Webwatching UK Web Communities: Final Report For The WebWatch Project

Abstract

This document is the final report for the WebWatch project. The aim of the project was to develop and use robot software for analysing and profiling Web sites within various UK communities and to report on the findings. This document reviews the original bid, gives a background to robot software, describes the robot software used by the WebWatch project, and summaries the conclusions gained from the WebWatch trawls. A list of recommendations for further work in this area is given. The appendices include a number of the reports which have been produced which describe the main trawls carried out by the project.