Researcher Engagement with Web Archives: State of the Art

Joint Information Systems Committee Report, August 2010

38 Pages Posted: 21 Dec 2019

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Meghan Dougherty

Loyola University Chicago - School of Communication

Eric T. Meyer

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ; UT Austin iSchool

Christine McCarthy Madsen

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute; University of Oxford - Oxford e-Research Centre; Bodleian Libraries

Charles van den Heuvel

Maastricht University

Arthur Thomas

IFP Energies Nouvelles; University of Nantes

Sally Wyatt

Maastricht University

Date Written: August 1, 2010

Abstract

In this report, we summarize the state of the art of web archiving in relationship to researchers and research needs. This is a different focus than much of the earlier work in this area, including the JISC PoWR report which focused on institutional strategies for archiving web resources (JISC, 2008). It is important to note that this report focuses on the uses and needs of individual researchers. Research groups are also important, as some of the challenges that face individual researchers can quickly spiral into deeply complex tangles when dealing with collaboratories. For instance, national selection policies and national copyright rules can stand in the way of international projects, even if there are sound academic reasons to pursue international collaboration. While these issues are addressed here when appropriate, the bulk of the report focuses on individual researchers and institutions.

Keywords: Web Archives, Internet, Web, Preservation

Suggested Citation

Dougherty, Meghan and Meyer, Eric T. and Meyer, Eric T. and Madsen, Christine McCarthy and Madsen, Christine McCarthy and van den Heuvel, Charles and Thomas, Arthur and Wyatt, Sally, Researcher Engagement with Web Archives: State of the Art (August 1, 2010). Joint Information Systems Committee Report, August 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1714997

Meghan Dougherty

Loyola University Chicago - School of Communication ( email )

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Chicago, IL 60611
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Eric T. Meyer (Contact Author)

UT Austin iSchool ( email )

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United States

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ( email )

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Christine McCarthy Madsen

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ( email )

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University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS
United Kingdom

University of Oxford - Oxford e-Research Centre ( email )

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Oxford, OX1 3QG
United Kingdom

Bodleian Libraries ( email )

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Oxford, OX2 0EW
United Kingdom

Charles Van den Heuvel

Maastricht University ( email )

P.O. Box 616
Maastricht, Limburg 6200MD
Netherlands

Arthur Thomas

IFP Energies Nouvelles ( email )

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Rueil-Malmaison
Paris, 92852
France

University of Nantes ( email )

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Nantes Cedex 1
Nantes, 44313
France

Sally Wyatt

Maastricht University ( email )

P.O. Box 616
Maastricht, Limburg 6200MD
Netherlands

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