Libraries increasingly face restrictive digital licensing terms that can make eBooks far more expensive than print, expire after a set number of checkouts or months, and limit libraries’ ability to preserve, share, or provide equitable access to digital books. The result is a system in which libraries can spend more and more money simply to […]
The Internet Archive is happy to host the an upcoming discussion exploring the role of large campaign donors in our political process. Click here to RSVP for this Free event. The event is organized by the League of Women Voters and San Francisco Public Press. The event will start with a presentation by Joe Rivano […]
Join us on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm as we bring Neal Stephenson back to San Francisco for D: Heavy Water at The Internet Archive. Tickets are required for this event and can be purchased here. About the book From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second installment in his monumental Bomb […]
Please join us October 20th from 6-8pm as we take a peek behind the doors of the Physical Archive in Richmond, California. REGISTER NOW! The Internet Archive is excited to offer a behind-the-scenes tour of the physical collections of books, music, film, and video in Richmond, California. With this special insider event we are opening […]
Internet Archive's Annual Celebration: Wednesday, October 21 Democracy invites participation; democracies require it. At the Internet Archive, we believe libraries can help make that participation possible by preserving knowledge and providing the tools to explore and build upon it. This year’s annual celebration, “Democracy’s Library: Tools for Participation,” will showcase the many ways people can participate through the […]
When the culture we share becomes ours to remix, what new stories can we tell? Cartoonist Alec Robbins and author-librarian Liz Gotauco join copyright expert Meredith Rose to explore the weird, wonderful possibilities of the public domain. REGISTER NOW!
