Calling libraries, librarians and web archive enthusiasts! Here’s a guide on how to celebrate the 1 Trillion Web Pages archived since 1996 blog.archive.org/2025/10/07/c...

Public records, private view. I used to read behind a private shade, alone with ink, no footprints made. Now every page I try to see, demands I share my identity. Login to read, login to learn. Who’s reading me while I read? Whose ledger marks the page I turn?

A little proof of concept I've been working on, it's a version of Bluesky that you can run locally, even on your laptop, that pulls just the data you care about from the firehose, indexes it, and provides you an interface to view and interact with posts.

Should have guessed it: "Due to a lack of apportionment of funds, this website is currently unavailable." oversight.gov is where many reports and audits are collected for Inspectors General across the exec branch. It takes some digging in wayback to access reports. web.archive.org/web/20250000...

The Richmond scanning and archive center has been working on microfiche. They have a night shift now so you can tune in to listen and watch the live stream by @sof.is day or night! @archive.org digitizing live

As announced in @newyorker.com, Sir Tim Berners-Lee will receive the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 🧵

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! Stay tuned this week for more on the fascinating winning collection and honorable mentions: themillions.com/2025/09/meet...

Athens, Sept 29: @brewster.kahle.org joins the Research & IP Law Conference to discuss building research collections + access to knowledge. Internet Archive Europe closing cocktail celebrating 1 TRILLION web pages archived via the @waybackmachine.bsky.social! 🔗 www.internetarchive.eu/2025/09/24/a...

This year the @archive.org birthday celebration will honor the web’s history & future & include recognition for 1 trillion webpages archived. Oct 21 Physical Archive + Scan Center Tour Oct 22 The Web We've Built presentations & Party Registration eventbrite.com/o/internet-archive-17912681148

"Adding Internet Archive Wayback Machine searching to the existing methods substantially extended our ability to track down PhD theses. This method helped us locate many missing records" Thanks @infodocket.bsky.social for point out this research by Adam Rajčan & Edgar A. Burns

In an hour join @freegovinfo.bsky.social & James A Jacobs for an online conversation about Gov. Data Preservation 12pm CDT, moderated by Shari Laster, hosts @archive.org & @authorsalliance.bsky.social Registration blog.archive.org/event/book-t... And their free book at freegovinfo.info

Are you a musician who is comfortable doing your act on Zoom for 10 minutes to start our all-hands meetings? blog.archive.org/2025/08/20/c...

Four rights: *Collect digital materials *Preserve digital collections *Provide controlled digital access *Cooperate across institutions 📚📜 blog.archive.org/2025/07/30/i...

📢 Big news from @internetarchive.eu: 🌍 @ifla.org has signed the Four Digital Rights for Memory Institutions, asserting that in the digital age, libraries, archives & museums must be able to: 📥 Collect 🛡️ Preserve 📖 Provide Access 🤝 Cooperate Learn more 🔗 www.internetarchive.eu/2025/07/30/s...

a KQED exclusive: the Internet Archive joins a network of federally recognized libraries that archive government records and make them accessible to the public. i wrote about how that affects Archive's legal challenges and what it means to be a library in the digital age www.kqed.org/news/1204942...

As more and more government information disappears, we're glad to see @archive.org (which has done so much already to preserve our online history) become an official Federal Depository Library! www.engadget.com/general/inte...

European policymakers should designate open-source frameworks like the AT Protocol, the foundation for Bluesky, as critical infrastructure and invest in developing social-media apps on them, argues Sebastian Vogelsang.

Big crowd at #AALL25 for The Future of a Digitalized FDLP and Its Impact!

Interested in how libraries preserve government information? Join us for a conversation with James Jacobs ⬇️ & his co-author—ALSO NAMED JAMES JACOBS (!!)—on August 28: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

"San Francisco-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?" www.kqed.org/news/1204942...

awesome news. Congratulations @archive.org on being designated an FDLP library!! www.kqed.org/news/1204942...

Today at Noon PT: Will be the launch of the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films - a project of @archive.org & @denshoproject.bsky.social to make 100 films available for teachers, historians & the public. To register 4 launch event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

NEW: Visual Investigation 1,000 Pages Disappear from U.S. Government Websites Signs of Information Manipulation Under the Trump Administration vdata.nikkei.com/newsgraphics...

The family of Hollywood reporter Bob Lardine donated audio recordings of celebrity interviews to the @archive.org These were source material for his written articles and were not published. Recently @textfiles.com has been making them digital and available in the Bob Lardine collection.

Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...

Flickr users are getting a free value add from flickr.org They've carefully crafted lifeboats that fit not only your photos, but the community generated social metadata associated with the images as well!

"Drop your weird beef & get in motion" -Alicia Garza on community strengthening. Full interview with Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter movement here: open.spotify.com/episode/3KiM...

This is exciting, May just launched "How We Build This" @hwbtpod.bsky.social a podcast on taking action and looking out for one another. open.spotify.com/show/7IAZCbm...

Collection of children's books noted by @cdrini.bsky.social All CC licensed and available. bookdash.org/books/

'Want to “watch democracy get scanned”? ' thank you! www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/you-...

Sophia Tung @sof.is built the most wonderful livestream of @archive.org microfiche digitization 9to5mac.com/2025/05/21/y...

Great new Wired @wired.com interview by Kate Nibbs speaking with @jay.bsky.team! Why content creators and news websites are noticing the direct traffic and engagement from Bluesky, and how the open ATProtocol is built for everyone. www.wired.com/story/big-in...

Are there any Challenger Feeds on Bluesky? Feeds that actively suggests content from viewpoints differing from your own.

JJ and I did a thing. "Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future" by James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs. Info/Download/PoD: freegovinfo.info/pgi #digitalpreservation #govinfo #FDLP

Note you can follow the Library of Congress on Bluesky @librarycongress.bsky.social

STATEMENT "Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is an untoward use of presidential power," said Daniel Schuman, Exec. Dir., American Governance Institute. "Dr. Hayden heads a legislative agency, and Congress should make that call. That unofficial arrangement should be made law."

GovInfo Day(s) Spring 2025 brought together librarians, archivists & digital stewards to champion long-term access to government info. Hosted by Internet Archive Canada, SFU & UBC. Inspiring sessions on digital preservation & public access. 🔗 internetarchivecanada.org/2025/05/07/r... CC @archive.org

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

This post was made 9 years ago, FB still has not, and Bluesky has. It is why I am on Bluesky now. The best feed for viewing posts from your quiet friends: bsky.app/profile/why....

It's their 4 month birthday, get to know @datarescueproject.org by giving their new interview with @chashub.bsky.social a listen. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

The BBC visited the Internet Archive to discuss archival efforts and public access! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh98...

When information is abundant and accessible, questions become the new frontier of human value.

Internet Archive Canada @internetarchiveca.bsky.social is buzzing with librarians & digital preservation professionals on the last of Gov Info Days 2025 #GovInfo #DemocracysLibrary

Happy Sant Jordi! A tale of a knight and a dragon in Catalonia, has led to a holiday of gifting roses 🌹 & books 📚 Comic by @jordiolsocomics.bsky.social

EU is moving away from reliance on US tech companies, rather than replacing them with proprietary alternatives, they are investing in open-source solutions instead. EU’s new alternative to Google Docs & Microsoft Word is a fully open-source, copyright-free platform. www.techspot.com/news/107225-...

📢 The Internet Archive needs your help. At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine. Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit. 👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the... 🧵⬇️

The @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social live interview of @mark.bsky.social on www.wnyc.org/shows/bl is online. "Thousands of articles have linked to the Internet Archive @archive.org over the years." (link mentioned is archive.org/about/news-s...)

Yesssss this is really cool. The new CA digital ID has a way to verify your age without revealing other personal information “TruAge only looks at what it needs to verify your age: TruAge never sees your other personal information.” www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ca-dm...

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

The End of Term Web Archive has officially closed but UNT is accepting nominations still! Yay! Nominate away!