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This page is contains a curated list of resources to support Harvard Library colleagues that are seeking training and education in web archiving.
Who is it for?
- Librarians/archivists/curators seeking Harvard Library collectors seeking to start their web archiving project or program
- Administrators that want to know whether web archiving fits in their program
- Library colleagues with no responsibilities in web archiving that are just interested in learning
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- Explore the archival web content already collected by units throughout Harvard Library.
Archive-It Informational Webinar
- You can sign up for a pre-scheduled informational webinar or request one if there are not currently any available.
Archive-It User Guide
- Archive-It has extensive documentation of how to use their service, beginning with how to get started, through actually crawling websites, reviewing and QC.
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Collecting Websites with Conifer
Some Harvard Library units utilize Conifer, a ___, to collect websitefree web collecting platform, to collect websites. Conifer offers a more intimate, manual process of crawling websites, which can result in a higher success rateof capturing more complex elements of a web page, such as videos and multimedia. Because it is let "automatic," it can also help users collect websites that may be behind security measures likes passwords. Once collected, the files are then uploaded and accessed through the collecting unit's Archive-It account.
Conifer User Guide
This user guide offers an extensive explanation of the tool and how to utilize it.
How to Add External WARC/ARC Files to Your Archive-It Account
- If you utilize Conifer or another external collecting tool, or you collected someone else's legacy files, you can upload them to your Archive-It account alongside your other collections.
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Additional Resources
IIPC Awesome Web Archiving Github
IIPC has compiles an ever-growing, comprehensive list of web archiving resources. They cover training and documentation, resources for web publishers, tools and software, and so much more. This is a one-stop-shop for really digging into everything you would ever want to know about web archiving.
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Buddy Program
If you have you been tasked with initiating web archiving activities in your library and wish to connect with one of your peers in another library unit that has experience, the Web Archives Discussion Group and Digital Preservation can help identify a suitable peer unit for you to connect with. Please contact Tricia Patterson (Digital Preservation) or Jen Weintraub (Schlesinger Library) for more information.
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Further Opportunities
Meetings & Events
Harvard Library's Web Archiving Discussion Group
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- An excellent opportunity to connect with colleagues that are also interested and/or engaged in web archiving activities
Archive-It hosts annual Partner meetings, where attendees can hear updates about their platform and some peer institutions' activities
The IIPC also hosts occasional web archives training events
Courses
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90-minute Web Archiving Fundametals
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- A webcast offered by the Society of American Archivists through their Digital Archives Specialist curriculum.
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Questions?
Suggestions? Hoping to find information you don't see here? Know of an excellent resource this page should include? Please contact Tricia Patterson in Preservation Services for assistance.
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