[IUG] Google Analytics - Placement of script, warnings or drawbacks?

[Heather Parker <hparker at alliant dot edu>]

At IUG, I attended the Google Analytics session.  It appeared something very easy to do so I went ahead and set up this on our library.alliant.edu pages today.  I put the script in the bottom logo as instructed in the presentation.  The instructions for Google Analytics call for the script to appear before </body> and the botlogo token appears right before the </body>.  However by reading the IUG archives, I found out that at least one person put the script in the toplogo and one put it someplace else I think.  I viewed the source and it didn't seem like it was in the top or the bot logos.  Is there a good reason for the script not to be in the botlogo? -

For those of you using Google Analytics, are there any warnings or drawbacks?

Thank you,

Heather Parker
Electronic Resource Coordinator
Alliant International University Libraries, San Diego
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