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So many of us trust the Web to find recipes, how to repair your lawnmower, where to buy new shoes, who to date. Trust is perhaps the most valuable asset we have, and squandering that trust will be a global disaster.

We may not have achieved Universal Access to All Knowledge yet, but we still can ...

Conference Workshops

October 7
Controlled Digital Lending: Unlocking the Library’s Full Potential
Hear from the authors of the new CDL policy document. Watch now


October 12
Empowering Libraries Through Controlled Digital Lending
Learn how CDL works, the benefits of the Open Libraries phone number ...

Alexis Rossi, media and access – Internet Archive (Online April 13)
Posted in Archive-It, Books Archive, News, Video Archive, Wayback Machine - Web Archive, Web & Data Services |
to the “SMART Copyright Act”
Posted on March 29, 2022 by Peter M. Routhier
In the past few weeks, governments around the ...

Alexis Rossi, media and access – Internet Archive (Online April 13)
Posted in Archive-It, Books Archive, News, Video Archive, Wayback Machine - Web Archive, Web & Data Services |
to the “SMART Copyright Act”
Posted on March 29, 2022 by Peter M. Routhier
In the past few weeks, governments around the ...

Coding bootcamps have been framed as a novel kind of institution that is equipped to solve contemporary problems. However, materials from the Internet Archive show us that, in fact, a similar discourse about computer programming and similar organizations called EDP schools existed over 70 years ago ...

A second thing this lawsuit has demonstrated is that publishers will continue to sue libraries over digital practices that were long considered fair uses in the physical world–even if they are done on a non-profit basis with no measurable economic harm. In the case against us, the publishers argue ...

The report is intended as a guide for meaningful policy discussions among librarians, public interest advocates, and lawmakers. We encourage you to read it and join us next Thursday, December 8th for a webinar discussion about the report with leaders from Internet Archive, Public Knowledge, Creative ...

This pattern of conduct, as reflected in ongoing controlled digital lending litigation, is not unexpected and belies a historical playbook on the part of publishers and rightsholders to maximize their own profits and control over the public’s informational needs. Thankfully, as outlined in this ...

CARTA collections are searchable by contributing organization, collection, site, and page text. Advanced search supports more granular exploration by host, results per host, file types, and beginning and end dates.


In addition to the CARTA portal, CARTA has worked to promote research use of ...

Educator-led program just for kids
Indigenous storytellers exploring creation myths
Juggling lessons with flow artists
Daily lessons in animal kung fu from a wonderful Sifu
Exploring soundscapes–rain, ocean, river, forest –with the Del Sol Quartet
Open Play with clay, cardboard, string, paint ...