Category Archives: News

Please Donate 78rpm Records to the Internet Archive’s Great 78 Project

Posted on June 17, 2019 by jeff kaplan

Good news: we have funding to preserve at least another 250,000 sides of 78rpm records, and we are looking for donations to digitize and physically preserve. We try to do a good job of digitizing and hosting the recordings and … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek: Wellness Workshops at Dweb Camp

Posted on June 15, 2019 by maisutton

We’re excited to gather technologists, creatives and visionaries together for an amazing 4-day weekend, July 18-21, at the first DWeb Camp.  As we work to build a better internet in this beautiful natural location, it’s a chance to consider the … Continue reading →

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Money and Utopia at the Internet Archive

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Katie Barrett

Guest blog post by Author Finn Brunton The history of money is history itself. From the accounting and contracts of Sumerian cuneiform tablets (the earliest written language) to buried coin hoards, stamps and letters of credit, Incan khipu knot-counts, or … Continue reading →

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Branding the Decentralized Web

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Wendy Hanamura

The Decentralized Web is a concept. It’s a set of technologies. It’s a network of builders and designers and dreamers. What started with small gatherings in San Francisco, London, Los Angeles, Toronto and Berlin is growing into a global movement. … Continue reading →

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The IA Client – The Swiss Army Knife of Internet Archive

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Jason Scott

As someone who’s uploaded hundreds of thousands of items to the Internet Archive’s stacks and who has probably done a few million transactions with the materials over the years, I just “know” about the Internet Archive python client, and if … Continue reading →

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The Future of Canadian Copyright Looks Bright

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Lila Bailey

Canada updated its copyright laws in 2012, with the mandate that the new provisions be reviewed in 5 years. Over the past 2 years the Canadian government has been studying the impacts of the law (the comments we submitted last … Continue reading →

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Hamilton Public Library joins Open Libraries

Posted on June 3, 2019 by chrisfreeland

In an effort to meet users’ growing needs around access to library materials, Hamilton Public Library has joined the Internet Archive’s Open Libraries program. “In today’s rapidly changing access to digital content, it is important that the broader library community … Continue reading →

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Have You Played Atari Today?

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Katie Barrett

Guest blog post by Kevin Savetz When I was a kid I fell in love with computers. Specifically, I fell in love with the Atari 800, one of the first microcomputers. I wanted to know everything about it: how it … Continue reading →

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Spark New Ideas & Technologies at DWeb Camp 2019

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Wendy Hanamura

You’re Invited to the DWeb Camp 2019 On July 18-21th, the Internet Archive is convening a special gathering around decentralized technologies and principles for a more open, private, secure Web. Builders and Dreamers: join us for a meaningful long weekend … Continue reading →

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71,716 video tapes in 12,094 days

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Roger Macdonald

On November 4, 1979 Marion Stokes began systematically video taping television news and continued for more than 33 years, until the day she died. The Internet Archive is now home to the unique 71k+ video cassette collection and is endeavoring … Continue reading →

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