Assessing the loss of Western Canadian digital heritage

Tasbire Saiyera; Brenda Reyes Ayala; Qiufeng Du

doi:10.29173/cais1218

Assessing the loss of Western Canadian digital heritage

Authors

Tasbire Saiyera University of Alberta
Brenda Reyes Ayala University of Alberta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9342-3832
Qiufeng Du University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1218

Keywords:

web archiving, digital preservation, Western Canada, Alberta, Canada, web archives

Abstract

In 2003, UNESCO recognized the volatility of our heritage on the web. In response, many Canadian institutions rose to the challenge to preserve our digital heritage. This study examines web archives created by the University of Alberta Libraries relevant to Western Canadian heritage. We examine these collections in order to (1) assess their degree of link rot (which occurs when a website is no longer online) and (2) to determine how extensively these websites have been preserved.

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Published

2021-05-31

How to Cite

Saiyera, T., Reyes Ayala, B., & Du, Q. (2021). Assessing the loss of Western Canadian digital heritage. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes Du congrès Annuel De l’ACSI. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1218