In 2009 (after the completion of the pilot project to collect women’s blogs) we began collecting web sites created by individuals and organizations whose papers/records are at the library.
Currently (2017) the Harvard Library is moving captured and new websites from WAX to Archive-it. Until further notice, if you find a website that needs to be captured, please let Laura Peimer know. More to come!
While completing the finding aid, the processor should include a file unit description of the web site, even if it has not yet been harvested.
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- Oftentimes the donor agreement will list the donor's website web site for archiving. If a website web site is not listed for archiving in the deed of gift or purchase agreement and the site is not mentioned in the correspondence file, the processor searches for a web site for the person or organization. If the processor finds a web site he or she will contact Kathy Jacob about requesting permission to archive the site or will contact the donor directly for permission.
- If a web site is found and will be archived, the processor checks to see if the site is already being captured in Archive-It: https://archive-it.org/collections/8237.
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- In the added entries include "Web sites"Archived web sites"
- In the Quantity tag include "# archived web site(s)"
- *Please note: we are no longer adding “electronic records” in the quantity or in the added entries. In the bibliographic record, add a separate 300 which states how many archived web sites are included in the collection.
EXAMPLE: 300 ǂa 1 archived web site.
(Finding aid enumeration is TBD)
- In the added entries include "Web sites"Archived web sites"
- The collection, series, and subseries dates should exclude the website web site date(s), which should only appear in the item description (e.g., E.1. Web site, 2010-ongoing)
Note about processing addenda: We include links to archived websites web sites in the finding aid and HOLLIS record for both the original collection and any addenda.
If you have a website web site in your finding aid, please mention it to Paula when you give her the XML document for review. She will need to create a "NET holdings" for the bib record. Processors shouldn't worry about this, but should let her know so she can plan to make the necessary record.