Awards, Citations and Statistics for Microscopy & Imaging Resources on the WWW

Please note, in November 2002 our name was changed to the Cellular Imaging Facility Core.
This Core was previously called the Experimental Pathology Facility Core.

	Cited in Educational Approaches to the Responsible Conduct of Clinical Research: An Exploratory Study, Debra A. DeBruin, et.al., Academic Medicine 82(1):3239 (january 2007)

	Cited in Issues In The Management of a Core Imaging Facility, Judy Trogadis, Lab Manager October/November 2006

	Listed in the Microscopy and Analysis - Directory 2004. We were also listed in the Microscopy and Analysis - Directory 2003. According to the publisher's web site "Microscopy and Analysis is the premier international publication for all who work with the applications, instrumentation and techniques of microscopy, chemical analysis and imaging to further our understanding of the biomedical and materials sciences." Resources : Other Websites "There are many websites that provide useful information and links to resources for microscopists. Some of the most comprehensive sites are listed here." "Educational and technical information about biological microscopy and imaging from the University of Arizona."

	1) In a special Web suppliment to the "4 April 2003 special issue of Science highlights recent advances in microscopy, fluorescent protein technology, and image analysis that have revolutionized how we view and understand the dynamic structures and events that embody living cells. To complement the Review, Viewpoint, and News articles in the special issue, we've compiled a list of Web resources and past Science articles that delve deeper into topics in bioimaging and microscopy." NOTE: On-line access to the Science Magazine web site is by paid subscription only, so this link may not work for all users (sorry). "Microscopy and Imaging Resources on the WWW - A very well-organized, extensive collection of educational and informational resources, including links to numerous online image galleries, microscopy sites, and an introduction to digital imaging. Made available by the University of Arizona Cellular Imaging Core." II) In the July 13, 2001 issue of Science Magazine, Microscopy & Imaging Resources was referenced in the NetWatch column (Science 293:179b). NOTE: On-line access to the Science Magazine web site is by paid subscription only, so this link may not work for all users (sorry). "A guide to the Web's teeming microscope resources, created by Douglas W. Cromey of the University of Arizona's Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, provides scores of annotated, practical links aimed mainly at the beginning graduate student level and above."

	Project MICRO - Recommended K-12 Web site Project MICRO is a middle school science outreach program of the Microscopy Society of America.

	Listed as one of the "Resources for Confocal Microscopy: Web sites: Researchers and Applications" in Cell Biological Applications of Confocal Microscopy (Methods in Cell Biology, Volume 70) Second Edition (Brian Matsumoto, Academic Press, Dec 2002), pg 79.

	In the April 2002 issue of Microscopy and Microanalysis, Microscopy & Imaging Resources was referenced in the Net Notes column (Microscopy and Microanalysis 8(2):154). Microscopy and Microanalysis is the official journal of the Microscopy Society of America. NOTE: On-line access to Microscopy and Microanalysis (Cambridge University Press) is by paid subscription only (sorry). "There are some good resources for learning more about multiphoton microscopy on the web. Gaining a solid conceptual understanding of the theory requires learning a little (and later, a lot) about the lasers used in this modality of optical sectioning microscopy. Here are some of the best resources I've come across: http://swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu/exppath/micro/confocal.html (a great starting point for links to optical sectioning microscopy). Http://microscopy.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/fluorescence/multiphoton/multiphotonhome.html (has excellent animated renditions of the concepts) Http://www.coherentinc.com/cohrlasersapplications/assets/applets/clgmpe.pdf (a PDF document from Coherent, Inc, a provider of lasers for multiphoton microscopy) and you may find some helpful information and links on our site (I'm presently puttinf together some pertinent material for our website): http://www.itg.uiuc.edu/ ."

	Texas Association of Biology Teachers "URL of the Week" for October 8, 2001. The Littlest Things - "Tutorials explain how to operate different types of microscopes. Lab protocols on preparing specimens, a primer on optics, sources of supplies and equipment, and advice on buying a microscope are also available. Some links deliver visitors to galleries that show off the kind of striking images modern microscopes can produce."

	In Jan 2001 Microscopy & Imaging Resources was notified of its inclusion in ISI's Current Web Contents directory. "Current Web Contents is an ever-growing collection of high-quality, scholarly Web sites." NOTE: On-line access to Current Web Contents and other ISI products is available to paid subscribers only (sorry). "Microscopy & Imaging Resources on the WWW is a virtual library of links to microscopy and digital imaging resources, sponsored by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona. This NIEHS grant-supported site has sections on light, confocal, and electron microscopy; histology; flourescence techniques; educational sites; image galleries; publications; and hardware."

	Microscopy and Imaging Resources was selected for inclusion in the Scout Report for Science & Engineering (June 7, 2000). "The premier biweekly collection of useful Internet sites for researchers, educators, and students in the life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering." This particular version of the Scout report ceased publication in June 2001 due to lack of funding. "This metasite, provided by the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy Experimental Pathology Services Core, lists a variety of microscopy-related links that are categorized into beginning and advanced topics." "This site is a good resource for scientists for whom microscopy is a primary investigative tool."

	Microscopy and Imaging Resources was reviewed by New Scientist on May 24, 2000. "Everything you might ever want to know about light microscopy from its history to the science behind the various techniques. There is also plenty on the more advanced versions of microscopy such as confocal microscopy, which forms a laser-scanned image with much higher resolution than usual as well as electron microscopy which gets almost as close to an object as you can hope for."

	Academic Research Sites: Confocal Image and Microscopy sites: North American: West Purdue Microscopy, Image Analysis and 3D Reconstruction CD-ROM series, Volume 1, James B. Pawley and J. Paul Robinson, Eds., J.Paul Robinson, Publisher, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1998, ISBN 1-890473-04-9.

Other notable listings:

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Library - Research Links> Scientific Resources> Laboratory Research> Lab Tools>
Smithsonian Institution Libraries - National Museum of Natural History Branch - Guides to the Web
MICROWORLD: Internet Guide to Microscopy - Meta-lists of Microscopy Resources
Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer - Microscopy Resource Listings (hosted by the Florida State University)
Olympus Microscopy Resource Center - Internet Microscopy Resources
Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum: Microscopy Websites
American Association of Anatomists - resource links
Microscopy Society of America - WWW links (maintained by Argonne National Laboratory)
La Sociedad Anat�mica Espa�ola - Links
Sociedade Portuguesa De Microscopia Electrónica E Biologia Celular - Links
WWW Virtual Library: Microscopy - General & Educational (hosted by the University of Oklahoma)
Internet Public Library - Ready Reference - Sciences & Technology - Biological Sciences
Advanced Imaging Magazine - Web Directory - Microscopy Links
GOOGLE Directory - Science > Methods and Techniques > Microscopy

Statistics:

This table sumarizes the last twelve months of server data. It uses "page requests" instead of "hits". The term "hits" typically includes all the graphics on an individual page, which are requested every time a new page is loaded, regardless of whether the graphics are reused. Page request refers to the actual HTML document and is a more honest way of reporting site statistics. Portions of this site have been on-line since February 1996 (at three different URLs).

Note: these statistics are for all the pages in the Cellular Imaging Core directory, although the vast majority of those requests are for the pages that are part of Microscopy & Imaging Resources on the WWW.

Month	Page requests (raw data)
May 2007	13256
Apr 2007	12985
Mar 2007	15208
Feb 2007	13859
Jan 2007	14325
Dec 2006	13208
Nov 2006	17146
Oct 2006	17708
Sep 2006	15587
Aug 2006	13090
Jul 2006	13937
Jun 2006	15029

The total number of different countries that visited in 2006:	>120
Current annual page requests for Cellular Imaging Core: The raw count has been multiplied by 0.93 to compensate for the use of the forwarding page (from the old URLs) and the author's personal use.	~162,895(last 12 month ave.) ~153,750 (last 6 month ave.)
Historical Data (approximate number of page requests) Calendar year 2006(server log raw data * 0.93) Calendar year 2005 (server log raw data 0.93)* Calendar year 2004 (server log raw data 0.93)* Calendar year 2003 (server log raw data 0.93)* Calendar year 2002 (server log raw data 0.93)* Calendar year 2001 (server log raw data 0.93)* Calendar year 1999 (as reported in the 2000 SWEHSC annual report) Calendar year 1997 (as reported in the Feb 1998 newsletter) Note: this site originally went on-line in February of 1996. The two previous hosts were www.pharm.arizona.edu (no longer on-line) and www.pharmacy.arizona.edu.	179,960/year 173,700/year 163,600/year 154,600/year 136,600/year 120,750/year 55,000/year 25,000/year