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Jaime McCurryNovember 12, 2013

“The  Short  and  the  Long”  of  It:

Web  Archiving  at  theFolger  Shakespeare  

Library

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National  Digital  StewardshipResidency  Program  (NDSR)

MISSION:    “To  build  a  dedicated  community  of  professionals  who  will  advance  our  nation's  capabilities  in  managing,  preserving,  and  making  accessible  the  

digital  record  of  human  achievement.”h"p://www.digitalpreserva2on.gov/ndsr/

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Project  Description:

To  establish  local  routines  and  best  practices  for  archiving  and  preserving  the  Folger’s  born-­‐digital  

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“The  mission  of  the  Folger  Shakespeare  Library  is  to  preserve  our  collection;  to  make  our  collection  accessible  to  scholars  and  others  who  can  use  it  productively;  and  to  advance  understanding  and  appreciation  of  Shakespeare’s  

writings  and  the  culture  of  the  early  modern  world.  Monday, November 11, 13

Web  Archiving  at  the  Folger

Initiative  Began:  2011Current  Collections:  2

Documents  Crawled  To-­‐Date:  6,189,247Data  Archived  To-­‐Date:  429  GB

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Archived  Since:  October  2011Purpose:  Preserving  the  institution’s  web  presence  

Active  Seeds:  34Crawl  Frequency:  Quarterly

Scope:  Websites  and  social  media  sites  from  the  Folger  Shakespeare  Library

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Types:  Folger  Website

Social  Media  (Facebook,  Twitter,  Flickr,  MySpace)WordPress  Blogs

Folger  YouTube  AccountLuna  Imaging  Database  &  Hamnet  Bibliographic  Catalog

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Archived  Since:  October  2011Active  Seeds:  296

Crawl  Frequency:  Semi-­‐AnnualScope:  Websites  for  drama  festivals  and  theatrical  

companies  with  a  focus  on  Shakespeare  performance.  Scope  primarily  limited  to  the  United  States,  but  includes  some  international  festivals  as  well.  

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In  the  Past:  Research  on  the  subject  required  combing  through

-­‐  print  directories-­‐  production  ciles

-­‐  newspaper  clippings-­‐  printed  programs

-­‐  outdated  web  directories  Monday, November 11, 13

“A  number  of  theatrical  companies  listed  in  online  directories  were  no  longer  active  by  the  time  we  started  our  Archive-­‐It  activities  in  

2011.”(Kuhn,  Wahl:  Folger  RBMS  Poster,  June  2013)

“Have  we  lost  the  cirst  decade  of  Shakespeare  on  the  Web?”  

If  so,  we  don’t  want  to  lose  the  second!

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Progress:

-­‐  64  new  seed  URLs  added  to  the  collection-­‐  Metadata  for  each  seed  -­‐  Grouped  seeds  by  location  for  improved  search  functioning

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Next  Step:

-­‐  Create  a  third  collection:  International  Shakespeare  Festivals  and  Theatrical  Companies

https://infogr.am/Festivals-­‐and-­‐company-­‐websites-­‐by-­‐geographic-­‐location/

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RECOMMENDATIONS:

-­‐  Communication  (Online  Strategy  Council,  Collection  Development  Committee,  Folger  Staff  and  Readers)

Documentation  (Archive-­‐It  webinar  write-­‐ups,  Updated  Metadata  Workclow,  Updated  Workclow  for  Adding  a  

Collection)

Small,  Yet  Effective:  Customized  URL,  Uploading  Folger  Logo,  “Landing  page”  on  Folger  Website

ULTIMATE  GOAL:  OFFICIAL  WEB  ARCHIVING  POLICYMonday, November 11, 13

FUTURE  POSSIBILITIES?

-­‐  Always  keeping  in  mind  potential  collection  topics:

Examples:

Shakespeare  in  Education  (NY  Times  ‘Hamlet’  Contest)Scholarly  Blogs

University  ProgramsReader/Staff  Nomination  Forms

Etc.

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“To thine own self be true.”Hamlet

“Hell is empty, all the devils are here.”The Tempest

“To do a great right, do a little wrong.” Merchant of Venice

“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”

The Merry Wives of Windsor

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CONTACTJaime McCurry

National Digital Stewardship Residenthttp://jaimemccurry.comjmccurry@FOLGER.edu

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