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Is web archives a misnomer – how web archives can become digital archives?

Wu, Paul Horng Jyh and Heok, Adrian Kay Heng (2006) Is web archives a misnomer – how web archives can become digital archives?. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006, pages pp. 298-305, Singapore.

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Abstract

Digital archives are not meant to be mere collections of digital artifacts organized for reference. It ought to be a record, providing evidence for dynamic digital cultural activities, because these activities form an organic and primary source of cultural information and artifacts. This paper investigates two national web archiving projects, argues for the need for greater attention to be paid to archival principles and shows how contextual elements can be retained in a collection. We will also demonstrate how some of these principles have been applied in the Asian Tsunami Web Archives via a web archival method called Web Sphere Analysis. In conclusion, we present a framework where existing and future web archives projects can incorporate Web Sphere analysis to transform their collection into a genuine Digital Archives and become a richer resource for future research.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:Digital archives; Web archives
Subjects:Digital Libraries
Archives
ID Code:1397
Deposited On:23 May 2007
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