Table of Contents

1. The development of web archiving 2. Selection 3. Collection methods 4. Quality assurance and cataloguing 5. Preservation 6. Delivery to users 7. Legal issues 8. Managing a web archiving programme 9. Future trends Appendix 1. Web archiving and preservation tools Appendix 2. Model permissions form Appendix 3. Model test script Appendix 4. Model issues log Appendix 5. Model job description

About the Author

Adrian Brown is Head of Digital Preservation at The National Archives, where he is responsible for the long-term preservation of born-digital public records created by the UK government and courts. He is a member of the Digital Preservation Coalition and UK Web Archiving Consortium management boards, and a number of international standards committees.

Reviews

"...a compact but thorough survey of the challenges of developing a web archiving programme and will repay reading by any librarian or information manager concerned about the long-term viability of the web-based information that is now our stock in trade."
*The Electronic Library*

"An excellent introduction to the technical issues of web archiving on a national scale"