WebWatching UK Web Communities

<BODY BACKGROUND="report.html" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000"> <H1> WebWatching UK Web Communities</H1> <p>British Library Research and Innovation Report 146</p> <p> <center><b>WebWatching UK Web Communities:<br>Final Report For The WebWatch Project</b></center></p> <p> <center>Brian Kelly and Ian Peacock </center></p> <p> <center>British Library Research and Innovation Centre</center></p> <p> <center>1999</center></p> <p> <b>Abstract</b></p> <p> This document is the final report for the WebWatch project. The aim of the project was to develop and use robot software for analysing and profiling Web sites within various UK communities and to report on the findings. </p> <p> This document reviews the original bid, gives a background to robot software, describes the robot software used by the WebWatch project, and summaries the conclusions gained from the WebWatch trawls. A list of recommendations for further work in this area is given. The appendices include a number of the reports which have been produced which describe the main trawls carried out by the project.</p> <p> <b>Author(s)</b></p> <p> Brian Kelly and Ian Peacock, UKOLN (UK Office for Library and Information Networking).</p> <p> Brian Kelly is UK Web Focus at UKOLN, the University of Bath. Brian managed the WebWatch project.</p> <p> Ian Peacock is WebWatch Computer Officer at UKOLN, the University of Bath. Ian was responsible for software development and analysis and producing reports.</p> <p> <b>Disclaimer</b></p> <p> The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the British Library.</p> <p> <b>Grant Number</b></p> <p> RIC/G/383</p> <p> <b>Availability of this Report</b></p> <p> British Library Research and Innovation Reports are published by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre and may be purchased as photocopies or microfiche from the British Thesis Service, British Library Document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ, UK.</p> <p> In addition this report is freely available on the World Wide Web at the address <br><URL: <tt>http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/webwatch/reports/final/</tt> >.</p> <p> <b>ISBN and ISSN Details</b></p> <p> ISBN 0 7123 97361</p> <p> ISSN 1366-8218</p> <p> <center>© The British Library Board 1999</center></p> <p> <b>Table of Contents</b> <a name="_Toc442765105"></a></p> <P><hr size=4> <UL> <LI><A HREF="report-1.html"> 1 Introduction </A> <LI><A HREF="report-2.html"> 2 Outline of the WebWatch Project </A> <LI><A HREF="report-3.html"> 3 Background to Robot Technologies </A> <LI><A HREF="report-4.html"> 4 The WebWatch Robot </A> <LI><A HREF="report-5.html"> 5 WebWatch Trawls </A> <LI><A HREF="report-6.html"> 6 Observations </A> <LI><A HREF="report-7.html"> 7 WebWatch Web Services </A> <LI><A HREF="report-8.html"> 8 Future Developments </A> <LI><A HREF="report-9.html"> 9 References </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix.html"> Appendix 1 Trawl of UK Public Libraries </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-2.html"> Appendix 2 First Trawl of UK University Entry Points </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-3.html"> Appendix 3 Analysis of /robots.txt Files </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-4.html"> Appendix 4 Trawl Of UK University Entry Points - July 1998 </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-5.html"> Appendix 5 Trawl of eLib Projects </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-6.html"> Appendix 6 Trawl of UK Academic Libraries </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-7.html"> Appendix 7 Third Trawl of UK Academic Entry Points </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-8.html"> Appendix 8 Library Technology News Articles </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-9.html"> Appendix 9 Virtually Inaccessible? </A> <LI><A HREF="report-Appendix-10.html"> Appendix 10 WebWatch Dissemination </A> </UL> <UL> <LI><A HREF="report-Contents.html"> Contents </A> </UL> <hr size=4> </body>