The calm pace of our livestreamed microfiche scanning may not show the scale of the work, so here’s a time-lapse revealing how many pages we can digitize in just one hour. 📡 Check out the #lofi vibes of the real-time stream ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U #Preservation #Digitization #LibraryLife #Microfiche #InternetArchive
Now online: the 1978 A History of Berkeley exhibition catalog—digitized for the California Local Government Documents Collection. From Indigenous roots to the Free Speech Movement, it’s a rich record of the city’s past. Read it at the @internetarchive here:
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A History of Berkeley : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
33 pages : 22 x 28 cm
 Learn more at
A History of Berkeley | Institute of Governmental Studies
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For Danielle, the Internet isn’t just a tool; it's a community. Some sites are long gone, but the memories remain. She’s not alone. The internet has been a space for connection, creativity, and nostalgia for so many of us — and we want to hear from you. 📝 Tell us your history with the web ⤵️
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A hose fight. Backyard grilling. A big juicy watermelon. This vintage home movie clip offers a generous slice of mid-century summertime leisure. 🍉 ☀️ 🎞️ Watch the full film here ⤵️
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Home Movie: Coonradt Collection: 004722 : W.B. Coondradt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Scenes of suburban summer fun, skiing, a trip to Los Angeles, and more. The content of this film is in multiple files due to scanning issue. Note o...
 #homemovies @internetarchive #PrelingerArchives #PrelingerLibrary #HomeMovies #1950sLife #VintageSummer #InternetArchive #Barbecue
#lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche by. Preservation in progress, 7:30 AM to Midnight PT, Mon–Fri. Archive ambience the rest of the time. 24/7 #livestream from the #InternetArchive ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U #LiveNow #LiveStream
In the latest Future Knowledge #podcast, IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, author and user interface designer @erin malone joins designer Abby Covert to spotlight the women who shaped UX, from the dawn of desktop computing to today. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
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Future Knowledge | In Through the Side Door
Erin Malone, author of In Through the Side Door, joins designer and writer Abby Covert for a conversation about the women who helped pioneer user e...
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🎮💿 Concluding our spotlight of winners of the 2025 DiscMaster Game Jam, here are the winners of the TOURIST category, for games using 50%+ DiscMaster assets! 🏆 MAZEUM DISCMASTER. Interactive prototype for a future gallery & theme park, featuring work from the DiscMaster Archives! Get it for Windows ➡️ https://willowatz.itch.io/mazeumdiscmaster 🏆 TO PERDITION is a #roguelite FPS where you must wade through a flooding fantasy world. Get it for Windows ➡️ https://rqcoon.itch.io/to-perdition
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🐻🎉 In celebration of Smokey Bear's birthday, here's a look at how his official site has evolved over 29 years. The message? Still the same: "Only YOU." Explore Smokey's online history with the Wayback Machine ➡️
Smokey Says
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What happens when government information quietly disappears from the web? Join James Jacobs, Jim Jacobs, and Shari Laster for a critical #booktalk on PRESERVING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION: an exploration of public access, digital decay, and the future of government transparency. 📖🏛️ Co-hosted by @Authors Alliance 📅 Thurs Aug 28 🕙 10 AM PT /1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE ℹ️
Book Talk: Preserving Government Information (ONLINE)
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Once the lifeblood of online creativity—from silly games to iconic animations—Flash has all but disappeared from the live web. In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, free-range archivist Jason Scott explores why Flash deserves to be preserved, and how the Internet Archive is keeping it alive. 🔗
Vanishing Culture: Why Preserve Flash? | Internet Archive Blogs
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