Citizen Web Archiving: Preserving Websites for the Common Good

Author(s)

Kayla Harris, University of DaytonFollow
Christina Beis, University of DaytonFollow
Stephanie Shreffler, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

10-14-2020

Abstract

Web archiving is the process of collecting, preserving and providing access to the content of the Internet. The articles we share, the social media posts we like — these are the things from today that will make up the historical record of tomorrow, but only if someone actively saves them.

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eCommons Citation

Harris, Kayla; Beis, Christina; and Shreffler, Stephanie, "Citizen Web Archiving: Preserving Websites for the Common Good" (2020). University Libraries Blog Archive. 349.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ul_blog/349