Interesting, Safari has just pulled into the lead over here.

1.  Safari                  29.82%
2.  Internet Explorer       27.73%
3.  Firefox                 24.69%
4.  Chrome                  12.88%
5.  Android Browser          3.32%

But that is not counting the library computers, which default to IE8 or in some cases Public Web Browser (!).  We got a hundred IE6 visits last month - a tiny percentage, but they're still out there.

As a public library, we avoid putting up barriers to access, and I try to be very careful about that with our website.  It's a public accommodation, after all. 

Nowadays, I am starting to feel like the lack of a mobile site is such a barrier, because almost 10% of visits are coming from mobile devices.  Not having a mobile site for that 10% feels a little like finding out 10% of our library patrons use wheelchairs, then building steps in front of the door.

Genny Engel
Sonoma County Library
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-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Aaron Collier
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it is the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind though while mobile browsers are the most sparse. 

I guess the old "develop in firefox, test in IE" still holds true. 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
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http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brig C McCoy" <[log in to unmask]> 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 

Hi... 

This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites. 
Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate: 

# #reqs #pages browser 
1 18137 827 MSIE 
8651 437 MSIE/8 
7400 277 MSIE/9 
1866 52 MSIE/7 
193 42 MSIE/6 
16 16 MSIE/5 
11 3 MSIE/10 
2 1809 441 Safari 
1128 299 Safari/533 
202 58 Safari/534 
214 54 Safari/7534 
79 23 Safari/6533 
41 4 Safari/530 
13 3 Safari/531 
3 906 260 Netscape (compatible) 
4 1287 182 Firefox 
442 114 Firefox/13 
408 34 Firefox/12 
139 11 Firefox/10 
163 6 Firefox/3 
28 6 Firefox/14 
11 5 Firefox/9 
6 2 Firefox/4 
12 2 Firefox/6 
4 1 Firefox/15 
8 1 Firefox/7 
5 1164 175 Chrome 
718 111 Chrome/19 
409 61 Chrome/20 
23 1 Chrome/9 
4 1 Chrome/10 
1 1 Chrome/5 

...brig 


On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: 
> Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the 
> blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, but 
> sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few days-are 
> really pushing the "drop IE support," and "its literally slowing the 
> internet down." I'm down, but that attitude-especially for libraries-isn't 
> really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old view. A smart design 
> strategy with progressive enhancement can deliver content to . everyone - 
> which should be the priority for non-prof / [local-]government web presences 
> over flare. Right?-- 
Brig C. McCoy [log in to unmask] 
Network Services Coordinator 
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library 
625 Minnesota Avenue 
Kansas City, KS 66101 
tel 913-279-2349 
cel 816-885-2700 
fax 913-279-2271