Journal Article: “Recognizing Co-Creators in Four Configurations: Critical Questions for Web Archiving”
The following article appears in the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies.
Title
Recognizing Co-Creators in Four Configurations: Critical Questions for Web Archiving
Author
Amy Wickner
Source
Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies (JCAS)
Vol. 6, Article 23
Abstract
Four categories of co-creator shape web archivists’ practice and influence the development of web archives: social forces, users and uses, subjects of web archives, and technical agents. This paper illustrates how these categories of co-creator overlap and interact in four specific web archiving contexts. It recommends that web archivists acknowledge this complex array of contributors as a way to imagine web archives differently. A critical approach to web archiving recognizes relationships and blended roles among stakeholders; seeks opportunities for non-extractive archival activity; and acknowledges the value of creative reuse as an important aspect of preservation.
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29 pages; PDF.
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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