Existing web archives and scholarly uses of web archives Jane Winters (Institute of Historical Research, University of London) RESAW seminar, Aarhus University, 2-3 December 2013

Institute of Historical Research, University of London –National remit to promote and facilitate historical research at the postgraduate level, with a strong digital focus –Forum to bring together researchers, policy-makers, archivists and librarians Oxford Internet Institute –Academic centre for the study of the societal implications of the internet –Social science focus, but explicitly multi-disciplinary

Exploring and uncovering British Euro-scepticism in the dark archive Public health in local government, 2001–12: web representations and practices Geo-indexing the French in London The decline of parliamentary political engagement, 2004– 10 Sentiment analysis and the reception of the Liverpool Poets The networks of conservative religion in the UK, 1996–2010

Big UK Domain Data in the Arts and Humanities (BUDDAH) 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2015 Collaboration between the IHR, the British Library and the Oxford Internet Institute, with Niels Brügger as consultant History of UK web space 10 smaller projects generated by researchers in a range of arts and humanities disciplines Focus on web archives as big data

To enhance communication and collaboration between researchers and web archiving professionals To support archives and libraries in demonstrating the value of web archives To improve access to and understanding of the archived web To engage researchers in the development of appropriate theoretical and methodological frameworks for analysis To involve researchers in the development of tools and interfaces To facilitate transnational research, reflecting the interconnectivity of the web

In 10 years? Part of the European research infrastructure Formal ties with organisations responsible for archiving the web Forum for development of best practice and guidance Foundation for a range of transnational research projects An annual interdisciplinary conference? Research training role, e.g. postgraduate scholarship scheme