Exploratory Analysis of the End of Term Web Archive: Comparing two collections

This paper reports on a preliminary exploration into two web archives created from the US Federal government web during the 2008 and 2012 presidential election. These web archives were created as part of a collaborative effort by institutions from across the United States to document the transition of the executive branch of government and changes that might occur as policies and initiatives shift between administrations. This research represents the first work to compare these two web archives and document differences that exist between them.