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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 1467-8047
- DOI
- 10.1108/PMM-05-2013-0014
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the aims and contents of the ISO Report ISO/TR 14873. Design/methodology/approach – For more than a decade, libraries have started to “collect the web”. National libraries in particular select, collect and store publications and websites from their national domain, seeing this as a task similar to traditional legal deposit. The collection policies and collecting methods vary, so that it is difficult to compare the quantity and quality of the respective web archives. Findings – In order to harmonize the evaluation of web archives, ISO TC 46 SC 8 has produced a Technical Report that standardizes the terminology and statistics and offers tested indicators for assessing the quality of web archiving. Originality/value – This paper describes the shortly to be published ISO/TR 14873, a potentially vital guide to harmonize web archive collection internationally.
Journal
Performance Measurement and Metrics – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jul 19, 2013
Keywords: Libraries; Web archives; Statistics; Quality measures; ISO/TR 14873