Library.usask.ca - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
74% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
78% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
72% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.19 s
File size
115.90 kB
Words
543
Media files
4
Number of links
72 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University Library | University of Saskatchewan
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (420 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://library.usask.ca/index.php
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
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
(Somewhat important)
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
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@usask
twitter:titleUniversity Library
twitter:descriptionEmpty
twitter:image:srchttps://usaskcdn.ca/limestone2/latest/img/usask_green-with-logo.png
og:titleUniversity of Saskatchewan - Library
og:urlindex
og:imagehttps://library.usask.ca/images/murray-library.JPG
og:descriptionWelcome to the University Library
og:site_namelibrary
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 543 words. That's ok.
26.3% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 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.
The average number of words per sentence of 12.22 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...ca/limestone2/stable/img/uofs-crest.webpUniversity of Saskatchewan
...ca/limestone2/stable/img/uofs-crest.webpUniversity of Saskatchewan
/images/i-portal_logo_sm.pngI-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal
....ca/limestone2/stable/img/uofs-logo.webpUniversity of Saskatchewan

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
University Library
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 University Library
H3 Popular content
H3 Library news
H3 Events and workshops
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://library.usask.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
https://library.usask.ca/Anchor Skip to navigation
https://www.usask.ca/External Subdomain IMG-ALT University of Saskatchewan
/index.phpSubdomain University Library
https://paws.usask.ca/External Subdomain P AWS
A-TITLE PAWS
https://library.usask.ca/usearchSubdomain USearch
https://sundog.usask.ca/searchExternal Subdomain Library catalogue
https://libguides.usask.ca/az/...External Subdomain Databases (A to Z list)
/ejournals/index.phpSubdomain eJournals
https://iportal.usask.ca/External Subdomain I-Portal (Indigenous Studies Portal)
/uasc/collections/index.phpSubdomain Archives and special collections
/use-the-library/search/index.phpSubdomain Which search tool should I use?
/use-the-library/connect.phpSubdomain Connect off-campus
/help-me-find.phpSubdomain Help me find (books, articles, theses...)
/new_resources/index.phpSubdomain New library resources
/borrowing/index.phpSubdomain Borrowing (students, faculty, alumni...)
/copyright/Subdomain Copyright
/ddls/index.phpSubdomain Distance and Distributed Library Services
/ill/indexSubdomain Interlibrary loan and scan request
/studentlearning/Subdomain Learning Hub (resources, tutorials, programs)
/writing-helpSubdomain Writing help
/studentlearning/math-help.phpSubdomain Math and stats help
/studentlearning/digital-skill...Subdomain Digital skills help
/studentlearning/study-skills/...Subdomain Study skills help
/studentlearning/graduate-help...Subdomain Grad help
/studentlearning/eal.phpSubdomain English as an additional language (EAL)
https://libcal.usask.ca/appoin...External Subdomain Book an appointment
/studentlearning/workshops/ind...Subdomain Workshops
/studentlearning/tutor.phpNew window Subdomain Hire a subject tutor
https://libguides.usask.ca/External Subdomain Research guides
/instructor-supports/Subdomain Instructor supports
/reserves/index.phpSubdomain Course reserves
/copyright/instructors/index.phpSubdomain Copyright for instructors
/research/index.phpSubdomain Research support
/drc/index.phpSubdomain Digital Research Centre
/research/data.phpSubdomain Find data
/research/gis.phpSubdomain GIS and cartographic resources
https://harvest.usask.ca/External Subdomain HARVEST institutional repository
/research/knowledge-synthesis.phpSubdomain Knowledge synthesis
/research/publishing.phpSubdomain Publishing
/research/rdm.phpSubdomain Research data management (RDM)
/hours.phpSubdomain Hours
/spaces-hours/study-spaces.phpSubdomain Study spaces
/spaces-hours/book-space.phpSubdomain Book space in the library
/spaces-hours/computers-printi...Subdomain Computers and printing
/education/Subdomain Education and Music Library
/engineering/Subdomain Engineering Library Learning Commons
https://library.usask.ca/law/Subdomain Law Library
https://library.usask.ca/hslSubdomain Leslie and Irene Dubé Health Sciences Library
https://library.usask.ca/murraySubdomain Murray Library
https://library.usask.ca/scienceSubdomain Science Library
https://library.usask.ca/uasc/Subdomain University Archives and Special Collections
/contact.phpSubdomain Contact us
/about/organization.phpSubdomain Our organization
/about/priorities.phpSubdomain Our priorities
/about/engagement.phpSubdomain Community engagement
/about/giving.phpSubdomain Giving to the University Library
/people/lists/employees.phpSubdomain Library employees
/people/lists/faculty.phpSubdomain Library faculty
/people/lists/executive.phpSubdomain Dean's executive team
/jobs/index.phpSubdomain Job opportunities
/askus/index.phpSubdomain Ask Us
https://youtu.be/NT3NX-snyc4New window External Using USearch
https://usask.primo.exlibrisgr...External Subdomain Advanced Search
/use-the-library/search/index.phpText duplicate Which search tool should I use?
https://sundog.usask.ca/External Subdomain Library Catalogue
https://usask.primo.exlibrisgr...External Subdomain Citation Finder
/ejournals/eJournals Search
https://libguides.usask.ca/az.phpExternal Subdomain Databases A to Z list
/studyrooms/Subdomain Book a study room
/studentlearning/Learning Hub
A-TITLE Learning Hub
/studentlearning/workshops/ind...Subdomain Text duplicate Workshops
A-TITLE Workshops
/studentlearning/writing-helpText duplicate Writing help
A-TITLE Writing Help
https://libguides.usask.ca/cit...External Subdomain Citation style guides
/use-the-library/connect.phpSubdomain Off-campus access to e-resources
https://libguides.usask.ca/gen_aiExternal Subdomain Generative AI guide
https://libguides.usask.ca/External Subdomain Find a research guide
/use-the-library/search/index.phpSubdomain Library search tools
/ill/index.phpSubdomain Get books or articles we don't have (interlibrary loan)
A-TITLE Interlibrary Loan
/people/lists/faculty.phpSubdomain Contact my subject librarian
/askus/index.phpSubdomain Get help now (AskUs chat)
https://iportal.usask.ca/External Subdomain IMG-ALT I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal
A-TITLE I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal
/news/2024/Launch-of-Indigenou...Learn more about this update
https://iportal.usask.ca/External Subdomain explore the I-Portal
/hours.phpSubdomain All Hours
https://stmcollege.ca/library/...External STM Library
/news/index.phpSubdomain More news
/events/index.phpSubdomain Events calendar
/events/list.phpSubdomain Events list
https://www.usask.ca/contact/External Subdomain contact us
/contact.phpSubdomain Contact Us
https://www.usask.ca/maps/External Subdomain Maps
/library-a-to-z.phpSubdomain Library A to Z
https://www.facebook.com/USask...External Subdomain Follow on Facebook
A-TITLE Follow on Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/usaskl...External Subdomain Follow on X
A-TITLE Follow on X
https://www.youtube.com/UofSLi...External Subdomain Follow on YouTube
A-TITLE Follow on YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/usas...External Subdomain Follow on Instagram
A-TITLE Follow on Instagram
https://give.usask.ca/External Subdomain Be What the World Needs campaign
https://www.usask.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT University of Saskatchewan
https://indigenous.usask.ca/in...External Subdomain Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis.
https://www.usask.ca/disclaime...External Subdomain Disclaimer
https://www.usask.ca/privacy-s...External Subdomain Privacy
https://www.usask.ca/accessibi...External Subdomain Accessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://library.usask.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 slow (1.19 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (116 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 18 Feb 2026 19:28:18 GMT
serverApache
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
set-cookie46 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
x-country-codeDE
access-control-allow-origin*
content-length17975
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 241 referring domains.
This page has 1,277 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 84 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
Disallow: /_php/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /inventory/
Disallow: /intranet/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /studyrooms/
Disallow: /paws/
Disallow: /web-feedback/
Disallow: /authenticator.php
Disallow: /debug.php
Disallow: /login.php
Disallow: /logout.php
Disallow: /new_resources/rss.php
Disallow: /search.php
Disallow: /thanks.php
Disallow: /studyrooms
Disallow: /test/
Disallow: /textbooks/solr
Disallow: /gp/
Disallow: /courtneymilne/islandora/search/

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Library79%Check
University Library73%Check
University62%Check
Library Services58%Check
Music Library58%Check
Library catalogue58%Check
USask48%Check
Saskatchewan43%Check
I-Portal43%Check
Contact us42%Check
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