From: Alexa Pearce <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 15:57:10 -0400

Web Archives 2015: Capture, Curate, Analyze
November 12 and 13, 2015
University of Michigan Central Campus, Ann Arbor, MI
Rackham Amphitheater and Hatcher Graduate Library
Register by October 12. (It’s free!)

While research in almost all disciplines increasingly relies on
evidence gleaned from websites, social media platforms, and other
online resources, we are still just figuring out how to preserve web
materials for future use. As instructors and scholars embrace these
primary sources and discover new and innovative ways to interact with
web data, their efforts are aligned--knowingly or not--with those of
developers and curators.

Web Archives 2015 brings together developers, curators, and
researchers to explore the following questions:

How do collecting policies and appraisal decisions shape web archives?

How can web archives be effectively integrated with classroom
instruction and academic discourse in general?

How do available resources and technologies influence the extent and
success of web captures?

How do scholars want to access and interact with web archives?

How can individual scholars ensure that the materials that they need
will be available both for their research and for documenting their
work?

What tools can optimize the use and reuse of archived websites and
online materials?

What measures of confidence does the academic community have in the
use of archived websites for research?

How can librarians, archivists, and technologists preserve the
functionality and utility of complex web resources over the long-term?

Hosted by the Bentley Historical Library and University of Michigan
Library, this two-day multi-disciplinary conference will provide a
forum to explore ideas, tools, and methodologies for creating and
managing web archives and better understand the scholarly and research
needs of those working in the field.

A full schedule and travel information is available on the conference website:

http://www.lib.umich.edu/webarchivesconference

Keynote Speakers:
Jefferson Bailey (Internet Archive)
Abbie Grotke (Library of Congress)
Juan Cole (University of Michigan)
Ian Milligan (Waterloo University)

Sponsored by:
The University of Michigan Library
The Bentley Historical Library
The University of Michigan School of Information
Michigan State University Libraries and the University Archives
The Institute for Humanities at the University of Michigan


Alexa L. Pearce
Librarian for History & American Culture
University of Michigan Library
209 Hatcher Library North
Ann Arbor, MI 48109