Link checkers used by Hardin MD contributors

[Eric Rumsey]

For the Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources, we give the
"Hardin MD Clean Bill of Health" award for link list sites that have a
connection rate of over 93%. In corresponding with the keepers of award
sites, we keep tabs on the link checking software packages that they use.
We've recently launched a page that lists/links these software packages -
It's at -

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/linkcheckers.html

A preview of what we've found - The most popular packages are -
For PC - Linkbot
For Mac - Big Brother (in process of becoming PC only)

Also, it should be noted that many of the best lists continue to be checked
manually.

  --Eric

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Eric Rumsey, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 52242
<eric-rumsey at uiowa.edu>
319-335-9875 (voice), 319-335-9897 (fax)
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md
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