Building a Living, Breathing Archive:A Review of Appraisal Theories and Approaches for Web Archives
Journal: Preservation Digital Technology & Culture
Year: 2017

Abstract: The paper provides a review of published literature on the collection and development of Web archives, focusing specifically on the theories, techniques, tools, and approaches used to appraise Web-based materials for inclusion in collections. Facing an enormous amount of Web-based materials, archival institutions and other cultural heritage institutions need to devise methods to actively select Webpages for preservation, creating Web archives that constitute a cultural record of the We