There has been at least one attempt to release such data:

http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/19/what-are-readers-looking-for-wikipedia-search-data-now-available/

Maybe someone managed to grab those logs before they took them offline.

Similar but older logs are available here:
http://www.wikibench.eu/

best,
valerio


On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Oliver,
>
> Do we even record search logs? It might be a good idea if we didn't.
>
> Pine
> On Apr 3, 2015 6:16 AM, "Simon Givoli" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Oliver,
>>
>>
>> Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
>> My dissertation will involve consented participants. Their search logs
>> will be recorded while searching Wikipedia. The search logs will then be
>> analyzed in order to find recurrent search patterns across participants.
>> Before beginning the experiment, I want to check that I can indeed find
>> patterns in search logs, using several different algorithms. The idea is to
>> check these algorithms on Wikipedia search logs already available. Hence my
>> request.
>>
>> Simon
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:37:33 +0300
>> From: Simon Givoli <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Wikipedia search logs needed
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for a dump or db of Wikipedia users search logs. I would like
>> it to be with recent data, but it doesn't have to be extensive, even a
>> small sample size would be sufficient. I aim to use this db to test a new
>> research tool I'm developing for my dissertation.
>>
>> Can anyone point me to a relevant source?
>>
>> Thanks'
>> Simon
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>> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 02:47:54 -0400
>> From: Oliver Keyes <[email protected]>
>> To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities
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>> Simon,
>>
>> We really don't release search logs at the moment, very deliberately -
>> they're incredibly difficult to sanitise well. Could you be more
>> precise about what you're looking to investigate/study and what you'd
>> need than "a new research tool"?
>>
>> On 3 April 2015 at 02:37, Simon Givoli <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm looking for a dump or db of Wikipedia users search logs. I would
>> like it
>> > to be with recent data, but it doesn't have to be extensive, even a
>> small
>> > sample size would be sufficient. I aim to use this db to test a new
>> research
>> > tool I'm developing for my dissertation.
>> >
>> > Can anyone point me to a relevant source?
>> >
>> > Thanks'
>> > Simon
>> >
>> >
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