4. Progress to Date
• 37 books have been scanned
• 13,000 + pages scanned
• Added information:
– author biographies
– bibliographic descriptions
– translations into English
– links to current botanical
names in TROPICOS and
current names found at
USDA
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14. Web Statistics
• 3 million hits since April
1, 2002
• 77,000 unique users
• Average user spends 7
minutes 38 seconds on site
• Receive 2-5 requests per
week to use images in
publications or other for-
profit purposes
15. Preservation
• 3000 CDs
• Recently moved to DVD-R
• Moving toward SAN
(Storage Area Network)
• Copying Access metadata
tables onto image storage
media