]> http://www.llrx.com/taxonomy/term/1176/0 <a href="http://blog.law.cornell.edu/voxpop/files/2010/01/sarah_rhodes.jpg" title="Sarah Rhodes"></a><a href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/staff/bio.cfm?id_no=106">Sarah Rhodes</a> is the digital collections librarian at the <a href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/">Georgetown Law Library</a> in Washington, D.C., and a project coordinator for <a href="http://www.legalinfoarchive.org/">The Chesapeake Project Legal Information Archive</a>, a digital preservation initiative of the Georgetown Law Library in collaboration with the State Law Libraries of <a href="http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/">Maryland</a> and <a href="http://www.courts.state.va.us/courtadmin/library/home.html">Virginia</a>. en http://www.llrx.com/features/linkrot2011analysis.htm <strong>Sarah Rhodes</strong> describes and documents the work of the Chesapeake Digital Preservation Group's fourth annual investigation of link rot among the original URLs for online law and policy-related materials archived though the group's efforts. Link rot" is used to describe a URL that no longer provides direct access to files matching the content originally harvested from the URL. The Chesapeake Group focuses primarily on the preservation of Web-published legal materials, which often disappear as Web site content is rearranged or deleted over time. In the four years since the program began, the Chesapeake Group has built a digital archive collection comprising more than 7,400 digital items and 3,200 titles, all of which were originally posted to the Web. Legal Research Features Internet Resources - Web Links Internet Trends Rhodes, Sarah Search Engines Technology Trends Websites, blogs, wikis & extranets Thu, 19 May 2011 16:20:28 -0700 http://www.llrx.com/features/linkrot.htm This guide for researches by <strong>Sarah Rhodes</strong> focuses on the highly significant impact of "link rot", which refers to the loss or removal of content at a particular Uniform Resource Locator (URL) over time. When an attempt is made to open a documented link, either different or irrelevant information has replaced the expected content, or else the link is found to be broken, typically expressed by a 404 or "not found" error message. This is not an uncommon occurrence. Web-based materials often disappear as URLs change and web sites are changed, updated, or deleted. Legal Research Digital Archives Information Management Libraries & Librarians Library Software & Technology Rhodes, Sarah Technology Trends Web Management Web-Based Training Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:04:19 -0700 http://www.llrx.com/features/borndigital.htm <strong>Sarah Rhodes</strong> discusses the monumental challenge of preserving our digital heritage. She argues that law libraries specifically have a critically important role to play in this undertaking as access to legal and law-related information is a core underpinning of our democratic society. Our current digital preservation strategies and systems are imperfect but tremendous strides have been made over the past decade to stave off the dreaded digital dark age, and libraries today have a number of viable tools, services, and best practices at our disposal for the preservation of digital content. Features Information Management Law Librarians Legal Research Legal Technology Library Software & Technology Rhodes, Sarah Technology Trends Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:44:48 -0700