International Internet Preservation Consortium Announces 2008 Member Profile Survey Results

The International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) announces its first comprehensive survey of members and their web preservation activities.

In 2008, a survey was developed to gather information about the members of the International Internet Preservation Consortium: their web preservation program's scope, staff, tools, and policies that affect their activities. The IIPC Member Profile Survey opened to members on March 7, 2008, with preliminary results presented at an April 2008 General Assembly meeting in Canberra, Australia.

A summary of survey results has been published for a wider web archiving and digital library community presents answers to portions of the original survey, and is available on the IIPC website. The survey results cover topics such as what type of institutions belong to the IIPC and the maturity of their web archiving programs, the types of staff who are working on web archiving in their institutions. The survey asked questions about the scope of IIPC members' web archives, whether they publish selection guidelines, and what metrics they use to report on the archiving activities. The survey results also reports on what crawlers and curator tools are being used by IIPC members, whether they provide access and description for research use, and legal issues and policies related to copyright.

The mission of the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) is to acquire, preserve and make accessible knowledge and information from the Internet for future generations everywhere, promoting global exchange and international relations. The goals of the consortium are:

To enable the collection, preservation and long-term access of a rich body of Internet content from around the world.
To foster the development and use of common tools, techniques and standards for the creation of international archives.
To be a strong international advocate for initiatives and legislation that encourage the collection, preservation and access to Internet content.
To encourage and support libraries, archives, museums and cultural heritage institutions everywhere to address Internet content collecting and preservation.

More information can be found on the IIPC website: http://netpreserve.org