Towards transnational research data management practices for web archives: Challenges and possibilities

Web materials are of increasing interest to researchers as they are an increasingly important part of today’s historical sources. Consequently, such born-digital materials are being analysed in a wide range of research domains including the humanities and social sciences, computer science, history, and library and information sciences, etc. However, as web materials are very different from other historical sources, the generic research data management practices are not sufficient on the operational level. When it comes to transnational studies, it gets even more complicated. This chapter will examine evidence that we have found for research data management practices for web materials based on a variety of sources. We will describe the practices and challenges found compared to general research management practices and specifically look at how this can support the FAIR principles. On this basis, the chapter will discuss identified gaps, what can be used as recommendations, and what needs further investigation.