Friday at the @internetarchive: a special screening of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON. The documentary investigates the disappearance & legacy of one of the most iconic faces in tech history. 🗓️ Aug. 8 🕒 6:00 PM doors open 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️

Screening: Seeking Mavis Beacon – Documentary

After the screening, stay for a Q&A & "preserve-a-thon" to learn how to upload items to the Internet Archive, so bring a laptop! 💻 #funcheapsf #TechHistory

Summer Vacation Roadtripping, 1940s style! This home movie follows one family's adventures in national park treasures, including Yellowstone Falls, geysers & wildlife! (Please don't feed the bears 🐻) 🎞️ Watch the full 16-minute film ⤵️

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Home Movie: Ransohoff Collection: 010149 : Ransohoff Family : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-1940 on Treasure Island in San Francisco and family vacations to the Redwoods, Crater Lake, Banff, Yellow...

#HomeMovies #VintageTravel @internetarchive #NationalParks #Summer

The latest episode of the Future Knowledge #podcast explores the new STATEMENT ON FOUR DIGITAL RIGHTS, a global call to empower libraries and memory institutions to preserve our digital heritage. Featuring voices from around the world, this conversation highlights the urgent need for policy change. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️

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Future Knowledge

Future Knowledge explores the intersection of technology, culture, and information policy with leading authors, scholars, and experts. From copyrig...

@internetarchive #DigitalPreservation #HistoryTech

💿🎮 Continuing to highlight the 2025 DiscMaster Game Jam winners with the SAVE OUR DISCS category for games using the theme of “media preservation.” 🏆 Anglesoft's C2 Prototype. A PDA is the only clue to a company's fate. Play in-browser ➡️ https://stanwixbuster.itch.io/anglesofts-c2-prototype 🏆 GET THAT CD BACK A fists-on approach to preservation! 1st-person brawler made entirely with DiscMaster assets. For Windows & Linux ➡️ https://punishedbernadetta.itch.io/get-that-cd-back

Tom Lehrer (1928–2025) made musical satire sing…and sting. His songs were funny, outrageous, & often uncomfortably true. He died recently at 97. Years earlier, he disclaimed copyright to all his lyrics and compositions; a gesture as radical as his songs. We remember his life, his legacy, & what it means for the #digitalcommons ⤵️

Tom Lehrer (1928–2025): A Life in Satire, A Legacy in the Commons | Internet Archive Blogs

#TomLehrer #Satire #PublicDomain #Copyright #InternetArchive

Our #livestream runs 24/7. But when the microfiche scanning team takes a well-earned break, the feed keeps rolling, complete with #lofi beats accompanying home movies, silent films & other gems from the @internetarchive collections. Here's a sample clip of the weekend stream. Tune in ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U #livestream

Maria Bustillos @npub155gj...ynfw & the Brick House team are the creative minds behind BRIET, a new exchange that invites publishers to sell eBooks to libraries, allowing libraries to own them, not just license them. Several indie publishers are already on board. More via Publishers Weekly ⤵️

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Library Startup ‘Briet’ Wants to Revolutionize E-Book Sales, Not Licensing

Created by a team affiliated with Brick House publishing cooperative, a platform known as Briet is inviting publishers to sell rather than license ...

@npub1m9s5...dncd #Libraries #Ebooks #DigitalOwnership #LibraryAccess #OpenAccess #LibraryInnovation #MariaBustillos #Briet #IndiePublishing #BookRights #ReadersFirst #LibraryEquity #PublishingNews

"We are shifting to a model where [libraries] are basically seeing their collections disappear. Like Snapchat stories.” — Caroline De Cock That’s why the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) just endorsed the Four Digital Rights for Memory Institutions. Libraries must be able to: 📥 Collect 🛡️ Preserve 📖 Provide Access 🤝 Cooperate Details from @internetarchiveeurope ⤵️

July 30, 2025 - Internet Archive Europe

As the Wayback Machine nears 1 trillion archived web pages this October, we're still looking for standout sites to feature. Reply with your favorite pages to nominate them for the spotlight! 🔗

Wayback Machine to Hit ‘Once-in-a-Generation Milestone’ this October: One Trillion Web Pages Archived | Internet Archive Blogs

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine #internetarchive

💿 Winners in the 2025 DiscMaster Game Jam SPELUNKER category: made entirely with DiscMaster assets! 🏆 COPY_ON_WRITE. A 3D platformer. Play or download ➡️ https://pizzart.itch.io/copy-on-write 🏆 FILE BURNING. Your computer's burning! For Windows ➡️ ttps://strangerside.itch.io/fileburning 🏆 POSTIE. Deliver the Royal Mail. Play in-browser ➡️ https://darobyn.itch.io/postie 🏆 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THAT #@*% OWL!? An owl's taken your game. For Windows ➡️ https://74ls373.itch.io/where-is-owl