Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering millions of free books, movies & audio files, plus billions of saved web pages in the @waybackmachine.
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Joined January 2009
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What we know: DDOS attack–fended off for now; defacement of our website via JS library; breach of usernames/email/salted-encrypted passwords.
What we’ve done: Disabled the JS library, scrubbing systems, upgrading security.
Will share more as we know it.
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Yesterday's DDOS attack on @internetarchive repeated today. We are working to bring archive.org back online.
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Yesterday's DDOS attack on @internetarchive repeated today. We are working to bring archive.org back online.
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DDOS on a tuesday? Last time it was a monday. Geez.
@internetarchive is working to restore services on archive.org.
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DDOS on a tuesday? Last time it was a monday. Geez.
@internetarchive is working to restore services on archive.org.
AltaVista, launched in 1995, revolutionized search with its fast, full-web indexing. Once a leader, it changed ownership & focus before fading into history as Google rose to dominance. Explore web history with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org
#TechHistory
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Need help paying for library school? More than $300,000 is available annually through the ALA Scholarship Program. Applications are due March 1st. View all available scholarships and guidelines at ➡️ ala.org/educationcareers/sch…
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not directly, but @internetarchive (of which I'm a board member) holds her collection, donated by her son. It is an amazing monument to independent Black radical archival practice.
Join @UChicagoLibrary in a discussion with author John-Manuel Andriote on VICTORY DEFERRED, his comprehensive account of the AIDS epidemic, and his decision to (re)publish it open access: lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/…
🔓 Open access edition coming soon to the Internet Archive!
Glad to help preserve 400,000 dissertations from @ubleiden! library.universiteitleiden.n…
Culture is fragile—once it’s gone, it’s gone for good. Or is it? 🕳️
Next week, discover how libraries and communities are working together to preserve our shared cultural heritage.
Vanishing Culture:
A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record
📅 Oct 16
🔗 archive.org/details/vanishin…
Public records are essential for accountability and transparency. 🗄️ In the latest post for our #VanishingCulture series, Maria Bustillos explores the critical role of preserving these 'receipts' for future generations. Read more: blog.archive.org/2024/10/08/…
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🐠One of the most beautiful books ever: "Art Forms in Nature " by Ernst Haeckel. He's credited with coining the term "ecology" & drew these life forms in 1899.
#PublicDomain #DigitizedBooks = creativity unleashed.
Charlie Barlow, @BLC_Inc: "While Schonfield suggests that libraries have limited market power, this overlooks that ITHAKA, through JSTOR, brokers nearly $100 million in content agreements with publishers annually, largely supported by library funding." ⤵️
libraryfutures.net/post/cdls…
New resource sharing report from Boston Library Consortium (@BLC_Inc) 📚 ReShare CDL: Software & Workflows for Consortial CDL for ILL
🔗 blc.org/cdl
Funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (@US_IMLS) & Davis Educational Foundation.
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Absolutely! Therefore items not necessarily in the public domain can be on the IA, which provides access to a great many publications. Often you just need to check something quickly, which means a short loan (renewable) is perfect. I do this all the time!
Congratulations, Aruba! 🇦🇼🎉 Thank you for your leadership in digital preservation and for setting a powerful example of how to protect cultural heritage for future generations. We're honored to celebrate your achievements!
🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/10/07/…
🎉 Join us on October 23 at our annual celebration as we honor Aruba with the Internet Archive Hero Award. Register to celebrate this incredible achievement in preserving the world’s cultural history!
📅 October 23
📍 Livestream or in-person
🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/escaping-th…
