Building a Living, Breathing Archive: A Review of Appraisal Theories and Approaches for Web Archives
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Colin Post, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The paper provides a review of published literature on the collection and development of Web archives, focusing specifically on the theories, techniques, tools, and approaches used to appraise Web-based materials for inclusion in collections. Facing an enormous amount of Web-based materials, archival institutions and other cultural heritage institutions need to devise methods to actively select Webpages for preservation, creating Web archives that constitute a cultural record of the Web for the benefit of users. This review outlines the challenges of collecting and appraising Web-based materials, places the theories and activities of collecting Web-based materials within the broader discourse of archival appraisal, and points out directions for future research and critical discourse for Web archives.
Building a Living, Breathing Archive: A Review of Appraisal Theories and Approaches for Web Archives
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture 46 (2): 69-77. doi:10.1515/pdtc-2016-0031
- Language: English
- Date: 2017
- Keywords
- appraisal, web archives, web archiving