The Web-at-Risk

NDIIPP Sponsored ProjectPartners include:

California Digital Library – project lead University of North TexasNew York University

Project Focus

• Create Web archiving service – tools and policies

• Understand the impact of Web archiving on collection development policies and planning

Web-at-Risk Collections

Web-at-Risk Collections

• 23 collections from: – University of California Campuses– New York University– University of North Texas– Stanford University– California Digital Library

Collection Planning Tools

• Collection Plan Template and • Web Collection Plan Overview: Considerations

for Project Curators • Linked from:

Project Wiki:http://wiki.cdlib.org/WebAtRisk/

orhttp://web3.unt.edu/webatrisk/cpg.php

Template OrganizationSection 1. Mission & ScopeSection 2. SelectionSection 3. AcquisitionSection 4. Descriptive MetadataSection 5. Presentation and AccessSection 6. Maintenance and WeedingSection 7. PreservationAppendix A. Submission AgreementsAppendix B. Web Archiving Service AgreementAppendix C. Collaboration Agreements

Lessons Learned – Ideas Emerged

• Focused collection development plans help overcome organizational inertia by providing paths forward.

• Curators want to collect at both the document level and the Website level.

• Discovering and acquiring collections of Web published materials is not yet supported by vendors at the level they support acquisition of print or e-journals.

• Smaller government agencies and smaller publishing houses are generally unable to assume stewardship for the materials they publish.

Lessons Learned – Ideas Emerged…more

• There is a need for internal collaborations within large institutions.

• Proactive collaborations across organizations are important:– Among state/federal agencies and university libraries– Among large institutions for cross-repository information

discovery• Need for policies that address take-down requests – from

content owners or from individuals.• Must clarify issues related to “official-ness” and “authenticity” of

materials we capture.

Comments or Suggestions

Your comments on the adaptability of the collection planning tools for your library or organization appreciated.

cathy.hartman@unt.eduCathy Hartman