International and Comparative Librarianship

DEDICATED TO PIONEERS INCLUDING:
S. R. Ranganathan, P. N. Kaula, R. N. Sharma, J. F. Harvey, D. J. Foskett, J. P. Danton, M. M. Jackson, etc.
This Blogosphere has a slant towards India [a.k.a Indica, Indo, South-Asian, Oriental, Bharat, Hindustan, Asian-Indian (not American Indian)].

Friday, November 28, 2008

How should national libraries archive blogs?

November 27, 2008 — Graham Lavender
"I came across an article today at techno-geek site Ars Technica about a new initiative by the German National Library. The Library wants to archive blogs, which is reasonable enough, but through an odd piece of legislation, it appears that they have the authority to require that bloggers deposit their writing in the archives. If bloggers don’t comply, they could face a fine of up to 10 000 euros..." Continue reading

On the same shelf:

MEGA Website for Indian Public Libraries - Is there any?

Blog archives: Web 2.0 tools as sources for social history

German National Library causes blogger uproar

See also books at Amazon.com on related subjects:

Labels: Blog archives, Blogging, Countries, International, National Libraries