Open AccessAssessing the loss of Western Canadian digital heritage
Author(s) -
Tasbire Saiyera,
Brenda Reyes Ayala,
Qiufeng Du
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual conference of cais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-7589
DOI - 10.29173/cais1218
Subject(s) - cultural heritage , order (exchange) , world wide web , library science , history , political science , geography , archaeology , computer science , business , finance
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.