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March 17, 2023

"PANDORA" redirects here. For other uses, see Pandora (disambiguation).

PANDORA, or Pandora, is a national web archive for the preservation of Australia's online publications. Established by the National Library of Australia in 1996, it has been built in collaboration with Australian state libraries and cultural collecting organisations, including the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, the Australian War Memorial, and the National Film and Sound Archive.[1] It is now one of three components of the Australian Web Archive.

PANDORA
Type of site
Web archive
OwnerNational Library of Australia
Created byNational Library of Australia and partner organisations
URLOfficial website
CommercialNo
LaunchedOctober 1996; 26 years ago (1996-10)
Written inPANDORA Digital Archiving System (PANDAS) v.3

The name, PANDORA, is a bacronym which describes its purpose: Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia.[2]

History

The National Library of Australia (NLA) began selecting suitable online publications at the beginning of 1996, after recognising "the need to preserve Australia's documentary heritage in online formats as well as in the traditional formats of its existing collections". After investigating the landscape of "Australian electronic publications" between 1993 and 1996, staff (initially four) were committed to the PANDORA program.[3] Following a six-month period of testing and experimentation, the NLA committed to collecting materials in online formats. A system to store, manage and provide access to these online publications was built by the NLA, which includes PANDORA, a set of policies and procedures and a technical infrastructure.[4]

The first two titles were downloaded in October 1996. By June 1997 the archive contained 31 titles.[5] With the sheer volume of content that needed archiving, it was essential to collaborate with other organisations, and in 1998 the State Library of Victoria came on board.[4] By 2000, 600 titles had been archived, at which time the website was redesigned. The new site added subject-level access to titles and included documents relating to the PANDORA project.[5]

In August 1998 the State Library of Victoria became a participant in adding content. In 2000, ScreenSound Australia (now National Film and Sound Archive) joined as a collaborating partner.[6] By 2003, all of the mainland State libraries, the Northern Territory Library, the National Film and Sound Archive, the Australian War Memorial[4] and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)[7] had become participants. The State Library of Tasmania has not participated in PANDORA, at the time of inception running its own web archiving project called Our Digital Island.[8]

Description

Selection criteria

The PANDORA archive collects certain Australian web resources according to a specified selection policy, preserves them, and makes them available for viewing. Content must be about Australia, and is selected based on its cultural significance and research value; and must be "on a subject of social, political, cultural, religious, scientific or economic significance and relevance to Australia and be written by an Australian author; or be written by an Australian recognised authority and constitute a contribution to international knowledge".[9]

The provision for legal deposit of digital format publications was added to the Australian Copyright Act 1968 in 2016 so the National Library of Australia may copy Australian websites without acquiring permission.[10] They do notify publishers before copying a website to the PANDORA archive, and may request publisher assistance if required.[11]

Selection also gives priority to six categories of publication:[9]

As time and staff resources permit, high quality sites outside these categories may be included, within certain guidelines, for instance, "Personal sites will usually only be selected if they provide information of outstanding research value unavailable elsewhere or if they are of exceptional quality or particular interest".

Software

The archival management system called PANDAS (PANDORA Digital Archiving System) is used to add a title into PANDORA. This was developed and is maintained by the National Library of Australia. The latest version is PANDAS 3, which was deployed in mid-2007.[12]

Current and future status

In March 2019 it became part of larger the Australian Web Archive, which comprises the PANDORA Archive, the Australian Government Web Archive (AGWA) and the National Library's ".au" domain collections, using a single interface in Trove which is publicly available.[13][14][15][16]

As of March 2020, there were 62,959 archived titles, using 49.63 TB of data.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History and Achievements". PANDORA. 18 February 2009.
  2. ^ "About Pandora". Pandora Archive. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hegarty, Kieran (25 July 2022). "The invention of the archived web: tracing the influence of library frameworks on web archiving infrastructure". Internet Histories: 1–20. doi:10.1080/24701475.2022.2103988. ISSN 2470-1475.
  4. ^ a b c "NLA Selection Guidelines". Pandora Archive. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Whiting, Julie (August 2000). "New look marks milestone for PANDORA Tour de Force". National Library of Australia: Gateways. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ^ Webb, Colin (December 2000). "Because It Belongs to All of Us: National Arrangements for Digital Preservation in Australian Libraries, Australian Academic & Research Libraries". Australian Academic and Research Libraries. 31 (4): 154–172. doi:10.1080/00048623.2000.10755132. ISSN 1839-471X. Published online: 28 Oct 2013 [Routledge]
  7. ^ "Pandora Archive". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Other archives". Pandora Archive. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "NLA Selection Guidelines". Pandora Archive. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ "WHAT IS LEGAL DEPOSIT?". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Notice to Publisher of Online Material". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Digital Archiving System". Pandora Archive. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia". Pandora Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Australian web archive". Trove. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Archived websites". National Library of Australia. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  16. ^ Koerbin, Paul (11 February 2015). "The Australian Government Web Archive". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Statistics". Pandora Archive. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

Further reading

  • Crook, Edgar (August 2006). "The Work of Pandora". National Library of Australia Gateways. Vol. 82.
  • Fellows, Geoff; Harvey, Ross; Lloyd, Annemaree; Pymm, Bob; Wallis, Jake (30 November 2007). "Separating the wheat from the chaff: Identifying key elements in the NLA .au domain harvest" (PDF). RAILS4. Fourth Research Applications in Library and Information Studies Seminar (RAILS4). Vol. 39. State Library of Victoria, Melbourne: ALIA (published 2008). pp. 137–148.
  • Hegarty, Kieran (July 2022). "The invention of the archived web: tracing the influence of library frameworks on web archiving infrastructure". Internet Histories.
  • McKenzie, Amelia (12 March 2019). "Preserving Australia's Web History:The beginning of the Australian Web Archive". National Library of Australia.

External links

  • Official website
  • National Library of Australia

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PANDORA redirects here For other uses see Pandora disambiguation PANDORA or Pandora is a national web archive for the preservation of Australia s online publications Established by the National Library of Australia in 1996 it has been built in collaboration with Australian state libraries and cultural collecting organisations including the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies the Australian War Memorial and the National Film and Sound Archive 1 It is now one of three components of the Australian Web Archive PANDORAType of siteWeb archiveOwnerNational Library of AustraliaCreated byNational Library of Australia and partner organisationsURLOfficial websiteCommercialNoLaunchedOctober 1996 26 years ago 1996 10 Written inPANDORA Digital Archiving System PANDAS v 3The name PANDORA is a bacronym which describes its purpose Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia 2 Contents 1 History 2 Description 2 1 Selection criteria 2 2 Software 3 Current and future status 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory EditThe National Library of Australia NLA began selecting suitable online publications at the beginning of 1996 after recognising the need to preserve Australia s documentary heritage in online formats as well as in the traditional formats of its existing collections After investigating the landscape of Australian electronic publications between 1993 and 1996 staff initially four were committed to the PANDORA program 3 Following a six month period of testing and experimentation the NLA committed to collecting materials in online formats A system to store manage and provide access to these online publications was built by the NLA which includes PANDORA a set of policies and procedures and a technical infrastructure 4 The first two titles were downloaded in October 1996 By June 1997 the archive contained 31 titles 5 With the sheer volume of content that needed archiving it was essential to collaborate with other organisations and in 1998 the State Library of Victoria came on board 4 By 2000 600 titles had been archived at which time the website was redesigned The new site added subject level access to titles and included documents relating to the PANDORA project 5 In August 1998 the State Library of Victoria became a participant in adding content In 2000 ScreenSound Australia now National Film and Sound Archive joined as a collaborating partner 6 By 2003 all of the mainland State libraries the Northern Territory Library the National Film and Sound Archive the Australian War Memorial 4 and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS 7 had become participants The State Library of Tasmania has not participated in PANDORA at the time of inception running its own web archiving project called Our Digital Island 8 Description EditSelection criteria Edit The PANDORA archive collects certain Australian web resources according to a specified selection policy preserves them and makes them available for viewing Content must be about Australia and is selected based on its cultural significance and research value and must be on a subject of social political cultural religious scientific or economic significance and relevance to Australia and be written by an Australian author or be written by an Australian recognised authority and constitute a contribution to international knowledge 9 The provision for legal deposit of digital format publications was added to the Australian Copyright Act 1968 in 2016 so the National Library of Australia may copy Australian websites without acquiring permission 10 They do notify publishers before copying a website to the PANDORA archive and may request publisher assistance if required 11 Selection also gives priority to six categories of publication 9 Commonwealth and ACT government publications Publications of tertiary education institutions Conference proceedings E journals Titles referred by indexing and abstracting agencies Topical sites in nominated subject areas collected on a rolling three year basis and those documenting issues of current social or political interest such as elections Sydney Olympics As time and staff resources permit high quality sites outside these categories may be included within certain guidelines for instance Personal sites will usually only be selected if they provide information of outstanding research value unavailable elsewhere or if they are of exceptional quality or particular interest Software Edit The archival management system called PANDAS PANDORA Digital Archiving System is used to add a title into PANDORA This was developed and is maintained by the National Library of Australia The latest version is PANDAS 3 which was deployed in mid 2007 12 Current and future status EditIn March 2019 it became part of larger the Australian Web Archive which comprises the PANDORA Archive the Australian Government Web Archive AGWA and the National Library s au domain collections using a single interface in Trove which is publicly available 13 14 15 16 As of March 2020 update there were 62 959 archived titles using 49 63 TB of data 17 See also EditAustralian Bibliographic Network Internet Archive National Digital Library Program NDLP US digital library created by scanning the resources of the Library of Congress National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program NDIIPP US National edeposit NED Australia TroveReferences Edit History and Achievements PANDORA 18 February 2009 About Pandora Pandora Archive 5 June 2018 Retrieved 1 May 2020 Hegarty Kieran 25 July 2022 The invention of the archived web tracing the influence of library frameworks on web archiving infrastructure Internet Histories 1 20 doi 10 1080 24701475 2022 2103988 ISSN 2470 1475 a b c NLA Selection Guidelines Pandora Archive 5 June 2018 Retrieved 30 April 2020 a b Whiting Julie August 2000 New look marks milestone for PANDORA Tour de Force National Library of Australia Gateways National Library of Australia Archived from the original on 23 May 2004 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Webb Colin December 2000 Because It Belongs to All of Us National Arrangements for Digital Preservation in Australian Libraries Australian Academic amp Research Libraries Australian Academic and Research Libraries 31 4 154 172 doi 10 1080 00048623 2000 10755132 ISSN 1839 471X Published online 28 Oct 2013 Routledge Pandora Archive Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Retrieved 30 April 2020 Other archives Pandora Archive 24 August 2011 Retrieved 30 April 2020 a b NLA Selection Guidelines Pandora Archive 5 June 2018 Retrieved 1 May 2020 WHAT IS LEGAL DEPOSIT National Library of Australia Retrieved 2 February 2014 Notice to Publisher of Online Material National Library of Australia Retrieved 2 February 2014 Digital Archiving System Pandora Archive 27 June 2007 Retrieved 1 May 2020 Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia Pandora Archive Retrieved 30 April 2020 Australian web archive Trove Retrieved 30 April 2020 Archived websites National Library of Australia 23 March 2020 Retrieved 30 April 2020 Koerbin Paul 11 February 2015 The Australian Government Web Archive National Library of Australia Retrieved 30 April 2020 Statistics Pandora Archive 26 February 2020 Retrieved 30 April 2020 Further reading EditCrook Edgar August 2006 The Work of Pandora National Library of Australia Gateways Vol 82 Fellows Geoff Harvey Ross Lloyd Annemaree Pymm Bob Wallis Jake 30 November 2007 Separating the wheat from the chaff Identifying key elements in the NLA au domain harvest PDF RAILS4 Fourth Research Applications in Library and Information Studies Seminar RAILS4 Vol 39 State Library of Victoria Melbourne ALIA published 2008 pp 137 148 Hegarty Kieran July 2022 The invention of the archived web tracing the influence of library frameworks on web archiving infrastructure Internet Histories McKenzie Amelia 12 March 2019 Preserving Australia s Web History The beginning of the Australian Web Archive National Library of Australia External links EditOfficial website National Library of AustraliaCoordinates 35 17 47 49 S 149 07 46 02 E 35 2965250 S 149 1294500 E 35 2965250 149 1294500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pandora archive amp oldid 1101852745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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