Post on 31-Dec-2015
was.cdlib.org
California Digital LibraryUniversity of California
Rosalie Lackrosalie.lack@ucop.edu
LIFE CYCLE“What aspects of the web archiving life cycle model does the tool cover?”
Scoping: expand our options
Access/Use/Reuse: create researcher tools
QA: develop sophisticated tools
LIFE CYCLE“What aspects of the model would you like to build into the Tool?”
metadata: robust cataloging tools
Selection: tools to help curators locate all sites on a topic
No additional functionality
LIFE CYCLE“What functionality does the tool provide thatisn't reflected in the model?”
Appraisal and Selection
Appraisal and Selection
Appraisal and Selection
Scoping
Data Capture
Storage and Organization/Preservation
University of California Data Center (Oakland, CA)
San Diego Super Commuting Center
Quality Assurance and Analysis
Quality Assurance and Analysis
Access/Use/Reuse
Metadata/Description
DEVELOPMENT“What resources are committed to the tool's ongoing development?”
Service Manager: 1 60% time: customer support, outreach, project management
Tech support: 10-25% time:1 system admin support + 1 technical project manager
Developers: 2 (almost) full-time
DEVELOPMENT“What are major features in the roadmap?”
Updates to Curator Tools on hold at this time as we focus on infrastructure upgrades.
We had a big release in 2013; see: http://bit.ly/12mtuKY
DEVELOPMENT“Is the code open source?”
Yes and no
We are happy to share, but we don’t have the resources to bundle the codefor sharing
ADOPTION“What is the user base for the tool?”
33 institutions across North America
Librarians and archivists @ colleges, universities and organizations
ADOPTION“How environment-specific is the tool as opposed to readily reusable by other organizations?”
Tools are configured for implementation at the CDL
FUNCTIONALITY“What are the tool's unique features?”
XML metadata export
Compare feature
Branding/Identity options
WAS Site Registry
FUNCTIONALITY“What are its shortcomings?”
Not packaged for open source
Tools to help curators find all sites on a topic
Lack of an easy export of ARC files
Flexible storage options
For questions or to try WAS…
contact me rosalie.lack@ucop.edu
was.cdlib.org