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August 2023
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The Internet Archive’s Response to the Recording Industry Lawsuit Targeting 78 RPM Collection Earlier this month, several prominent record labels filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive and others for the Great 78 Project, a community effort to preserve, study and and promote the discovery of 78rpm records. Through this work, we have archived hundreds of thousands of culturally-relevant recordings on the now obsolete and brittle medium—used for teaching, research, and public access. Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive Brewster Kahle shared his statement in a blog post on our website. | |
Lacing Stories Up With the Library Collections Lace holds long standing significance in U.S. history—signifying wealth and providing a way for women to supplement their family incomes. Mary Mangan and the New England Lace Group have worked to raise awareness of the historical impact of lace. Mangan used preserved lace collections and historic books on the Internet Archive to find social and economic data within the artifacts—an aid in piecing together additional parts of the fabric's historical significance. Read the full story on our blog! | |
| Reference Material Curious about the parts of retro Polaroids? Want to know which strings to order for your guitar? Missing some steps for assembly with your IKEA furniture? The Manual Library has you covered. The Internet Archive Manual Library is a collection of manuals, instructions, walkthroughs, and datasheets for many items. Ranging from the functional to the (very) bizarre the Manual Library offers millions of different items to explore. |
| Before There Was Zillow House hunters (and decorators, landscapers, admirers, etc.) unite! Published in 1946, the Popular Home's Ideas Galore: How to Build, Buy, Modernize and Decorate holds a much inspiration for homeowners or renters—with different house styles, decor features, floor plans, and much more. Take a trip back to the 40’s with the “News About New Equipment,” section—which shares information about “modern” appliances of the times. |
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Save the Date—Streaming LIVE from our Great Room! Join us virtually for our annual celebration on October 12th at 7—8 pm PT / 10—11pm ET! See how the Internet Archive is using AI to build new capabilities into our library, and how students and scholars all over the world use the Archive’s petabytes of data to inform their own research—RSVP here. | |
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