How can a watchful eye be kept on a web site?

What specific watch should be kept on a collection of links already formed, in a library that is comprehensive and up to date? The regular update of the rubrics, guaranteeing the reliability and recency of the information, depends first of all on the use of automatic tools for the detection of broken links. The development of the listed subjects and the detection and validation of new resources assumes recourse to search engines, meta-search engines and intelligent agents, also combing through the press, and monitoring the selections made by other institutions. From the human point of view, the work of surveillance is hard, sometimes tedious, and necessitates continuous training; the sharing of information at the heart of the team is indispensable, as also is the synergy with those responsible for acquisitions, in order to keep the overall documentary supply in balance. Finally, genuine cooperation between organisations should ensure effectiveness and complementarity in documentary proposals.
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