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Preserving Flickr and Other Sites of Interest to Museums
The digital turn, whether it be in photography, motion pictures, literature or other persuits, has forever changed the ways and means by which museums collect, interpret and dessiminate objects. Historically, museums have dealt primarily with objects that, in some way, are intuitiviely graspable from observation.
What If Web Archiving Were as Reliable As Pushing a Simple Button?
Chloé Martin, France Lasfargues and Leïla Medjkoune, Internet Memory Foundation, France
Abstract
Web content is, by nature, ephemeral: sites are constantly disappearing; others are frequently updated, involving the removal of online information. This medium continues to grow in our society: many museums and cultural heritage institutions are developing websites with a variety of content (videos, forums, blogs, online exhibitions, catalogues) creating a large media-centric Web sphere of unique value. As with any other medium before, it is becoming essential to preserve this Web sphere of cultural and historical value. From this point of view, Web archiving is becoming a key part of today's heritage conservation.
Keywords: Web archiving, Preservation, Internet, Collection, State of the Art
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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914
Description
We'll kick off MW2011 together with a plenary speaker highlighting current questions.
We're delighted to welcome Kristin Purcell of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
Web Archiving Workshop
Web content is, by nature, ephemeral: sites are constantly disappearing, others are frequently updated, involving the removal of online information.