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LinkLine: Spring 2008

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SpecLink+ Statistics:

  • 533 sections total, 332 updated or new (62%)
  • 528 non-proprietary sections
  • 5 proprietary sections, 2 new
  • 55 sections with built-in checklists
  • 92,081 paragraphs
  • 104,855 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 26,285 notes to specifier
  • 15,044 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages
  • 2,211 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
  • 962 ASTMs referenced, 100% within the last 9 months
  • 1 ASTM never before referenced
  • 1,249 other documents referenced, 52% verified this quarter*, 27 updated
  • 188 standards organizations referenced
  • 2,431 manufacturer listings, with live hyperlinks to their web sites.
  • 954 unique manufacturers listed in 377 sections, 41% verified thiw quarter, 9 updated or replaced

PerSpective Short Form Statistics:

  • 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions
  • 3 sections updated
  • 8,308 paragraphs
  • 9,056 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 1,564 notes to specifier, 1,023 with live hyperlinks
  • 365 external documents referenced
  • 226 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within the last 9 months
  • 139 other documents referenced, 47% verified this quarter*, 1 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 the 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.