you've decided to establish a web archiving program. now what?
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the perfect web archive does not
exist
you’ve decided to establish a web
archiving program:now what?
samantha abramsmadison, wisconsinstudent, archivist
@sabramse
choose a platform
seven questions to ask before you get
started
1.who is the archive’s
target audience?
2.how will people
access the archive?
access restricted to on-site users / none
3.how will your organization promote the
archive?
4.has this work already
been done?
5.can your
organization afford the archive?
6.can your
organization sustain the archive?
7.how will you assure
that the archive remains inclusive?
talk to people
library director; library board; other archivists (in seattle and
down the street); library patrons; community leaders;
business professionals; students; neighbors; educators; activists; listservs; twitter; the
university;
newspapers; event calendars;
flyers; junk mail;
signs;radio ads;
questions?
@sabramsesamantha-
abrams.com