Highlighted Web Site - UK Web Archiving Consortium

http://www.webarchive.org.uk/

Leveraging group resources to meet a common set of requirements, the UK Web Archiving Consortium was formed in June 2004 and has embarked on a 2-year Web archiving project to “investigate the issues of selection and the technical challenges involved. During the course of the project it is estimated that around 6000 websites will be collected and made accessible through this archive.”

The public website, launched in May 2005, presents a clean interface and user friendly navigation. Well–documented project details are provided, as well as access to the collection. Harvested pages from over 490 sites can be searched, or selected sites may be browsed via category, subcategories, or name navigation.

The institutions that comprise the consortium are:

• The British Library
• The National Archives
• The Wellcome Library
• The National Library of Scotland
• The National Library of Wales/ Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
• The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
  
  

The project has been recognized on the “shortlist” for the Digital Preservation Award, sponsored by the Digital Preservation Coalition.

Original press release: http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20744#article2