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http://www.mhpbooks.com/the-internet-archive-suffers-fire-damage/
November 8, 2013
The Internet Archive suffers fire damage
by Julia Fleischaker
The Internet Archives San Francisco scanning center announced on their website today that a fire in their building has caused significant damage.
On The Internet Archive homepage, the Archive identifies itself and its mission:
Their Wayback Machine has archived 364 billion web pages, and is an invaluable resource for journalists and scholars looking for archived content that is no longer online or has been altered.
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November 8, 2013
The Internet Archive suffers fire damage
by Julia Fleischaker
The Internet Archives San Francisco scanning center announced on their website today that a fire in their building has caused significant damage.
On The Internet Archive homepage, the Archive identifies itself and its mission:
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.
Their Wayback Machine has archived 364 billion web pages, and is an invaluable resource for journalists and scholars looking for archived content that is no longer online or has been altered.
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http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/internet-archive-wayback-machine-fire/
Internet Archives office catches fire, but Wayback Machine escapes unharmed
By Konrad Krawczyk November 7, 2013
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Ever wondered what Yahoo looked like in 1996, or whether that kooky old website you found back in high school is still up? If you, so mightve used the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine to track down both of those things. Unfortunately, the Internet Archive was literally under fire, and could use your help.
A non-profit group that archives and saves millions of webpages, books, movies, music and more, the Internet Archive suffered a fire early Thursday morning at one of its buildings in San Francisco. Dont fret though, the Internet Archive wrote on its official blog that no data has been lost.
This episode has reminded us that digitizing and making copies are good strategies for both access and preservation, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle wrote on the Internet Archives blog. We have copies of the data in the Internet Archive in multiple locations, so even if our main building had been involved in the fire we still would not have lost the amazing content we have all worked so hard to collect.
Kahle also states that early estimates indicate that the fire caused a rough total of $600,000 worth of damage to Internet Archive equipment. The blaze toasted not only the structure, but high end digitizing equipment as well.
The Internet Archive is currently seeking funds to help bring its book, movie, and microfilm scanning capabilities back up to speed. If youd like to donate to their rebuilding efforts, you can do so here: https://archive.org/donate/
Look at it this way: youd be helping to preserve history.
Internet Archives office catches fire, but Wayback Machine escapes unharmed
By Konrad Krawczyk November 7, 2013
[img][/img]
Ever wondered what Yahoo looked like in 1996, or whether that kooky old website you found back in high school is still up? If you, so mightve used the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine to track down both of those things. Unfortunately, the Internet Archive was literally under fire, and could use your help.
A non-profit group that archives and saves millions of webpages, books, movies, music and more, the Internet Archive suffered a fire early Thursday morning at one of its buildings in San Francisco. Dont fret though, the Internet Archive wrote on its official blog that no data has been lost.
This episode has reminded us that digitizing and making copies are good strategies for both access and preservation, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle wrote on the Internet Archives blog. We have copies of the data in the Internet Archive in multiple locations, so even if our main building had been involved in the fire we still would not have lost the amazing content we have all worked so hard to collect.
Kahle also states that early estimates indicate that the fire caused a rough total of $600,000 worth of damage to Internet Archive equipment. The blaze toasted not only the structure, but high end digitizing equipment as well.
The Internet Archive is currently seeking funds to help bring its book, movie, and microfilm scanning capabilities back up to speed. If youd like to donate to their rebuilding efforts, you can do so here: https://archive.org/donate/
Look at it this way: youd be helping to preserve history.
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Internet Archive’s office catches fire, but Wayback Machine escapes unharmed (Original Post)
proverbialwisdom
Nov 2013
OP
Well, yeah, the Wayback Machine just searched for an earlier version of the building.
NuclearDem
Nov 2013
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NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)1. Well, yeah, the Wayback Machine just searched for an earlier version of the building.
csziggy
(34,137 posts)2. More info and how to help
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)3. Mr. Peabody and Sherman will be SO relieved
A blast from the past!
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)4. Their tv news section is interesting...helps expose fox more :)