Category Archives: Announcements

Dreaming Open, Dreaming Big

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Brewster Kahle

Disheartened by anti-NetNeutrality moves in the US, but inspired by the reddit poster offering to donate $87million in bitcoin (5057BTC) to good causes (including the awesome EFF)? It got us dreaming open and dreaming big: What could we do if … Continue reading →

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TV News Record: Coverage of sexual harassment charges

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

A biweekly round up on what’s happening at the TV News Archive by Katie Dahl and Nancy Watzman. This week we dive into research resources, fact-checks, and backgrounders on the sexual harassment charges sweeping the worlds of media, politics, and entertainment. Past … Continue reading →

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Why I Work for the Internet Archive

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

This year something magical happened. Our film curator, Rick Prelinger, noticed a film for sale on eBay. The description said “taken at a Japanese Internment Camp,” so Rick bought it, suspecting it might be of historical significance. In October, when … Continue reading →

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5,000 78rpm sides for the Great 78 Project are now posted

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Brewster Kahle

This month’s transfers of 5,000 78rpm sides for the Great 78 Project are now posted. Many are Latin American music from the David Chomowicz and Esther Ready Collection. Others are square dance music, with and without the calls, from the Larry Edelman … Continue reading →

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Wondering what to do with your Cryptocurrency Windfall? Donations accepted here!

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Katie Barrett

This week, as you’ve watched your Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin rise and fall and rise again, perhaps you’ve been wondering:  how can I put my cryptocurrencies to good use?  Should I buy a new car or yacht?  Plow it into … Continue reading →

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Hewlett Foundation Commissions New Work by DJ Spooky & Internet Archive

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Wendy Hanamura

We are honored to announce that the Internet Archive and artists Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) and Greg Niemeyer have been awarded one of the first Hewlett 50 Art Commissions to support the creation of “Sonic Web”—an acoustic portrait … Continue reading →

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TV News Record: With indictment, chyrons & captions get a graphic workout

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

A biweekly round up on what’s happening at the TV News Archive by Katie Dahl and Nancy Watzman Fox News downplayed Mueller indictment, according to NYT editorial chyron analysis In the most intensive use the Internet Archive’s Third Eye data to date, … Continue reading →

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TV News Record: Third Eye goes to Trump press conference

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

A weekly round up on what’s happening and what we’re seeing at the TV News Archive by Katie Dahl and Nancy Watzman. Additional research by Robin Chin. All three major U.S. cable news networks covered President Donald Trump’s impromptu press conference … Continue reading →

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The 20th Century Time Machine

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

by Nancy Watzman & Katie Dahl With the turn of a dial, some flashing lights, and the requisite puff of fog, emcees Tracey Jaquith, TV Architect, and Jason Scott, Free Range Archivist, cranked up the Internet Archive 20th Century Time … Continue reading →

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Syncing Catalogs with thousands of Libraries in 120 Countries through OCLC

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Jim Michalko

We are pleased to announce that the Internet Archive and OCLC have agreed to synchronize the metadata describing our digital books with OCLC’s WorldCat. WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of thousands of libraries in more than … Continue reading →

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