Author Archives: Wendy Hanamura

Boston Public Library’s Sound Archives Coming to the Internet Archive for Preservation & Public Access

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

Today, the Boston Public Library announced the transfer of significant holdings from its Sound Archives Collection to the Internet Archive, which will digitize, preserve and make these recordings accessible to the public. The Boston Public Library (BPL) sound collection includes … Continue reading →

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MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Award Finalists

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

Today, the MacArthur Foundation announced the finalists for its 100&Change competition, awarding a single organization $100 million to solve one of the world’s biggest problems. The Internet Archive’s Open Libraries project, one of eight semifinalists, did not make the cut … Continue reading →

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Connect with Internet Archive at ALA 2017—Chicago

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

Come meet Internet Archive Founder, Brewster Kahle and Director of Partnerships, Wendy Hanamura at ALA Annual 2017 in Chicago. Saturday, June 24 10:30-11:30 a.m.  Making your library a digital library by 2020 Where:  McCormick Place W194b Who:     Brewster Kahle, … Continue reading →

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AMA about OpenLibraries–our proposal for MacArthur’s 100&Change

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

Live Chat on YouTube Live, Thursday, June 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. PT with Brewster Kahle, Founder and Digital Librarian Wendy Hanamura, Director of Partnerships John Gonzalez, Director of Engineering What would it mean if you had easy online access to … Continue reading →

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MIT Press Classics Available Soon at Archive.org

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

For more than eighty years, MIT Press has been publishing acclaimed titles in science, technology, art and architecture.  Now, thanks to a new partnership between the Internet Archive and MIT Press, readers will be able to borrow these classics online for … Continue reading →

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Internet Archive Reaches Semifinals in MacArthur Foundation’s Competition for $100 Million Grant

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

by Wendy Hanamura At the Internet Archive, we believe that libraries can be instruments of change. So we are proud to announce that the Internet Archive is one of eight groups named semi-finalists today in 100&Change, a global competition for a … Continue reading →

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SHOWCASE: the GIF Collider at Berkeley Art Museum

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Wendy Hanamura

by Greg Niemeyer, Director, Berkeley Center for New Media Have you ever wondered what happened to all the GIF animations that sparkled in the dawn of the internet? According to artists Greg Niemeyer and Olya Dubatova, they have become part of … Continue reading →

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Oct 26th Event: Celebrating 20 Years of Archiving the Web

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Wendy Hanamura

          The Web dwells in a never-ending present. It is—elementally—ethereal, ephemeral, unstable, and unreliable.                                         –Jill Lepore, from “The … Continue reading →

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The Internet Archive Turns 20!

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Wendy Hanamura

For 20 years, the Internet Archive has been capturing the Web– that amazing universe of images, audio, text and software that forms our shared digital culture.  Now it’s time to celebrate and we’re throwing a party! Please join us for our … Continue reading →

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Join us for the first Decentralized Web Summit — June 8-9, in SF

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Wendy Hanamura

The first Decentralized Web Summit is a call for dreamers and builders who believe we can lock the Web open for good. This goal of the Summit (June 8) and Meetup featuring lightning talks and workshops (June 9) is to spark collaboration and … Continue reading →

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