[Air-l] Invitation to VKS meeting on Web archiving

[Paul Wouters]

Great Nick! Would you like to give some contribution of say 5-10 minutes?

Paul

On 7 Sep 2006 at 14:56, Jankowski wrote:

> Paul:
> 
> Thanks for this; I will be attending.
> 
> Nick
> 
> At 10:36 AM 9/5/2006, you wrote:
> >Apologies for cross postings
> >
> >INVITATION
> >
> >What is the use of Web archiving for research? - 
> >a discussion from the point of
> >view of the social scientist and humanities scholar
> >
> >26 September 2006 - at 13.30 o´clock - at the Virtual Knowledge Studio,
> >Cruquiusweg 31, Amsterdam. For directions see www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl
> >
> >Increasingly, social scientists and scholars in 
> >the humanities are exploring the use of
> >the Web in their research as a source of data or 
> >research objects. Usually, these
> >studies are incorporating "the live Web" because 
> >there is no practical alternative. As
> >a result, scholars have to cope with the 
> >instability of the Web, with ambiguous
> >instances of data sources and Web objects, and with the disappearance of Web
> >phenomena. This creates strong limitations to 
> >the interpretative and explanatory
> >power of Web studies.
> >
> >This meeting aims to explore a new way of 
> >collecting and analyzing the Web: the use
> >of Web archives in social science and humanities research. Web archiving has
> >already been initiated by a number of national libraries, amongst others the
> >Australian, French, American, British and Dutch national libraries. They were
> >stimulated by the invention of the Internet 
> >Archive in the US. These initiatives can be
> >mobilized to create new research possibilities provided they are enriched and
> >confronted with the perspectives of the research 
> >communities in the humanities and
> >social sciences.
> >
> >The meeting will explore the potential of Web 
> >archiving to enhance existing research
> >projects. Prof. Steve Schneider (Web Archivist, 
> >State University of New York) will
> >give a keynote entitled "Scholarly Web Archiving: Processes, Challenges,
> >Techniques &  Tools" (for the abstract, see 
> >below). The second part of the meeting
> >will be an exploration of the type of research 
> >questions that may profit from some
> >form of Web archiving. We will also discuss the 
> >limitations and conceptual puzzles
> >posed by Web archiving as a prospective tool for research.
> >
> >We would like to invite you to participate in 
> >this discussion. We have reserved room
> >in the programme for responses and additional 
> >presentations on the topic of Web
> >archiving. If you would like to give a 
> >presentation or prepared contribution, please
> >contact Paul Wouters at paul.wouters at vks.knaw.nl.
> >
> >RSVP: please let us know if you will participate in this event
> >(paul.wouters at vks.knaw.nl). You will receive a 
> >detailed programme of the meeting
> >a week in advance.
> >
> >Abstract keynote Steve Schneider:
> >
> >This presentation will introduce the "VKS Web Archiving Knowledge Base," a
> >presentation of current knowledge and understanding concerning scholarly Web
> >archiving.  The knowledge base, built on a 
> >wiki-like platform, is itself an exercise in
> >scholarly Web archiving, and demonstrates in a reflexive mode the processes
> >associated with Web archiving, and the 
> >challenges Web archiving poses to scholars
> >in the humanities and social sciences. The 
> >knowledge base also identifies techniques
> >and tools that can be deployed to complete each 
> >of the processes, reviews recent Web
> >archiving projects, and outlines potential 
> >projects and collaborative opportunities
> >with the Virtual Knowledge Studio.
> >
> >--
> >Paul Wouters
> >
> >Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences
> >Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
> >Cruquiusweg 31
> >1019 AT Amsterdam, NL
> >T: +3120 8500463
> >F: +3120 8500271
> >www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl
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Paul Wouters

Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cruquiusweg 31
1019 AT Amsterdam, NL
T: +3120 850270
F: +3120 8500271
www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl