69	117%

12 countries making the most requests for ALAN files (per 1997)
Canada	2,760	1,395	1,365	98%
Australia	2,024	824	1,200	146%
United Kingdom	559	234	325	139%
Sweden	493	283	210	74%
Germany	423	171	252	147%
Japan	383	251	132	53%
New Zealand	271	148	123	83%
Singapore	197	135	62	46%
Netherlands	186	107	79	74%
Taiwan	170	10	160	1600%
Portugal	163	17	146	859%
Norway	162	124	38	31%