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internetarchive, 2 days ago to random

🌐 Ever wonder what happens to .gov websites before & after presidential elections? We archive them!

Help our team preserve US government info by nominating sites today 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/end-of-term-web-archive/ #EOTArchive

internetarchive, 5 days ago to random

The story of how conglomeration has reshaped the publishing industry & the books we read is a fascinating & cautionary tale that continues to be written to this day. Learn more from yesterday's #booktalk with BIG FICTION author, Dan Sinykin 👉
https://archive.org/details/big-fiction

internetarchive, 9 days ago to conservative

When the Harkness Eye Institute moved after 90+ years, the fate of the library within was in question. Some materials could move, but not the large runs of bound,
print journals. That's when our donations team sprang into action to help preserve these useful ophthalmology journals 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/05/06/eyeing-the-future-harkness-eye-institutes-ophthalmology-journals-preserved-at-internet-archive/ #preservation #access

internetarchive, 14 days ago to conservative

🕰️ From forgotten blog posts to vanished news articles, the Wayback Machine is a crucial tool for exploring our shared online history. Begin your search today ➡️ https://web.archive.org/ #preservation

internetarchive, 16 days ago to random

🗣️ Free range archivist Jason Scott (@textfiles) takes Whisper, the open source speech recognition project, out for a spin on 5+ years worth of his weekly podcasts, preserved on archive.org ▶️ https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/28/taking-the-words-out-of-my-mouth-with-ai/ x

internetarchive, 23 days ago to random

Move over Mickey...Let's give a round of applause to Tigger, who also moved into the public domain this year, thanks to his debut in 1928's "The House at Pooh Corner" 📚🐯 Read, remix, and share for free! https://archive.org/details/the-house-at-pooh-corner

internetarchive, 26 days ago to random

Today, we filed our final brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers’ lawsuit against our library. For four years we've been fighting for library rights—what our founder, @brewsterkahle, calls “a battle for the soul of libraries in the digital age.” https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/internet-archive-stands-firm-on-library-digital-rights-in-final-brief-of-hachette-v-internet-archive-lawsuit/

internetarchive, 26 days ago to random

If you missed yesterday's book talk with authors Aram Sinnreich (@aram) & Jesse Gilbert (@jesse) about their new book, THE SECRET LIFE OF DATA, facilitated by tech scholar Laura DeNardis, the session recording is now available: https://archive.org/details/the-secret-life-of-data?start=28

internetarchive, 27 days ago to random

Internet Archive's founder & digital librarian, @brewsterkahle, reflects on last week's move by the island nation of Aruba to endorse digital rights for memory institutions. Why is it so important for libraries to own, not lease, their collections? 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/18/arubas-bold-support-of-library-digital-rights-by-brewster-kahle/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

Our screening party for the "accidentally public domain" film, CHARADE, was great fun last Friday night! If you weren't able to make it, you can host your own screening party with the film, preserved & accessible in our collection. 📽️ https://archive.org/details/Charade19631280x696

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

“Give them the opportunity to search for the truth.”

That’s what the Prime Minister of Aruba, Evelyn Wever-Croes, said about the next generation of digital learners in a conversation yesterday with our founder, @brewsterkahle. Aruba is leading the way! https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/09/aruba-becomes-first-country-to-endorse-statement-protecting-digital-rights-of-memory-institutions/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to Aruba

Aruba leads the way as the FIRST nation to sign a statement safeguarding the digital rights of memory organizations online. 🌐 This historic move sets a powerful precedent for protecting our digital heritage. Read more: https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/09/aruba-becomes-first-country-to-endorse-statement-protecting-digital-rights-of-memory-institutions/ #LibraryDigitalRights #Aruba

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

Internet Archive's founder & digital librarian, @brewsterkahle, is in Aruba today, celebrating the launch of the Coleccion Aruba, the documentary heritage portal for the island nation. Follow along for today's symposium: https://coleccion.aw/stream/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to SanFrancisco

Join us for a showing of "Charade," the Audrey Hepburn / Cary Grant classic that accidentally entered the public domain in the US upon its release because of an omission of a copyright notice.
📍 300 Funston, #SanFrancisco
📆 Friday, April 12
⏰ Doors @ 6:30pm, film @ 7pm
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/2024/03/28/charade-public-domain-movie-screening-at-the-internet-archive/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

When we all went remote 4 years ago, our staff struggled to stay connected. After some trial & error, we landed on something we're still doing to this day—we hire musicians to perform before our weekly zoom staff meetings! And yes, they're archived: https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/01/essential-music-concerts-from-home-the-variety/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

Have you reserved your seat for this week's book talk?
📘🎶 Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing by Andrea I. Copland and Kathleen DeLaurenti

📍Online
📅 Wed, Apr 3
⏰ 10am PT / 1pm ET
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-unlocking-the-digital-age/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

Learn how Forbes Library used Internet Archive's Community Webs program to help curate a more inclusive historical record about the history of Black lives in rural New England: https://blog.archive.org/2024/03/20/addressing-underrepresentation-in-rural-new-england-community-archives-documenting-the-history-of-black-lives-in-rural-new-england/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

University Librarian James O'Donnell remarks on the importance of library preservation & the publishers' lawsuit against the Internet Archive in Popula:

A University Librarian Asks: How Do We Rescue the Past? https://popula.com/2024/03/25/a-university-librarian-asks-how-do-we-rescue-the-past/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

For tech writer JD Shadel, the Wayback Machine & the GIF Cities collection of preserved animated GIFs are critical tools: “Having the ephemeral internet preserved for future researchers, writers, reporters & editors is a huge service to democracy. And it’s also just fun.” 👉
https://blog.archive.org/2024/03/25/reliving-the-past-redesigning-the-present-with-animated-gifs/

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

From Library Futures: "The “thriving ebook market” the publishers tout cannot and should not be the licensed ebooks rented to libraries by corporate landlords intent on extracting every penny from the public." ▶️ https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/hachette-v-internet-archive-the-case-marches-on

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

Last night's showing of LOST LANDSCAPES at the Internet Archive was a powerful reminder of the magic that happens when community comes together. 📽️ Library spaces help foster connection, nostalgia & preservation of memories. Thank you to all who joined us!

If you weren't able to attend, you can watch the inaugural showing of LOST LANDSCAPES from the Herbst Theatre, complete with audience reaction! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liHpw789GRs

internetarchive, 1 month ago to random

HAPPENING NOW: 12-hour livestream marathon hosted by @reziorenji 😺 in support of the Internet Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_jCj6qjitE

internetarchive, 2 months ago to random

The stakes of the lawsuit against our library are clear: Libraries must have the right to innovate and adapt to new technology, so that we can continue preserving knowledge in the digital age. https://eff.org/document/hachette-v-internet-archive-amicus-brief-kevin-l-smith-and-william-m-cross #EmpoweringLibraries

internetarchive, 2 months ago to random

Join us for a book talk with renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner (@jmechner) about his new graphic memoir, REPLAY. Mechner will be in conversation with gaming historian Chris Kohler (@kohler).

📅 March 27 @ 10am PT / 1pm ET
📍ONLINE
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/2024/02/29/book-talk-replay/