Presentation to ARL CNI Conference October 2009
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Transcript of Presentation to ARL CNI Conference October 2009
Special Collections in the Digital Age:
Partnerships and Collaboration
ARL/CNIAn Age of DiscoveryOctober 15-16, 2009
Fred Heath, Aaron Choate, Ladd Hanson, Christian Kelleher, Jennifer Lee, Mark McFarland, Amy
Rushing, T-Kay Sangwand, Kevin Wood
1. Bulk harvesting of human rights sites from the WWW
2. Custom harvesting of human rights themes from Internet
3. Preservation and disclosure of born-digital documentation
University of Texas Human Rights Initiative: Priorities:
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