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Page quality
81% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.03 s
File size
77.50 kB
Words
697
Media files
9
Number of links
72 internal / 89 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
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Cornell University Library
The length of the page title is perfect. (226 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://library.cornell.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

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Content
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The average number of words per sentence of 28.45 words is high.
This page contains 697 words. That's ok.
27% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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9 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

H1 heading
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Cornell University Library
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

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H1 Cornell University Library
H2 LIBRARIES AND HOURS
H2 GET HELP
H2 Library:
H2 MENU
H2 SEARCH
H2 POPULAR LINKS
H2 HELP
H3 Library student workers receive prize for outstanding service
H3 Firebrand Books archives spark collaboration with Ithaca College scholars
H3 Kheel Center to celebrate “ILR at 80” during Reunion Weekend exhibit
H3 Ties that Bind
H3 Mud Paintings
H3 Cultivating Silence
H4 Quilting at the Clarke Africana Library
H4 Sensing chemical and physical changes of microbial industry
H4 NIkolai Vavilov and the Suppression of Science in the Modern Era
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (89) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://library.cornell.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Cornell University
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https://library.cornell.edu/Cornell University Library
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https://cornell.hosts.atlas-sy...External Subdomain Interlibrary Loan
/collections/off-campus-access/Off-Campus Access
/study/citation-management/Citation Management
/about/events/workshops/Workshops
https://guides.library.cornell...External Subdomain Research Guides
/libraries/visit/alumni/Alumni Access
https://catalog.library.cornel...External Subdomain My Account
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/about/all-news/Subdomain News
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/libraries/policies/Subdomain Policies
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/study/course-reserves/Subdomain Course Reserves for Students
/study/technology-and-equipment/Subdomain Technology and Equipment
/study/introduction-to-research/Subdomain Getting Started with Library Research
/study/citation-management/Subdomain Text duplicate Citation Management
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/collections/Subdomain Collections
/collections/borrow-renew-return/Subdomain Borrow, Renew, Return
/collections/special-collections/Subdomain Special Collections
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https://catalog.library.cornel...External Subdomain Databases
https://erms.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain E-journal Titles
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https://catherwood.library.cor...External Subdomain A-TITLE Full Hours
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https://psl.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Clark Physical Sciences Library
https://physicalsciences.libra...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/uEwxEEstzY...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
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https://africana.library.corne...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/2BDNFNe6sf...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
https://tech.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Cornell Tech Library Services
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https://music.library.cornell....External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/pwAgbqQb65...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://engineering.library.cor...External Subdomain Engineering Library
https://engineering.library.co...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/kj96jBdvcD...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
https://vet.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library
https://vet.library.cornell.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://asia.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Kroch Asia Collections
https://asia.library.cornell.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
http://law.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Law Library
https://law.library.cornell.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://annex.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Library Annex
https://annex.library.cornell....External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/G3TEahWiED...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://johnson.library.cornell...External Subdomain Management Library
https://johnson.library.cornel...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/wYGfmCXPoL...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://mannlib.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Mann Library
https://mannlib.cornell.edu/hoursExternal Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://mathematics.library.cor...External Subdomain Mathematics Library
https://mathematics.library.co...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/SGhmVdQCGf...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://www.med.cornell.edu/arc...External Subdomain Medical Center Archives
https://library.weill.cornell....External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
http://finearts.library.cornel...External Subdomain Mui Ho Fine Arts Library
https://finearts.library.corne...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/QcdvQ14pFC...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
https://hotel.library.cornell....External Subdomain Nestlé Library
https://hotel.library.cornell....External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/jdBx6rorz5...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
https://olinuris.library.corne...External Subdomain Olin Library
https://olinuris.library.corne...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/KoKYtYzPkF...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
http://rare.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Rare and Manuscript Collections
https://rare.library.cornell.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
https://olinuris.library.corne...External Subdomain Uris Library
https://olinuris.library.corne...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
https://goo.gl/maps/KoKYtYzPkF...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Location
https://library.weill.cornell....External Subdomain Wood Library
https://library.weill.cornell....External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate A-TITLE Full Hours
/librariesALL LIBRARIES
/get-helpGET HELP
https://cornell.libwizard.com/...External Subdomain Email
/get-help/chatChat
/get-help/askText duplicate Ask a Librarian
/get-help/How can the Library help you?
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/about/news/firebrand-books-ar...Subdomain Firebrand Books archives spark collaboration with Ithaca College scholars
/about/news/kheel-center-to-ce...Subdomain Kheel Center to celebrate “ILR at 80” during Reunion Weekend exhibit
/about/all-news/All NEWS
/about/events/ALL EVENTS
/about/book-talks/ALL BOOK TALKS
https://exhibits.library.corne...External Subdomain Ties that Bind
https://exhibits.library.corne...External Subdomain Mud Paintings
https://exhibits.library.corne...External Subdomain Cultivating Silence
https://exhibits.library.corne...External Subdomain MORE ONLINE EXHIBITS
https://events.cornell.edu/cal...External Subdomain IN-PERSON EXHIBITS
https://cornell.libwizard.com/...External Subdomain Send us feedback
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https://library.cornell.edu/studyText duplicate Study
/collectionsText duplicate Collections
/research-teachingText duplicate Research and Teaching
https://catalog.library.cornel...External Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
https://discovery.ebsco.com/c/...External Subdomain Articles and Full Text
https://catalog.library.cornel...External Subdomain Text duplicate Databases
http://erms.library.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate E-journal Titles
/collections/visual-resourcesImages
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https://cornell.hosts.atlas-sy...External Subdomain Text duplicate Interlibrary Loan
/collections/off-campus-access/Text duplicate Off-Campus Access
/study/citation-management/Text duplicate Citation Management
/about/events/workshops/Text duplicate Workshops
https://guides.library.cornell...External Subdomain Text duplicate Research Guides
/libraries/visit/alumniText duplicate Alumni Access
https://library.cornell.edu/askText duplicate Ask a Librarian
https://emergency.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Preparedness
https://guides.library.cornell...External Subdomain Search Tips
https://guides.library.cornell...External Subdomain Trouble Connecting
https://www.instagram.com/corn...External Subdomain instagram
A-TITLE instagram
http://www.facebook.com/cornel...External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/fol...External Twitter
A-TITLE twitter
https://www.youtube.com/@corne...External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
https://giving.cornell.edu/cam...External Subdomain Give to the Library
/copyright© 2025
/privacyPrivacy
https://hr.cornell.edu/about/w...External Subdomain Equal Education and Employment
/web-accessibility/Web Accessibility Assistance
/wp-login.php?action=wp-saml-authStaff Login

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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://library.cornell.edu/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.03 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (78 kB).

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