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Web archives and hyperlink analyses: The case of videnskab.dk 2009–2022

  • Niels Brügger
  • Katharina Sølling Dahlman

This chapter demonstrates how the use of a national web archive in hyperlinked network analyses may prove an indispensable source when conducting not only historical but also contemporary analyses of a given website. Our analyses are based on the case of videnskab.dk, a Danish journalistic website disseminating research-related knowledge to the public. Focus is on the examination of hyperlinks related to videnskab.dk in the years of 2009, 2014, 2018, and 2022, followed by a network analysis of videnskab.dk in relation to similar transnational websites. Our results showcase what insights may be gained when conducting analyses with and without access to a national web archive, respectively, highlighting the impact and importance of data collections when studying the online web.

  • Keywords:
  • web archive,
  • hyperlink network analysis,
  • actor types,
  • historical analysis,
  • contemporary analysis,
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Niels Brügger

Aarhus University, Denmark - ORCID: 0000-0003-1787-1980

Katharina Sølling Dahlman

Aarhus University, Denmark

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Chapter Title

Web archives and hyperlink analyses: The case of videnskab.dk 2009–2022

Authors

Niels Brügger, Katharina Sølling Dahlman

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0413-2.19

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2024

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Book Title

Exploring the Archived Web during a Highly Transformative Age

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Proceedings of the 5th international RESAW conference, Marseille, June 2023

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Sophie Gebeil, Jean-Christophe Peyssard

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362

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2024

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Firenze University Press

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