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Preserving Digital History

A new web archive from National Records of Scotland will preserve key official websites and make them available for future generations.

Official websites contain information which will be of use to members of the public now and historians in future. But as websites change, vital information can be lost.

The new Web Continuity Service from National Records of Scotland (NRS) will help prevent this loss, by archiving and making available ‘snapshots’ of the websites of organisations who already deposit records with NRS - the Scottish Government, Scottish Courts, public inquiries in Scotland, public authorities and some private organisations.

As well as helping the researchers of the future, the new service – offered free of charge – will mean users see fewer broken links on the live websites which have been archived.  This will help to maintain long-term access to important online information
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