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/
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 06:39:23 JST internetarchive 🌐 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
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Apr-2024 03:39:27 JST internetarchive 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
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 06:33:17 JST internetarchive 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/
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 17:40:03 JST internetarchive ATTENTION K-MART SHOPPERS! 🛒 Back in the 80s & 90s, a former Kmart employee saved a private collection of original in-store background music cassettes from being lost to history. Take a nostalgic stroll through the aisles at https://archive.org/details/attentionkmartshoppers
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 03:20:56 JST internetarchive 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
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Saturday, 23-Mar-2024 17:24:28 JST internetarchive 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
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 05:05:26 JST internetarchive After months offline, DISCMASTER rises again! 💿 The site, which is not run by the Internet Archive, offers users the ability to perform semantic search of thousands of shareware & compilation CD-ROMs preserved at @internetarchive 👉
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jan-2024 02:52:36 JST internetarchive He's a ten but he has literally millions of cats...
"Millions of Cats," by Wanda Gág—the oldest American in-print picture book—is now in the public domain: https://archive.org/details/millions-of-cats_202401 #MillionsOfCats #PublicDomain
📕 Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2024 10:27:36 JST internetarchive Steamboat Willie in 4k, digitized from 16mm film: https://archive.org/details/steamboat-willie-16mm-film-scan-4k-lossless
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 15:54:44 JST internetarchive Welcome to the public domain, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928)! https://archive.org/details/SteamboatWillie
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 00:37:34 JST internetarchive Why is the public domain important, and why is this year so newsworthy? Find out in this excellent segment from CBS News, featuring copyright scholars Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law & Jennifer Jenkins from Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/disney-loses-famous-mickey-mouse-copyright-in-2024-along-with-many-others/
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 22:49:19 JST internetarchive 2️⃣: Empowering Research - As a research library in the 21st century, we're committed to empowering all researchers by embracing the digital era. From AI enthusiasts to scholars in biology, chemistry, economics, and humanities. The Internet Archive's vast petabytes of data cater to a wide range of researchers, as the digital age has made it possible for wider access to our resources: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2023
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 00:58:36 JST internetarchive 📽️ Lights, camera, remix! Let your imagination run wild with our Public Domain Day Remix Contest. Create short films featuring materials moving into the public domain in 2024 for a chance to win up to $1,500!
Deadline: January 17, 2024
Details: https://blog.archive.org/2023/12/05/public-domain-day-2024-remix-contest-the-internet-archive-is-looking-for-creative-short-films-made-by-you/In conversation from mastodon.archive.org permalink Attachments
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 00:04:22 JST internetarchive With SIX days left in 2023, we want to use this week to share SIX reasons to contribute to the Internet Archive.
6️⃣: The Team - Meet the incredible team behind the scenes at Internet Archive, headquartered in the heart of San Francisco, CA, with satellites spanning the globe! 🚀🌍
We’re on a mission to build a digital library for all—where everyone can dive into the vast tapestry of our shared human experience from books to web pages, audio to television, & software. 📚🎶📺 https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2023
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 09:42:42 JST internetarchive Sierra Christmas Card 1986: A Computer Christmas https://archive.org/details/sierra-christmas-card-1986 #preservation
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Dec-2023 02:09:47 JST internetarchive Celebrate this Christmas Eve with a touch of nostalgia 🎄 🎶 Listen to the preserved & digitized 78rpm recording "CHRISTMAS EVE AT GRANDMA'S" (1923) https://archive.org/details/78_christmas-eve-at-grandmas_holy-trinity-male-quartette_gbia0240989a
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 04:31:24 JST internetarchive Traveling or shopping today? You might be ready for a little “Gin For Christmas”🍸🎄🎶 This swinging 1939 recording from jazz great Lionel Hampton was digitized from a shellac record at 78 revolutions per minute. #preservation https://archive.org/details/78_gin-for-christmas_lionel-hampton-lionel-hampton-and-orchestra-jerry-jerome-toots-mo_gbia0000287b
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 07:28:32 JST internetarchive "So, then, why is Penguin Random House trying to kill the Internet Archive?"
Mike Masnick @mmasnick points out the publishing giant's inconsistencies in believing in the importance of "equitable access to books" while suing a library, in Techdirt. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/internet-archive-files-opening-brief-in-its-appeal-of-book-publishers-win/
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internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:08:11 JST internetarchive Our collections provide more than just research & fact-checking—they connect us to our heritage through preserved history & cultural artifacts. Read how one @internetarchive staff member was able to connect with her family roots through recipes: https://blog.archive.org/2023/12/18/unearthing-sweet-memories-with-timeless-recipes/
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