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The Web IS a Mess : Lessons Learned using Archive-It
Kathy Jordan
The Library of Virginia
May 3, 2007
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• History of Web archiving at LVA– George Allen Administration
• 100 pages printed on color paper
– Jim Gilmore Administration• 11 compact discs containing most of the html and
image files• Over 200 hours of staff time transferring to server
& processing
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• Mark Warner Administration….
– Seeking a new and better solution– Aspirations of the governor– Sent a general email to the Internet Archive– Resulted in 2005 pilot project– Cultivated relationship with govs office
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• Now that we had all the technology….– Collection Development Policies
• State agency Web content– In line with retention & disposition requirements?
• State publications• Privately created Virginia-related content
– Genealogy, politics, elected officials, elections
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• Collection management decisions– Began with goal of meeting needs of
Governor Warner• Created collections for governor & cabinet
secretaries, state agencies, other initiatives/projects
• Technology problems with continuity of surfing & searching this archived web content
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• Collection management decisions• Shift to exploring user needs & expectations for
using archived Web content• Create LVA Web UI• Create collections merging all state government
content• On 4 year cycle with statewide elections
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• New technology challenges– Database driven content is not “crawlable”– Many state agencies are now providing
extremely important citizen services through databases
– We’re not capturing it– What to do?
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• Next Steps– Develop LVA Web Archive Collections user
interface– How “dark” of a dark archive?– Policy development & management-side
impact• Staffing, staff training, staff buy-in• Strategic planning & continued funding