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LinkLine: Summer 2008

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SpecLink+ Statistics:

  • 533 sections total, 433 updated or new (81%)
  • 528 non-proprietary sections
  • 5 proprietary sections
  • 55 sections with built-in checklists
  • 92,613 paragraphs
  • 105,960 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 26,467 notes to specifier
  • 15,218 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages
  • 2,210 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
  • 965 ASTMs referenced, 100% within the last year
  • 1,245 other documents referenced, 65% verified this quarter*, 75 updated (9% of those verified)
  • 188 standards organizations referenced
  • 2,494 manufacturer listings, with live hyperlinks to web sites.
  • 961 unique manufacturers listed in 377 sections, 54% verified thiw quarter, 29 updated or replaced

PerSpective Short Form Statistics:

  • 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions
  • 3 sections updated
  • 8,308 paragraphs
  • 9,115 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 year
  • 139 other documents referenced, 66% verified this quarter*, 13 updated (14% of those verified)
  • 42 standards organizations referenced

PerSpective Performance Statistics:

  • 161 sections, 3 updated
  • 17,394 paragraphs
  • 22,157 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 4,024 notes to specifier, 925 with live hyperlinks
  • 188 external documents referenced, with live hyperlinks to order information
  • 50 ASTMs referenced, 100% verified within the last year
  • 138 other documents referenced, 69% verified this quarter*, 14 updated (15% of those verified)
  • 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.