If it's doable, I think preserving the whole enchilada is desirable.  For
instance, at my last library, there was a regular assignment where students
needed the print version of old periodicals because they were tasked with
analysing the ads and layouts.  Someone might be interested in web layouts
from the 2000s, and there might be content (again, ads, but also masthead
logos, ???) that might not otherwise be captured.

Andrew


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Agreed, don't focus too much on preserving the presentation for an online
> newspaper.  The text and images are important, but the layout isn't so
> important.
>
> -Wilhelmina Randtke
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > IMO, there are many web archiving situations where it is more appropriate
> > to just focus on the content rather than the manifestation of the
> content.
> > Just as you wouldn't expect a 1995 article from the NYT to be displayed
> as
> > the website was in 1995 or an article in an online database to actually
> > appear like it originally appeared online, it's the content rather than
> the
> > skin that's relevant in the case of a newspaper. If you make sure it's
> in a
> > format that can be migrated forward and added to standalone or union
> > systems that provide access to this sort of stuff, you'll be fine.
> >
> > kyle
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Kathryn Frederick (Library) <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm trying to develop a strategy for preserving issues our school's
> > online
> > > newspaper. Creating a WARC file of the content seems straightforward,
> but
> > > how will that content fair long-term? Also, how is the WARC served to
> an
> > > end-user? Is there some other method I should look at?
> > > Thanks in advance for any advice!
> > > Kathryn
> > >
> >
>



-- 
Andrew Darby
Head, Web & Emerging Technologies
University of Miami Libraries