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Media and Democracy in the Network Society

The Danish Research Agency has just decided to fund the research project "Media and Democracy in the Network Society". Seven researchers from the Centre for Internet research are part of the project that has received 23,6 million dkr.

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Netarchive.dk is a one-year project investigating strategies for collecting and archiving Danish Internet materials, which simultaneously will be evaluated with regard to their research value The project can be seen in the light of the rapidly increasing social and cultural importance of the Internet. In fact, it would not be exaggerated to regard the Internet as an original contribution to Danish and other modern societies cultural heritage, containing many of the most important sources of knowledge for understanding our society. The project is directed toward the testing of various strategies for collecting and archiving of Internet material in a narrowly defined area of indubitable broad general interest, namely activity on the Net in connection with the forthcoming municipal elections in November 2001. There are several reasons for regarding this area as well suited. Firstly, we can expect the municipal elections to give rise to a wide range of dynamic, interactive Internet activities, posing a number of new archival challenges. Secondly, this is a course of events over a limited period of time, which can be followed and archived from start to finish. Thirdly, it is a coherent material as regards content, making it possible to test and evaluate its research value as part of the project. More information in the complete project description (in Danish). Results of the project will be continuously updated on these pages, with the first report expected at the end of October. The project runs from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002, and is to be carried out in cooperation with the Royal Library, Copenhagen, The State and University Library, Aarhus, and the Centre for Internet Research at the University of Aarhus. The participants from CFI are Associate Professor, Dr.phil. Niels Ole Finnemann and Associate Professor Niels Brügger, The project is being financed by Denmark's Electronic Research Library and its associated institutions.

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