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The Web Curator Tool Project

The Web Curator Tool (WCT) is a tool for managing the selective web harvesting process. It is designed for use in libraries and other collecting organisations, and supports collection by non-technical users while still allowing complete control of the web harvesting process.

The WCT Project is a collaborative effort by the National Library of New Zealand and the British Library, initiated by the International Internet Preservation Consortium. The WCT software was developed by Sytec Resources Ltd and is now available under the terms of the Apache Public License.

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Latest News

WCT 1.3.0 Released

Version 1.3.0 is now available on sourceforge. This version includes many new features and some performance improvements that were commissioned by the British Library and developed during an accelerated effort in January and February of 2008 by software developers from Oakleigh Consulting in the UK. The new features will be of benefit to all existing WCT users and we recommend that WCT 1.1 and 1.2.7 users upgrade to 1.3.0.

WCT 1.2.7 Released

Version 1.2.7 is now available on sourceforge. It contains a large number of new features, bug fixesand other uupdates, including a new manual. Further details can be found in the release notes in the download and on the website.

WCT 1.2 Beta testing almost complete (31 July 2007)

The beta testing of the next release of the Web Curatoer Tool (version 1.2) is almost complete. Some of the beta releases are available from the downloads page, and a final release, tentatively known as version 1.2.7, is imminent.

WCT Shortlisted in Digital Preservation section of UK Conservation Awards (July 2007)

The WCT has been shortlisted for the Conservation Awards, the "Oscars of the conservation world", in the Digital Preservation Award 2007 category.

WCT finalist in Computerworld (NZ) Excellence Awards (15 May 2007)

The WCT is a finalist in the Computerworld (NZ) Excellence Awards 2007, in the Excellence in the Use of ICT in Government category.

WCT 1.1.1 Beta Available for Testing (05 April 2007)

A minor release (version 1.1.1 beta) is available for testing rom the SourceForge download page. Note that version 1.1GA remains the latest official stable release.

CDNLAO Newsletter artcile (20 March 2007)

The Conference of Directors of National Libraries - Asia Oceania (CDNLAO) Newsletter has a series of articles on Archiving and Preservation of Online Publications in the latest issue, including articles from Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singlapore. The National Library of New Zealand contribution describes the Web Curator Tool.

Database Documentation (07 March 2007)

A data dictionary has beenuploaded to the documentation page.

Ariadne Article (08 February 2007)

Philip Beresford has written an article for the latest issue of Ariadne that tells the story of the development of the WCT from The British Library's perspective.

Windows Installation Guide (18 January 2007)

Tine Musek and Matjaz Kragelj from the National and University Library of Slovenia have contributed a WCT Installation Guide for Windows. It is available from the documentation page.

Another WCT Paper Presentation (06 December 2006)

Gordon Paynter gave a presentation about Selectively Archiving Websites at the Government Recordkeeping Forum organised by Archives New Zealand on 06 December 2006. Topics covered include the relationship between the WCT and the National Digital Heritage Archive.

New WCT Paper and Presentation online (30 October 2006)

Gordon Paynter and Ingrid Mason presented a paper on Building a Web Curator Tool For the National Library of New Zealand to the 2006 Annual Conference of the Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). The paper discusses the work by the National Library of New Zealand and the British Library to develop the tool, the workflows it supports, and how it is used in New Zealand. Both the paper and the conference presentation are now available for download from the LIANZA site: