1. From web archiving to web collecting The development of the KB’s web archive Anna Rademakers, May 21st 2014

2. From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014 Introduction Collection policy of the KB in general The history of web archiving in the KB From web archiving to web collecting

3. May 21st 2014 Mission statement “We bring people and information together” we offer everyone everywhere access to everything published in and about the Netherlands. we play a central role in the (scientific) information infrastructure of the Netherlands. we promote permanent access to digital information both nationally and internationally.

4. Web archiving in the KB Corresponds with our general collection policy Archiving & making permanently accessible Since 2007 Ca. 6000 websites Using the Wayback Machine At the moment onsite accessible in the KB for general user Datasets for academic research (e.g. Webart) From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

5. Limitations No full.nl domain harvest Dutch websites also in.com and.net domain No Dutch Deposit Law Opt Out System: Notice sent to web owners, they can object to being archived Part of Dutch law, so only applicable to Dutch websites From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

6. Selection by subject librarians (1) 1) Selection made by subject librarians: Focus on library collection profile Dutch heritage, culture, language & history Special collections Event harvesting (national & international (IIPC)) E.g. 200 years Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Netherlands in World War I, the Olympics,… From web archiving to web collectingName and/or date

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9. Selection by subject librarians (2) 1) Selection made by subject librarians: Focus on library collection profile Dutch heritage, culture, language & history Special collections Event harvesting (national & international (IIPC)) Websites on special topics E.g. embassies, Sinterklaas (Saint-Nicolas), Product and trade associations,… From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

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14. Selection by subject librarians (3) Selection made by subject librarians: Focus on library collection profile Dutch heritage, culture, language & history Special collections Event harvesting (national & international (IIPC)) Websites on special topics Canceled websites From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

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18. Selection by subject librarians (3) Selection made by subject librarians: Focus on library collection profile Dutch heritage, culture, language & history Special collections Event harvesting (national & international (IIPC)) Websites on special topics Cancelled websites Frysian websites (cooperation with Tresoar) From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

19. Selection by subject librarians (3) Selection made by subject librarians: Focus on library collection profile Dutch heritage, culture, language & history Special collections Event harvesting (national & international (IIPC)) Websites on special topics Cancelled websites Frysian websites (cooperation with Tresoar) How can we make our selection more representative and efficient? From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

20. Selection by relevance ranking Alexa: 500 most used websites in the Netherlands Only 160 websites Dutch Many marketing websites Technical issues Wikipedia: 12000 websites being used as a reference in the Dutch Wikipedia More objective Diversity Wikipedia community From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

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23. What not to select? Technical: databases, webshops,… Publications vs. services Collections archived by other Dutch institutions, e.g. Websites of Political Parties  Archipol Although we do archive governmental websites! Websites about or from Rotterdam  Municipal archive Although we do archive websites of national interest! Controversial websites, e.g. Right or left wing extremists Pedophilia Motorcycle gangs From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

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26. What not to select? Technical: databases, webshops,… Publications vs. services Collections archived by other Dutch institutions, e.g. Websites of Political Parties  Archipol Although we do archive governmental websites! Websites about or from Rotterdam  Municipal archive Although we do archive websites of national interest! Controversial websites, e.g. Right or left wing extremists Pedophilia Motorcycle gangs KB as quality mark? From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

27. Closing remarks Future: Website with search options Online if possible Further cooperation with researchers Further cooperation in terms of collection development No full archiving (because we have no legal framework for that), but building a permanent and accessible representative collection of Dutch websites From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014

28. Thank you Anna Rademakers anna.rademakers@kb.nl From web archiving to web collectingMay 21st 2014