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LT-Score Calculator for Web Services and Collections

Calculate the Long-Term Score for web services and predict future persistence. Based on results from Schultheiss SJ et al. (2011) Persistence and availability of web services in computational biology. PLoS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024914.
Version 1.0 created September 2011 by Sebastian J. Schultheiss. Last updated 2011-09-22.

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Calculates the long-term availability score for web services. A higher score is correlated with a higher probability of the service's long-term survival.
For detailed information, visit the LT-Score FAQ.
You can evaluate any web service according to the LT-Score qualities, below.
When evaluating a collection of services rather than a single service, toggle 'Collection/Service' to show the qualities relevant for the task and the correct maximum score.

General approach:

Enter the address of the service you want to analyze and press the 'Load URL' button (optional, so you can conveniently see the service's page in the frame below)
Check all the boxes and radio buttons for the qualities that this service fulfills
The LT-Score is calculated automatically

Web address reachable (2)
Version information available (1)
Hosting country can be determined (1)
Hosting institution can be determined (1)
Last updated information available (1)
Contact information available (3)
Usability very high (3)
Usability high (2)
Usability low (1)
Usability very low (0)

Evaluate the service below according to these criteria.