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The Web at Risk: Needs Assessment too I kit
Appendix 10. Letter of Invitation to End Users
Dear [Potential Participant]:
[Library name or institution name] is planning to create an archive of web sites of importance to
our faculty and students. I would like to meet with you for an hour or two to discuss your ideas
about archiving web-published materials for future use by researchers like you.
Web-published materials include a range of material types from text documents to streaming
video to interactive experiences. These materials are accessed and presented via the World
Wide Web and because they are both dynamic and transient, they are at risk of disappearing.
Web archives preserve web-published materials. Some of these materials may also exist in other
forms but the web archive captures the web versions for posterity and may provide users access
to the materials long after the web sites themselves are no longer in existence.
We are targeting researchers in the areas of political science and history [insert appropriate
department or school within the institution] who might use web sites of US federal and state
government agencies in their research and professional activities. Our archive might also include
web sites of political policy documents, campaign literature, or information surrounding political
movements.
We are creating our web archive under the auspices of the Web-at-Risk project, which is one of
eight digital preservation projects funded in 2004 by the Library of Congress. Each of the eight
projects represents a collaborative effort to preserve born-digital or digitized cultural heritage
materials and collections for future generations. We are working with a great team of experts from
the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas, and New York University.
The needs and issues you articulate during our discussion will help us create guidelines and
make choices for our web archive. I hope you are interested in taking part in this interesting and
important activity. Your input will help ensure the creation of useful tools and guidelines for our
web archive.
To get an idea of what web archives are like, take a look at these two examples:
CyberCemetery UCLA Online Campaign Literature Archive
http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ http://digital.library.ucla.edu/campaignl
Be assured your participation is completely voluntary and, while a list of participants may be
published, comments will not be attributed to individuals in a manner that they can be recognized.
If you would like to contribute your ideas and experiences, please contact me at [email, telephone
number] by [date]. I will get back with you to set up a convenient meeting time.
Thanks very much for your consideration!
[Name of Interviewer]Kathleen R. Murray 75 of 102 May 31, 2005
Kathleen R. Murray
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May 31, 2005
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