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LinkLine: Fall 2008

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SpecLink+ Statistics:

  • 535 sections total, 397 updated (62%)
  • 530 non-proprietary sections
  • 1 new section, 1 new form
  • 5 proprietary sections
  • 56 sections with built-in checklists
  • 92,947 paragraphs
  • 108,463 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 26,591 notes to specifier
  • 15,336 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages
  • 2,224 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
  • 974 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within last 2 months, 274 updated (28%)
  • 1 ASTM never before referenced
  • 1,250 other documents referenced, 41% verified this quarter*, 25 updated, 4 obsolete
  • 188 standards organizations referenced
  • 2,492 manufacturer listings, with live hyperlinks to their web sites
  • 939 unique manufacturers listed in 378 sections, 100% verified this quarter, 5 updated or replaced

PerSpective Short Form Statistics:

  • 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions
  • 12 sections updated
  • 8,308 paragraphs
  • 1,564 notes to specifier, 1,023 with live hyperlinks
  • 9,232 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 364 external documents referenced
  • 226 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within last 2 months, 75 updated (20%)
  • 139 other documents referenced, 48% verified this quarter*, 3 updated
  • 42 standards organizations referenced

PerSpective Performance Statistics:

  • 161 sections, 2 updated
  • 17,393 paragraphs
  • 22,128 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 4,024 notes to specifier, 925 with live hyperlinks
  • 190 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
  • 50 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within last 9 months
  • 140 other documents referenced, 50% verified this quarter*, 3 updated
  • 38 standards organizations referenced
*Documents issued more than two years ago are verified quarterly, as are annual and semi-annual publications. The documents not verified this quarter were updated within the past two years.