Translations:Websites archiveren: hoe en waarom?/20/en

• Context: this refers to the data that indicates the relationship between the website and the archive creator. You can preserve it by recording descriptive metadata about your website.
• Content: this includes all the text, photos, videos, maps, etc. on your website. Some elements, such as information retrieved from external services (e.g. YouTube, Google Maps and Flickr), are difficult to archive. You therefore need to document the external services that your website uses.
• Structure: this shows the relationship between the website and its components. Most websites have a sitemap that displays the structure of the website. You can preserve this property by saving the original structure of your website (i.e. the original structure of the web pages on the web server) and maintaining the relationships between the different pages.
• Look & feel: in addition to content, structure and context, a website’s ‘look & feel’ is also an essential component that needs to be preserved. It is therefore important to document the technical environment in which your website was created, such as the CMS software used, the plug-ins required to display certain components, and the server configuration. You also need to keep a record of the period during which your website was online. This provides information about the HTML version used, the software, and the browser versions in which the website can be viewed. This information can serve as the basis for reconstructing the website.
• Behaviour and functionalities: websites can also have specific ‘behaviours’ and ‘functionalities’, such as animations, interactive elements and hyperlinks. You also need to record your website’s technical environment for this because certain functionalities may be lost when choosing a specific archiving method.