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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 1.4.1 Released

Version 1.4.1 of the Web Curator Tool is now available on Sourceforge. This version includes many bugfixes and an upgrade to Heritrix 1.14.1. There are also some new features and performance improvements that were commisioned by The British Library and developed over two iterations during September-October of 2008 and February-March of 2009 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, 1.2.7, 1.3 and 1.4 users upgrade to 1.4.1.

WCT 1.4.0 Released

Version 1.4.0 of the Web Curator Tool is now available on Sourceforge. This version includes an upgrade to Heritrix 1.14 and Wayback 1.2 as well as many new features and some performance improvements that were commisioned by The British Library and developed during an accelerated effort in April and June 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, 1.2.7 and 1.3 users upgrade to 1.4.0.

D-LIB Article (May/June 2008)

Gordon Paynter, Susanna Joe, Vanita Lala, and Gillian Lee have written an article for the latest issue of D-LIB Magazine that describes the National Library of New Zealand's experiences during their first year of selective web archiving with the Web Curator Tool.

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.