The new service aims to preserve key information on official websites, making that information available in the future, even if the website should change or go offline. The service will archive and make available ‘snapshots’ of the websites of organisations who already deposit records with National Records of Scotland, including the Scottish Government and Scottish Courts.
The service is operated by National Records of Scotland working with a commercial supplier, Internet Memory Research. The service will capture information in the public domain, regularly ‘crawling’ websites after agreement with their owners to ensure the correct handling of any sensitive information, and intellectual property rights.
Website: http://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk