OCLC talk for May 2007
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''By adopting not only the open-source tools, but also [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ the open-source philosophy] encouraging community interaction and contributor involvement, digital libraries can open new horizons to new communities as well as greatly improve traditional services.'' | ''By adopting not only the open-source tools, but also [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ the open-source philosophy] encouraging community interaction and contributor involvement, digital libraries can open new horizons to new communities as well as greatly improve traditional services.'' | ||
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| + | === ibiblio-metrics === | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="2" | ||
| + | !2002 !! 2006 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |800 Collections || 1600+ Collections | ||
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| + | |3 million ftp+www/day || 15+ million ftp+www/day* | ||
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| + | |1 terabyte of data || 8 terabytes of data | ||
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| + | |1 large server, 2 peripherals || 22 www/vhosts | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |2 database servers || 5 database servers | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |4 radio stations || 7 radio stations | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |0 open-source projects || 2 open-source projects | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | * On December 12, 2006 -- '''Edvard Munch's birthday''' -- [http://www.google.com/logos/edvard_munch.gif the Google logo] link placed ibiblio's [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/ WebMuseum] as [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/ the top Munch resource]. That day we handled '''over 24 million requests in 24 hours'''! A great testimony to our server architecture and our great new hosting facilities at [http://www.ncren.net/ NCREN]. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.google.com/search?q=ibiblio Google now show over 8.5 million hits for a search for "ibiblio"] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=ibiblio.org Alexa shows ibiblio's daily reach] as well over 400 per million people and often over 500 per million in the past year. Compare this to the [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=unc.edu "reach" of all UNC.edu sites combined] as between 300 and not over 400 per million in the past 6 months. | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 23 April 2007
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ibiblio.org is the Public's Library and Digital Archive
http://ibiblio.org/images/oct2006/oct2006banner.jpg
"We help people who want to share information freely and legally"
- Created in 1992 as sunsite.unc.edu
- In 1998 we became metalab.unc.edu
- In 2000 we became ibiblio.org
"We are now enjoying our 15th year of service to the Net."
About ibiblio.org
What I said in 1992
Archives look for interesting collections; we look for interesting people creating interesting collections in interesting ways. We collect the collectors and empower them.
What I said in 2001
Open (source)ing the doors for contributor-run digital libraries Communications of the ACM. Volume 44, Issue 5 (May 2001). Pages: 45 - 46.
By adopting not only the open-source tools, but also the open-source philosophy encouraging community interaction and contributor involvement, digital libraries can open new horizons to new communities as well as greatly improve traditional services.
ibiblio-metrics
| 2002 | 2006 |
|---|---|
| 800 Collections | 1600+ Collections |
| 3 million ftp+www/day | 15+ million ftp+www/day* |
| 1 terabyte of data | 8 terabytes of data |
| 1 large server, 2 peripherals | 22 www/vhosts |
| 2 database servers | 5 database servers |
| 4 radio stations | 7 radio stations |
| 0 open-source projects | 2 open-source projects |
- On December 12, 2006 -- Edvard Munch's birthday -- the Google logo link placed ibiblio's WebMuseum as the top Munch resource. That day we handled over 24 million requests in 24 hours! A great testimony to our server architecture and our great new hosting facilities at NCREN.
- Alexa shows ibiblio's daily reach as well over 400 per million people and often over 500 per million in the past year. Compare this to the "reach" of all UNC.edu sites combined as between 300 and not over 400 per million in the past 6 months.
