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From Historic Preservation to the Built Environment

The Evolving Boundaries of Columbia’s Avery Library Web Archive

Alex Thurman@athurman

2017 Archive-It Partner Meeting

http://library.columbia.edu/find/web-archives.html

Chris SalaArchitecture LibrarianAvery Library

Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

“The collection's principal thematic focus is documenting the evolution of the built environment and public spaces through the interaction of historic preservation efforts and new development projects within urban planning debates, particularly in and around New York City.”

https://archive-it.org/collections/1757

Avery web collection permission/notification policy

2010-2016 1. Permission request to site owner for Columbia to archive site and provide public access to archived copy

2. If no response, follow-up notification email (opt-out)

2017- Notification email to site owner that their site has been selected for the collection and Columbia’s intent to archive and provide public access to archived copy (opt-out)

Collecting NYC Landmark Designation Reports

Chris SalaArchitecture LibrarianAvery Library

2014 Pilot collaborative collection modeled on thematic scope of Avery Library web archive developed with Ivy Plus Art & Architecture Librarians

2017 Ivy Plus Libraries collaborative web resources collection program begins, with jointly funded librarian and AIT account.CAUSEWAY collection (to be) expanded