Web archiving at the KB
In 2007, the National Library of the Netherlands (the KB) started the web archiving project. Initially, the goal was to create a process and infrastructure for archiving a selection of Dutch websites and making them permanently accessible. This project has now been completed. Archiving the Dutch web now is part of the day to day activities at the KB.
The KB is strongly focused on the long-term storage of archived websites. Archived web sites will be stored in the KB e-Depot system. In the beginning of 2011, approximately 3000 sites were selected for harvesting. KB aims to have harvested about 10000 websites in 2013.
The web archive will become available in the reading room during 2011. In a later phase it will become available online.