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Co-Hosting a Datathon at the Library of Congress
Archives Unleashed teams at wrap-up, day one. Photo by Jaime Mears.
On June 14 and 15, the Library of Congress hosted Archives Unleashed 2.0, a web archive "datathon" (otherwise known as a "hackathon," but apparently any term with the word "hack" in it might sound a bit menacing) in which teams of researchers used a variety of analytical tools to query web-archive data sets in the hopes of discovering some intriguing insights before their 48-hour deadline is up. This was the second instance of this event- the University of Toronto hosted the first in March 2016- in what organizers plan to be a regular occurrence.
Why host a datathon?
For organizers Matthew Weber, Ian Milligan and Jimmy Lin, seasoned data scholars and educators, Archives Unleashed is an exercise in balancing discussion and practice — or what Milligan calls yacking and hacking — to help improve web archive research. The text on the Archives Unleashed website states, "This event presents an opportunity to collaboratively unleash our web collections, exploring cutting-edge research tools while fostering a broad-based consensus on future directions in web archive analysis."
Team Museum's URL text analysis of mimetypes found on museum websites. Photo by Jaime Mears.
But what is the value for the host institution – the Library of Congress or any other? There are actually many unique benefits; here are a few:
Even if none of these points are relevant for your institution, think of this exposure as a way to begin familiarizing your institution with the future of historical research. As Milligan said in his pre-workshop presentation, you "can't do a faithful historical study post 1996 without web archives."
Team Turtle. Photo by Jaime Mears.
What do you need to host a datathon?
Team Turtle's ARCs to WARCs workflow. Photo by Jaime Mears.
This list is scalable and can be tweaked to fit diverse budgets and spaces. Collaboration is essential. Even if you have staff members who are technical experts, even if you have all the money, partnering with other library units and external experts diversifies who might attend, the available data sets they bring and in general raises the potential for creativity and revelation.
Source: Co-Hosting a Datathon at the Library of Congress
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