Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2012
Keywords
web archive, functionality, usability, evaluation, overview
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1045/march2012‐niu2
Abstract
The functionalities that are important to the users of web archives range from basic searching and browsing to advanced personalized and customized services, data mining, and website reconstruction. The author examined ten of the most established English language web archives to determine which functionalities each of the archives supported, and how they compared. A functionality checklist was designed, based on use cases created by the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC), and the findings of two related user studies. The functionality review was conducted, along with a comprehensive literature review of web archiving methods, in preparation for the development of a web archiving course for Library and Information School students. This paper describes the functionalities used in the checklist, the extent to which those functionalities are implemented by the various archives, and discusses the author's findings.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
D-Lib Magazine, v. 18, no. 3/4
Scholar Commons Citation
Niu, Jinfang, "Functionalities of Web Archives" (2012). School of Information Faculty Publications. 309.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/309
