www'arkive'org

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www.arkive.org
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What is ARKive?

• The worlds centralised digital library of films,
  photographs and sound recordings of the worlds
  species
• preserved and maintained for future generations
• freely accessible online for public, scientific
  and
• educational use.

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Facts and Stats

• Created by Wildscreen and launched in 2003 by Sir
  David Attenborough
• 2000 species, 70 hours of film, 15,000 stills,
  and peaking at 25,000 visitors a day
• Numerous awards
• Most famous names in wildlife film-making and
  photography have contributed including BBC,
  National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History
  Museum and numerous commercial picture libraries

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Who uses ARKive?
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• What keeps visitors coming back to the ARKive
  sites?

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Sunday Times-Website of the Year "Noble in
its cause, flawless in its execution...this is
broadband at its best - entertaining, educational
and vital - and a template for future online
museums."
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What next?

• Increased number of ARKive species and volume of
  digital media across the sites plus add in new
  ways of accessing ARKive
• Revamp of navigation and search engine
• Guided tours or learning journeys along with
  popular content highlighted

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Longer term

• User specific, giving visitors a personalised
  experience depending on their age and what they
  are looking for e.g. specific search or just
  browsing.

New Projects

• Wildfilm History 100 years of wildlife
  film-making

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www.arkive.org
Your questions?
Contact bruce.phillips_at_wildscreen.org.uk