Project Overview

BlogForever consortium

BlogForever

PartnersObjectivesAdvances to the state of the ArtWork PackagesMajor MilestonesImpact

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Partners

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) University of Glasgow University of Warwick University of London Computer Center Technische Universität Berlin CyberWatcher Software Research and Development and Consultancy Ltd. Tero Ltd. Mokono Phaistos Networks Altec Research S.A.

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Objectives

Key Objectives BlogForever will develop robust digital preservation,

management and dissemination facilities for weblogs. These facilities will be able to capture the dynamic and

continuously evolving nature of weblogs, their network and social structure, and the exchange of concepts and ideas that they foster; pieces of information omitted by current Web Archiving methods and solutions.

Scientific Objectives Study weblog structure and semantics Define a robust digital preservation policy for weblogs Implement a weblog digital repository Implement specific case studies

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Advances to the state of the art

Definition of a generic data model for weblog metadata and semantics

Weblog digital preservation strategiesWeblog spiderWeblog digital repository web application

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The Big Picture

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Work Packages

WP1 Project ManagementWP2 Weblog Structure and SemanticsWP3 The BlogForever PoliciesWP4 The BlogForever Software Infrastructure WP5 Case studies and validationWP6 Dissemination & exploitation

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Major Milestones

1st Milestone (Month 10) Weblog survey and user requirements: Researching the Blogosphere on a variety of issues and assessment of user requirements will lead to the crystallization of our view and perspectives on the problem, and drive the articulation of our preservation strategy.

2nd Milestone (Month 21) – Initial software infrastructure and case studies setup: A first version of the BlogForever weblog spider tool component and the digital repository component will be fully operational, ready to be tested and validated in case studies.

3rd Milestone (Month 30) – Digital repository component, weblog aggregator and business plan: The complete infrastructure for BlogForever will be ready to be further exploited by offering services to the bloggers‟ community and other parties, as defined in the business plan.

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Impact

The final output of BlogForever will be a simple weblog digital archiving solution that any user, user group or institution could use to preserve their weblog(s) and ensure their authenticity, integrity, completeness, usability, and long term accessibility as a valuable cultural, social, and intellectual resource.

A multitude of parties will benefit from the project Bloggers Universities, Libraries & Information Centers Museums Education Research Business

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Thank You

Acknowledgements: The BlogForever project is co-funded by the EU

under the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) theme of the 7th Framework Programme for R&D (FP7)

Learn more: http://blogforever.eu http://twitter.com/blogforever

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