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Navigating the Web Chaos: Lessons in Web Archiving

Discover the journey of archiving web history at LVA, challenges faced, new solutions sought, and user-driven content strategies. Learn about managing evolving technology, user interfaces, database challenges, and policy impacts on web archiving.

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Navigating the Web Chaos: Lessons in Web Archiving

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  1. The Web IS a Mess : Lessons Learned using Archive-It Kathy Jordan The Library of Virginia May 3, 2007

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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?

  8. 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

  9. Time’s Up! ~Thanks~ kjordan@lva.lib.va.us

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