Web history disappears when it can’t be preserved. Today, many publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk. Tell publishers: don’t block the #WaybackMachine. Sign the petition ➡️ www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/

The next ARK (Archival Resource Key) Community Call will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2026 at 0800 PDT / 1100 EDT / 1500 UTC. Zoom registration link: unt.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Everyone is welcome to join this 1-hour meeting on using ARK persistent identifiers (PIDs). Includes open discussion.

Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced in November 2025 that LA Referencia will receive up to US$1.5M in funding as one of the inaugural winners of the IOI Network Adoption Fund. arks.org/news/2025-12...

2025 has been a great year for the ARK Alliance. The 1720+ ARK organizations include 12 national libraries, 215 universities, 254 archives, 144 museums, 124 journals, and 59 scientific centers. arks.org/news/2025-12...

The Forever Presidency open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

The ARK Alliance (arks.org) will convert its documentation practices to align with modern form ARKs, the most visible difference being removal of the slash ('/') at the end of "ark:/", a non-breaking change -- two ARKs that differ only in form are equivalent in perpetuity. arks.org/news/2025-07...

Come learn about @arks-org.bsky.social ARK persistent identifiers Monday 28 July 13:30 - 14:30 ET (tomorrow)! It's part of the all virtual LD4 (Linked Data for libraries and archives) conference, and it's free to attend as long as you register. sched.co/26eO7

Someone has put our thoughts into words: Dr. Pru Lee on the Cheney/Kinzinger facebook page. Continues in comments. Please read all and share widely! @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @jayapal.house.gov @aoc.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com