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=== A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more === | ===A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more=== | ||
The '''Internet Archive''', a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. | The '''Internet Archive''', a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. | ||
*Anyone with a free account can upload media to the Internet Archive. We work with thousands of partners globally to save copies of their work into special collections. | *Anyone with a free account can upload media to the Internet Archive. We work with thousands of partners globally to save copies of their work into special collections. | ||
*Because we are a library, we pay special attention to books. | *Because we are a library, we pay special attention to books. | ||
*We began a program to digitize books in 2005 and today we scan 1,000 books per day in 28 locations around the world. | *We began a program to digitize books in 2005 and today we scan 1,000 books per day in 28 locations around the world. | ||
*Books published prior to 1923 are available for download, and hundreds of thousands of modern books can be borrowed through our Open Library site. | *Books published prior to 1923 are available for download, and hundreds of thousands of modern books can be borrowed through our Open Library site. | ||
== Info == | ==Info== | ||
*[https://archive.org/about/ About The Internet Archive] | *[https://archive.org/about/ About The Internet Archive] | ||
*[https://blog.archive.org/ The Internet Archive Blog] | |||
*[[Archive-It|"Archive-It|" (Archiving & Data Services for Libraries & Other Institutions)]] | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/OtherNetworksNewsletter/other-networks-vol-1-num-1/ Other Networks Newsletter on the Internet Archive] | |||
{{SRP}} | {{SRP}} | ||
[[Category:Is-Library]] | [[Category:Is-Library]] | ||
[[Category:Does-Digitization]] | [[Category:Does-Document Digitization]] | ||
[[Category:Is-Nonprofit Organization]] | |||
[[Category:Is-Encyclopedia]] | |||
[[Category:Serves-Public Benefit]] | |||
[[Category:Serves-Researchers]] | |||
[[Category:Serves-Research Libraries]] | |||
[[Category:Serves-Resistance Movements]] | |||
[[Category:Serves-Historians]] | |||
[[Category:Serves-Scholars]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:29, 1 January 2025
A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
- Anyone with a free account can upload media to the Internet Archive. We work with thousands of partners globally to save copies of their work into special collections.
- Because we are a library, we pay special attention to books.
- We began a program to digitize books in 2005 and today we scan 1,000 books per day in 28 locations around the world.
- Books published prior to 1923 are available for download, and hundreds of thousands of modern books can be borrowed through our Open Library site.
Info
- About The Internet Archive
- The Internet Archive Blog
- "Archive-It|" (Archiving & Data Services for Libraries & Other Institutions)