Both runs, using the Nedlib-crawler as well as Combine, added a lot to our experience. The Nedlib-crawler has, of course, the advantage that it is specifically designed for archiving purposes and, hence, projects with the same purpose are working with this tool. Working with a common system would considerably facilitate an exchange of experiences and know-how between the various initiatives. Also, the feature of monitoring the web-servers could, in principle, enhance the performance of the system. However, changing to a storage concept as used by Sweden's Kulturarw3 (cf. Section 2.3.3) project should be considered, since this would result in a better sorted and, hence, easier manageable archive.
On the other hand, the Combine-robot is much more flexible and enhanceable, which is very important at the current state. After all, this field is still being researched and, thus, the tool must be easy to adapt to new requirements. Therefore, it is crucial that both robots are further developed and refined, incorporating features such as prioritised downloading of in-line images to ensure the authenticity of the documents.
The next step for the AOLA-project is to set up a system such that complete sweeps of the Austrian web-space can be performed on a regular basis. Contact to partner projects in this field are crucial for advancement, not only to learn from the others experiences, also to share forces and work jointly on mutual goals. Therefore, close communication to partner projects or initiatives in adjacent areas has to be established, cooperation enforced.