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ANANOVA:
0845 1216060
Sheena Stavert
Senior Content Producer
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Wouldn't
divulge user figures. Explained that the database is keyword driven.
Sites on the 'web search' are approved by journalists. Can search
back further than 30 days, but not an advertised feature. She would
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Described
user figures as "sensitive information". Explained BBC rationale
for archiving in general: legal obligation; professional/historical
obligation; for research; for reuse. Online archiving currently localized,
incl only final editions. Policy presently under review; move towards
standardizing & incl all editions. Would like to see full exploitation
of archiving, providing grouped information, historical topics etc
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Estimated
2million page views per day of search section, c.1/3 of total site
useage. One of oldest public news databases, evolving from 'world
reporter database' of 1970s.Described managed human system of checking
and organising sources. Identified "availability of free archives
on the web a key issue" & FT.com have moved away from charging
per article as "more hassle than it's worth", supported
by advertising. Complex searches of full archive, extending 20years
are charged.
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GUARDIAN
UNLIMITED: 020 72782332
Simon Waldman
Head of Guardian Unlimited
[email protected]
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"Not
a special activity...it just happens" as a technical process.
No immediate plans to alter this although paper product is in process
of being archived online, led by Sheila Fitzsimmons.
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INDEPENDENT
DIGITAL: 020 70052000
Ruth Dunn
Marketing & Customer Services Exec
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Site
had 160,000 unique users in 2000 and the search is "one of the
highest hit areas on the site".No dedicated archive team. All
articles incl since Oct 99 relaunch; prior to that articles retained
(in SHTML) by ad hoc editorial decisions. No obituaries incl. Would
like to see "more content in search".
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ITNARCHIVE.COM:
020 78333000
Karena Smith
Development Manager, News Archiving
[email protected]
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The
ITN Archive operates as a distinct division of ITN focussing on television
news & feature output from ITN since 1955 and Reuters World TV
World News Service from 1896.It also serves as the main television
archive facility for Channels 4 & 5.
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REUTERS.COM:
020 75201122
David Cutler
Senior Researcher, Editorial Ref Unit
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The
main database is subscription based & retains 90% of news from
1990 through an automated process. Operates via keyword searching.
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Site
has 800,000 unique users and 18.9million page impressions December2000;
news search "not as well used as babes and sport". No dedicated
archive team or plans "in current economic climate". Search
by keywords, date or relevance & hope to install full database
facility soon.
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BUN.WORLDONLINE.CO.UK:
0845 6605000
Dan Brown
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Didn't
really know what an archive was.
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ELECTRONIC
TELEGRAPH: 0207 5385000
Sarah Clarke
Information Scientist
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Est.
20% of 31 million page impressions in 2000 were in search facility.Identified
formatting as an issue as currently converting HTML to XML to make
files "future proof" & ease syndication and adaptation.
Implementing "new software with dynamic content facilities that
will minimize intervention" and present more streamlined and
up to date information. Also improves advertising targetting, which
finances the site. Humans ensure "recording right metadata"
for the quality of keyword searches.
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Site
has c.1million page impressions per day. Humans prioritize archive
content and site updates throughout day (staffed for 20hours). Would
like to see more grouped information, not available in Oct 2000
redesign. Maintains that "machine has to behave more intelligently
and make the library behave in a more orderly way" and envisages
a full-time job "like a traditional archivist-librarian"
for the online search facility.
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