We were particularly delighted to work with former colleagues in the International Internet Preservation Consortium, to design, deliver and analyse a survey questionnaire of its membership. The survey gathered information on all aspects of Web archiving in national, regional and university libraries across the world. It covered selection policies, the profile and management of existing… Read More
Archiving the Belgian Web
We are very pleased to be serving on the advisory committee of the PROMISE project. Led by the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique in Brusssels, it aims to develop a federal strategy for the preservation of the Belgian web. The Preserving Online Multiple Information: towards a Belgian strategy (PROMISE) project will: Identify best practices in the… Read More
Peter Webster at IFLA 2017
Peter Webster was delighted to be invited to introduce and chair a session at this year’s World Library and Information Congress in Wroclaw (Poland). The session was jointly convened by the National Libraries and IT sections of IFLA, on the subject of access to Web archives. Peter introduced the speakers, from Canada, France and UK,… Read More
The silence of the archive: a review
[A review that appeared first in the LSE Review of Books.] David Thomas, Simon Fowler and Valerie Johnson. The Silence of the Archive. Facet, 2017. In the past two to three decades, the archival profession has been caught between two currents of cultural and technological change: simultaneous, largely unrelated, both apparently inexorable. Largely confined to… Read More
Understanding the users of the Parliamentary Web Archive
In June, Peter gave a presentation with Chris Fryer of the Parliamentary Archives on this recent project. WR&C designed and carried out an evaluation of the Parliamentary Web Archive, giving the Parliamentary Archives a new understanding of the ways in which their service is used, and what the next steps are for development. The slides… Read More
WR&C takes part in new research network on born-digital data for history
We are delighted to announce that WR&C is among the main partners in a new AHRC-funded research network for ‘Born-digital big data and methods for history and the humanities’. Led by Professor Jane Winters (Institute of Historical Research) with Dr Tobias Blanke (King’s College London), the partners are the British Library, the National Archives, and… Read More
Web Archiving 101
It was a great pleasure to work with former colleagues at the University of London Computing Centre this week to deliver Web Archiving 101, a day course which forms part of ULCC’s highly successful Digital Preservation Training Programme. My thanks to Steph Taylor and Ed Pinsent, my fellow trainers, and also Sara Day Thomson from… Read More
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