THE SEPTEMBER 11 WEB ARCHIVE AS COLLABORATORY

Meghan Dougherty, PhDAssistant Professor, Digital Communication

Loyola University Chicago, School of Communication

Photo courtesy Huffington Post, 9/11 Anniversary: September 11 Snapshots & Stories, 9/6/2011 www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/911-anniversary-photos-stories_n_950254.html

...Archive as Collaboratorya set of resources,

to aggregate, filter and remix, by experts and non-experts of all sorts

to create, collect and share meaning

Photo courtesy Huffington Post, 9/11 Anniversary: September 11 Snapshots & Stories, 9/6/2011 www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/911-anniversary-photos-stories_n_950254.html

...Archive as Collaboratorya set of resources,

to aggregate, filter and remix, by experts and non-experts of all sorts

to create, collect and share meaning

Photo courtesy Huffington Post, 9/11 Anniversary: September 11 Snapshots & Stories, 9/6/2011 www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/911-anniversary-photos-stories_n_950254.html

...basic conditionsopenness in archiving practice, and a proliferation of tools built aroundcollaborative participatory culture

...Archive as Collaboratorya set of resources,

to aggregate, filter and remix, by experts and non-experts of all sorts

to create, collect and share meaning

Photo courtesy Huffington Post, 9/11 Anniversary: September 11 Snapshots & Stories, 9/6/2011 www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/911-anniversary-photos-stories_n_950254.html

...basic conditionsopenness in archiving practice, and a proliferation of tools built aroundcollaborative participatory culture

...DIY collecting/sharing changes in character and purpose

over timefrom documentation

to reflection

mdougherty@luc.edu@mdocx1archivefilter.net

Memorial, by Andrew Emil age 11http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2036442_2217968,00.html