What Impact does Web 2.0 have on Definitions of Authoritative Sources in Web Archive Collection Policy?: A Case Study of Archiving of Web Election Material at the National Library New Zealand.

Abstract

This study explores concepts of authorship and trust in a Web 2.0 environment particularly as held among web archivists. The main focus of discussion is how concepts of Web 2.0 authorship are interpreted in practice in a legal deposit library. This is a case study of selective web archiving at the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand during the 2008 General Election event harvest. National Library Collection policies were examined and web selectors at the National Library were interviewed in order to investigate how ideas of authorship and trust are applied in practice. The study found that harvesting of Web 2.0 materials is still a nascent practice. Even at this early stage Web 2.0 already poses significant technological and legal challenges for the National Library.