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internetarchive, 5 days ago to random

What if online platforms were designed with democracy in mind? GOVERNABLE SPACES presents projects doing just that—building values like transparency, collective decision-making, & accessibility for all into their designs. Learn about ambitious, Bay Area-based projects that enable ordinary users to co-govern their online lives.
📅 June 8 ⏰ 4pm PT 🎟️: https://lu.ma/governable-spaces-sf

internetarchive, 9 days ago to random

📣Calling all Internet Archive Super Fans! 📣

Do you believe access to information is a human right? Join our Monthly Giving Circle. Power up our preservation efforts with a monthly donation at any level and access all new benefits and perks!
👉https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/03/join-our-monthly-giving-circle-and-support-the-internet-archive/

internetarchive, 12 days ago to random

For next week's online #booktalk, join NYU professor Charlton McIlwain for a chat with author & legal scholar Barbara McQuade. We'll cover McQuade's NYT bestseller, ATTACK FROM WITHIN, which rings the alarm about disinformation's impact on democracy. 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-attack-from-within-by-barbara-mcquade/

internetarchive, 16 days ago to random

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it & will post updates in comments.

internetarchive, 20 days ago to random

Interested in the effects of disinformation on democracy? Join our VIRTUAL #booktalk with BARBARA McQUADE, author of the NYT bestseller ATTACK FROM WITHIN. Co-hosted with Authors Alliance.
📅 June 6
⏰ 10am PT / 1pm ET
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-attack-from-within-by-barbara-mcquade/

internetarchive, 25 days ago to random

Why is The Wayback Machine so important for preserving our digital culture? According to new analysis from Pew Research Center:
❌ 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible
❌ 23% of news webpages contain at least one broken link
🔗 https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/

internetarchive, 26 days ago to random

📣 If you’re in the Bay Area this afternoon, come celebrate the 10th anniversary of Authors Alliance, featuring a keynote from Cory Doctorow! Tickets are still available 🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/authorship-in-an-age-of-monopoly-and-moral-panics-tickets-862493018837

internetarchive, 30 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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/