Internet Archive is a non-profit research library founded in 1996 with a mission of providing “Universal Access to All Knowledge.” Internet Archive works with libraries, publishers, and other partners to preserve and provide access to more than 1 trillion web pages via the Wayback Machine, plus millions of books, audio recordings, videos, software programs, and images. As a Federal Depository Library, Internet Archive provides free access to collections for researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Stay up to date with our projects and events at https://blog.archive.org/

Industry

Libraries

Company size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Type

Nonprofit

Founded

1996

Specialties

library

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  For more than 40 years, Negativland has challenged conventions around media, copyright & culture. Now, for a rare live appearance, they bring Over The Edge: Significantly Less Deceptive to the Internet Archive in San Francisco. 📅 Wed, Sept 16, 6 PM 📍 IN-PERSON @ Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gpp63kaz

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  What happens when an entire TV network nearly disappears from history? 🕳️ Media historian Taylor Cole Miller tells the story of the DuMont Network, whose groundbreaking programs helped shape American television before much of its archive was lost forever. 📺 It's a reminder that preserving culture isn't just about saving the past. It's about ensuring future generations can experience it. 📚 Read or download "The DuMont Network: America’s Vanishing Television History" in VANISHING CULTURE: https://lnkd.in/eD-pV4nu 🛒 Purchase in print: https://lnkd.in/gmYXTdz2 #Books #AmReading #VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive

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  🤖 Long before personal computers became commonplace, people were fascinated by the idea of machines that could think, talk, and act on their own. From ELIZA to Little Computer People, early software used clever programming to create the illusion of intelligence, personality, and autonomy. Our new Vintage Artificial Intelligence collection brings together emulated software from the 1970s–90s that explored what it might be like to have a machine that thinks. 🔎 Explore the collection: https://lnkd.in/ev9ZJkZP #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

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  Negativland LIVE at Internet Archive!⁠ ⁠ For more than 40 years, Negativland has turned found sound, radio & mass media into provocative art. Over The Edge: Significantly Less Deceptive brings that to life in San Francisco!⁠ 📅 Wed, Sept 16, 6 PM 📍 IN-PERSON, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gpp63kaz #sfevents

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  🎉 JOIN US IN PERSON! Democracy’s Library: Tools for Participation is this year's Internet Archive annual extravaganza. We're celebrating the tools that help us preserve, explore, share & build knowledge together. 📅 Wed, Oct 21 • 5–10 PM 🕔 5 PM: Tech demos, entertainment and food trucks 🌮 🕖 7 PM: Program in our Great Room 🎤 🕗 8 PM: Dancing in the streets 💃🕺 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gdD5a5k8 Can’t attend in person? A livestream ticket is also available. 📡 #funcheapsf #sfevents

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  ✒️ From ancient scripts to avant-garde typography, the Letterform Archive collection at the Internet Archive preserves the art and history of letterforms. Browse thousands of digitized artifacts from typography, graphic design, calligraphy, and the letter arts.👇 https://lnkd.in/g-Aj_AaR

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  📻 On National Radio Day, we celebrate the deep history of radio. From pulp heroes to breaking news to ham radio enthusiasts, it's a medium built for community. 📡 Tune into radio history in our collections: https://lnkd.in/esuu24sT #NationalRadioDay #DLARC

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  📚🎵🎞️ Go behind the scenes at the Physical Archive! Join us IN PERSON Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6–8 PM in Richmond, CA, for a special tour of the preserved collections of books, music, film & video. This happens only once a year, making it a rare chance to see the collections up close & learn how materials move from donation & preservation to digitization & access. Sign up at https://lnkd.in/gMGjwYNm

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  🎉 Registration is OPEN for Internet Archive’s annual celebration. “Democracy’s Library: Tools for Participation” is happening Oct. 21 in San Francisco or via livestream. Join us in person at Internet Archive HQ in San Francisco or via livestream to celebrate the Wayback Machine, explore tools for participation, & meet creators building with Internet Archive collections & APIs. The celebration starts the night before, Oct. 20, with an IN-PERSON behind-the-scenes tour of the Physical Archive in Richmond, CA, from 6–8 PM. Learn more & sign up for both events: https://lnkd.in/ghR5Y7xK #internetarchive

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  Fair use is fundamental to how knowledge and culture move forward. ⚖️ In RECLAIMING FAIR USE, copyright scholars Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi discuss why fair use is a core principle of copyright, not simply an exception. Drawing on years of experience, they explain how creators, educators, librarians, journalists, and researchers can confidently exercise their rights. ✍️🏛️ Hear their conversation with Dave Hansen of Authors Alliance on the Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎙️ 🎧 Listen & subscribe: https://lnkd.in/e2sBsFBK