It is never too early to consider the future of your web archiving program.

By involving colleagues in the formulation of collecting policies, working with partner organizations, and/or working with public relations staff to inform and educate the community about the importance of web archiving, you can help to ensure internal and external support for continuation.

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Community Cultivation Model

Reading Materials

Community Webs - Steps Toward Sustainability"

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Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith. "Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World."

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Eschenfelder, K. R., Shankar, K. , Williams, R. , Lanham, A. , Salo, D. and Zhang, M. "What are we talking about when we talk about sustainability of digital archives, repositories and libraries?"

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Graham, Blake; Oergersen, Jennifer L; Ducey, Mary Ellen "Launching a Web Archives Program at a Public University"

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Maron, Nancy L.; Pickle, Sarah. "Searching for Sustainability: Strategies from Eight Digitized Special Collections""

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Gemmill, Laurie, and Megan Forbes. “It Takes a Village: Open Source Software Sustainability A Guidebook for Programs Serving Cultural and Scientific Heritage.”

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University of Kansas' Community Tool Box.

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