Reposted by AntoineInternet Archive @archive.org · 21/09/2026Local and state government records help communities understand their history and participate in public life. But digital records can be hard to preserve and access. The Internet Archive’s new ATLAS program will help address that. Learn more 👉 blog.archive.org/2026/09/10/a... 🧵 118546
Reposted by AntoineJames R Jacobs @freegovinfo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026very cool visualization of the federal govt (and SF city govt!). It shows every piece of the govt with who’s connected to what entity and the latest news about that entity. freegovinfo.info/node/15071/freegovinfo.infoCheck out US gov graph network visualization of the US (and SF!) government. Thanks CivLab - Free Government Information (FGI)Wow check out this very cool visualization of the federal govt (and SF city govt!) called US GOV GRAPH. CivLab has built a complete data model of the United States federal government – entities, posit... 022
Reposted by AntoineTara Calishain @researchbuzz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#InternetArchive #media #journalism #BlackHistory wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/wayback-labs.sf.archive.orgBET.com Article Explorer 031
Reposted by Antoinefolukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Through the documentary, Amandla! I reflect here on music as jurisprudence, memory, resistance, and liberation to show how song can communicate experiences that law has no language to hear or express. “In the dark times... there will also be singing.” Bertolt Brecht folukeafrica.com/amandla-a-re...folukeafrica.comWhat Freedom Sounds Like: Music and the Anti-Apartheid StruggleAmandla: A Revolution in 4-Part Harmony 01911
Reposted by AntoineInternet Archive @archive.org · 25/08/2026We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m... 6642731342
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026For nearly 20 years Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) has allowed the Government to forgive student loans of those who have made all monthly payments for 10 years while employed by the government or a nonprofit.congress.gov 151
Reposted by AntoineInternet Archive Canada 🍁 @internetarchiveca.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We have digitization centres in the UK, Canada, the US and Asia. For more info about the process: digitization.archive.org/digitization/digitization.archive.orgDigitization » Internet Archive Digitization ServicesLearn how Internet Archive digitizes collections with non-destructive scanning, metadata integration, and global access through Archive.org's open platform. 4482136
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Internet Archive Canada has a six week 5k$ builders fellowship program @internetarchiveca.bsky.social deadline is tonight. Applicants can be located anywhere in the world! bc-ai.ca/fellowshipbc-ai.caAI Builders Fellowship · Internet Archive Canada × BC + AIA huge public archive, six weeks, and $5,000 to build the open-source experiment only you can see. 252
Reposted by Antoinejessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The USPS has a podcast about free books for the blind featuring Vermont's former state librarian and current head of the National Library Service for the Blind, Jason Broughton. Transcript available. Good for library and postal and accessibility nerds 📚 usps-mailin-it.simplecast.com/episodes/fre...usps-mailin-it.simplecast.comWhy Millions of Books Travel Free Through the Mail | Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS PodcastIn this episode of Mailin’ It, we explore one of the nation’s oldest federal accessibility programs, Free Matter for the Blind. For over 90 years, USPS and the Library of Congress’ National Library Se... 03211
Reposted by AntoineInternet Archive @archive.org · 16/08/2026Dealing with a power outage. Apologies for the disruption in service. 45868121
Reposted by AntoineJames R Jacobs @freegovinfo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026NARA proposing to shut down SF, Chicago, and Seattle facilities. Help us do something about that. Sign the change.org petition from SONA and write letters. @infodocket.bsky.social Petition link and more infor at freegovinfo.info/node/15060/freegovinfo.infoNARA proposing to shut down San Bruno/San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle facilities. We need YOU to stop it from happening! - Free Government Information (FGI)The Federal News Network broke the news last month that the "National Archives to transition out of three federal records centers." NARA is proposing to close down the regional facilities in San Bruno... 037
Reposted by AntoineMerrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Help build on collections in Democracy's Library, and create something new and cool based on Canadian government publications. Apply for the the AI Builders Fellowship: a $5,000 award for anyone, anywhere in the world, to spend six weeks turning a massive public archive into something new.internetarchivecanada.orgInternet Archive Canada and BC + AI Launch the AI Builders Fellowship – Internet Archive Canada 241
Reposted by AntoineInternet Archive Canada 🍁 @internetarchiveca.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Public archives deserve to be used—not just preserved. Internet Archive Canada is partnering with BC + AI to launch Builders Fellowship: a $5,000 opportunity to build something using more than 22 million scanned pages of Canadian government publications. internetarchivecanada.org/2026/08/01/i...internetarchivecanada.orgInternet Archive Canada and BC + AI Launch the AI Builders Fellowship – Internet Archive Canada 0152
Reposted by Antoinecarlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 22/07/2026Nice blog post by @archive.org on our Optical Music Recognition work. blog.archive.org/2026/07/22/b...blog.archive.orgBringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition | Internet Archive Blogs 041
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Tomorrow morning in Paris, Internet Archive’s @archive.org Wayback Machine Director, Mark Graham, will deliver the opening keynote at the #WikiAI pre-conference #Wikimania2026meta.wikimedia.orgArtificial intelligence/2026 Wiki AI - Meta-Wiki 1142
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Happy Nelson Mandela day! Here’s a playlist to get your day on theme Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/ca9... And, Spotify (which pays artists many times less than Tidal): open.spotify.com/playlist/3og... 131
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Gov. Doc. Librarians set the record in The Fight for the Public Record. A chat on accessible public information amid political and technological change. Happening live now, starts ~1hr With @merrileeiam.bsky.social & @freegovinfo.bsky.social & @csmarcum.bsky.social & @authorsalliance.bsky.socialeventbrite.comThe Fight for the Public Record (Future Knowledge Podcast)Confronting a growing crisis: Who is responsible for preserving the public record and what happens when it disappears? 085
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Amsterdam, June 25 Internet Archive Europe is hosting two events: Borrel social, RSVP - o.lu.ma/URS6cNpSn9 And a discussion with Mozilla.ai running open source agents on your terms. RSVP - o.lu.ma/3tXIXyLIGP 153
Reposted by AntoineNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 20/05/2026🐝 From metallic orchid bees to large carpenter bees, every species plays a part in keeping our ecosystems thriving and our flowers blooming. This #WorldBeeDay, take a closer look at the incredible variety of bees with Assistant Curator of Entomology, Megan Barkdull! 14912
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 15/05/2026This is a fantastic photo of Sir Tim Berners-Lee the inventor of the World Wide Web at a campground in the redwoods taking questions from everyone at @getdweb.net Come join the conversation this summer! Camp will be outside of Berlin 0142
Reposted by Antoinematt sephton @gingerbeardman.com · 07/05/2026Happy Birthday to my personal website whose home page design is 15 years old this week! 🤯 www.gingerbeardman.com Wayback: web.archive.org/web/20110501... 081
Reposted by AntoineFree Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 07/05/2026This is a nice step. The official FOIA committee within the federal government now officially recommends that FOIA should apply to the judiciary, and they cite the bill we have been working on with @fixthecourt.com ! 0237
Reposted by AntoineinfoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 07/05/2026South Korea: National Assembly Restricts AI-Generated #Books in Library Deposit System (via #ChosunDaily) www.chosun.com/english/trav... #AI #libraries #publishing 053
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 07/05/2026A 3-minute Radio France segment marking the Internet Archive’s 30th anniversary! 060
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 06/05/2026St Gallens is now the home of Internet Archive Switzerland 🏛️🇨🇭 0123
Reposted by AntoineinfoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Event Report: Information Stewardship Forum 2026: Creating Community and Purpose Around US Government Information (via @archive.org) blog.archive.org/2026/04/28/i... #libraries #govinfo 072
Reposted by AntoineAntoine @ant.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The author of Jordi & Oslo has archived one of his books for public access in the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/jord... And he is now working on a video game: store.steampowered.com/app/2966330/...archive.orgJordi Oslo La Cua Del Drac V 03 : Joveguille : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveLes aventures de Jordi i Oslo continuen en aquest volum. Millor llibre Sant Jordi 2017 021
Reposted by AntoineAntoine @ant.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Happy 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 182
Reposted by AntoineB Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I just signed. Review and consider adding your name publicinformationtrust.orgpublicinformationtrust.orgPreservation of Government Information: An Information Stewardship Call to ActionEndorse the call to action to preserve U.S. government information. For libraries, archives, and information professionals. 033
Reposted by AntoineKat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Had a great time in SF recently speaking @archive.org, meeting many folks that @datarescueproject.org has been working with. One outcome is this pledge committing to preserve and expand access to US government data and research. Please read, sign, share, and take action! publicinformationtrust.orgpublicinformationtrust.orgPreservation of Government Information: An Information Stewardship Call to ActionEndorse the call to action to preserve U.S. government information. For libraries, archives, and information professionals. 243
Reposted by AntoineMerrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Government information should be freely available to all, but that is not always the case. I'm proud that we are doing our part to change this, especially for a body of materials that is of such high interest, in the US context and beyond. 113820
Reposted by AntoineMerrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via @archive.org I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...blog.archive.orgU.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs: The Arguments That Shaped America, Now Freely Available | Internet Archive Blogs 4620234
Reposted by AntoineinfoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 13/04/2026The Internet's Most Powerful #Archiving Tool Is in Peril (via @wired.com) www.wired.com/story/the-in... #archives #webarchives #digipres #publishers @archive.org 12523
Reposted by AntoineKate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...wired.comThe Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in PerilAs major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages. 2025431154
Reposted by AntoineMerrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Thought you guys might be interested in this Apollo 17 sizzle reel from 1973 - the last moon mission prior to Artemis! Captured by NASA, preserved and made available by @archive.org! archive.org/details/Apol... #NASA #artemis #artemisii #democracyslibraryarchive.orgApollo 17 Highlights : NASA : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveAPOLLO 17 AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS CREW: Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, Harrison H. Jack Schmitt LAUNCH: December 7, 1972 SPLASHDOWN: December 19,... 28928
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 09/04/2026At publicinformationtrust.org you can read and join others in expressing your ✍️ support for Preserving Government Informationpublicinformationtrust.orgPreservation of Government Information: An Information Stewardship Call to ActionEndorse the call to action to preserve U.S. government information. For libraries, archives, and information professionals. 062
Reposted by AntoineJames R Jacobs @freegovinfo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Sign on today to the Preservation of Government Information call to action! This manifesto/call to action grew out of last month's Information Stewardship Forum hosted by @archive.org publicinformationtrust.orgpublicinformationtrust.orgPreservation of Government Information: An Information Stewardship Call to ActionEndorse the call to action to preserve U.S. government information. For libraries, archives, and information professionals. 162
Reposted by AntoineinfoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Call to Action: Preservation of #Government #Information publicinformationtrust.org #govdocs #govinfo #libraries #archives 093
Reposted by AntoineInternet Archive Canada 🍁 @internetarchiveca.bsky.social · 31/03/2026We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario! Explore a growing collection of historical newspapers documenting the lived experiences of immigrant and racialized communities across Canada. internetarchivecanada.org/2026/03/31/p...internetarchivecanada.orgPreserving the Ethnic Press: Internet Archive Canada and the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario Partner to Expand Access to Historical Newspapers – Internet Archive Canada 08420
Reposted by AntoineTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer. 10680731067
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 18/02/2026From the "from the libraries-matter dept" of @techdirt.com An important development facing the Internet Archive by @mark.bsky.social, Director of the Wayback Machinetechdirt.comPreserving The Web Is Not The Problem. Losing It Is.Recent reporting by Nieman Lab describes how some major news organizations—including The Guardian, The New York Times, and Reddit—are limiting or blocking access to their content in the Internet Ar… 073
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Free Christmas gift: Get a National Library of Ireland card @nlireland.bsky.social stick the extra photos to holiday cards for your fam 1213
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Meet Merrilee the new Internet Archive 🏛️ Director of Democracy’s Library. She’s here on Bluesky: @merrileeiam.bsky.social 2113
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Vancouver meetup coming up on Dec 18th 2025 for librarians, archivists, and friends of Internet Archive Canada! Follow @internetarchiveca.bsky.social for more information and register at luma.com/csng5hm9luma.comInternet Archive Canada December Community Gathering · LumaAnother in a series of monthly after-work gatherings at Internet Archive Canada -- a mission-driven digital library for the web and beyond. Hosted by the… 092
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 27/11/2025When Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web, he introduced simple numeric codes to describe what was happening with each request. You might be familiar with: 200 “OK” 404 “Not Found” Among those early web codes was 402, “Payment Required” 1124
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 19/11/2025If you'd like an informative and interesting conversation to enjoy try "Inside Harvard’s Data.gov Archive – A Conversation with Jack Cushman" @jed.co interviewing Jack Cushman @harvardlil.bsky.social about Data.gov archiving on @source.coop Now live www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYMb...youtube.com 086
Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Calling 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...blog.archive.orgCalling All Libraries: Celebrate 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived with the Internet Archive | Internet Archive Blogs 0267