Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Computer Science Theses & Dissertations Computer Science Summer 2008 Integrating Preservation Functions Into the Web Server Joan A. Smith Old Dominion University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/computerscience_etds Part of the Computer Sciences Commons, and the Digital Communications and Networking Commons Recommended Citation Smith, Joan A.. "Integrating Preservation Functions Into the Web Server" (2008). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), dissertation, Computer Science, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/jr7m-6g71 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/computerscience_etds/22 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Computer Science at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Computer Science Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. INTEGRATING PRESERVATION FUNCTIONS INTO THE WEB SERVER by Joan A. Smith B.A. 1986 University of the State of New York M.A. 1988 Hampton University A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY COMPUTER SCIENCE OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY August 2008 Approved by: Michael L. Nelson (Director) Kurt Maly Steven J. Zeil Mohammed K. Zubair Simeon Warner ABSTRACT INTEGRATING PRESERVATION FUNCTIONS INTO THE WEB SERVER Joan A. Smith Old Dominion University, 2008 Director: Dr. Michael L. Nelson Digital preservation of the World Wide Web poses unique challenges, different from the preservation issues facing professional Digital Libraries. The complete list of a website’s resources cannot be cited with confidence, and the descriptive metadata available for the resources is so minimal that it is sometimes insufficient for a browser to recognize.