Documents Archiving
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An archive refers to the location in which records are kept. In general an archive consists of records which have been selected for preservation. Archives are distinct from libraries insofar as archives hold records which are unique. Archives can be described as holding information "by-products" of activities, while libraries hold specifically authored information "products".
Web Archiving
Web archiving is the process of collecting the World Wide Web/Web or particular portions of the Web and ensuring the collection is digital preservation/preserved in an archive, such as an archive site, for future researchers, historians, and the public. Due to the massive size of the Web, web archivists typically employ web crawlers for automated collection. The largest web archiving organization based on a crawling approach is the Internet Archive which strives to maintain an archive of the entire Web. National library/National libraries, national archives and various consortia of organizations are also involved in archiving culturally important Web content.
Database archiving
Database archiving refers to methods for archiving the underlying content of database-driven websites. It typically requires the extraction of the database content into a standard logical schema/schema, often using XML. Once stored in that standard format, the archived content of multiple databases can then be made available using a single access system.
Transactional archiving
Transactional archiving is an event-driven approach, which collects the actual transactions which take place between a web server and a web browser. It is primarily used as a means of preserving evidence of the content which was actually viewed on a particular website, on a given date. This may be particularly important for organizations which need to comply with legal or regulatory requirements for disclosing and retaining information.
A transactional archiving system typically operates by intercepting every HTTP request to, and response from, the web server, filtering each response to eliminate duplicate content, and permanently storing the responses as bitstreams. A transactional archiving system requires the installation of software on the web server, and cannot therefore be used to collect content from a remote website.
