PROJECT 223
Internet Archive,by:
Mashael H Hakami

archives

• The format of these documents does not matter; they can be medieval parchment documents, maps, photographs or even digital files. They can be centuries old or just weeks old.

introduction of archives

• A collection of documents created or gathered by one person or institution and selected for long-term preservation as evidence of their activities.

archives have following qualities:

• a primary sources
• They have been selected as evidence of historically significant events
• They are being looked after in the hope they will last for hundreds of years.

Internet Archive

Internet Archive

• Archive is a documentary focused on the future of long-term digital storage, the history of the Internet and attempts to preserve its contents on a massive scale.
• On a mission to create universal access to all knowledge

Founder by:

• Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive
• Robert Miller director of books.
• Alexis Rossi, director of web collections

Internet Archive

• the Internet Archive’s staff have built the world's largest online library, offering 10 petabytes of archived websites, books, movies, music, and television broadcasts.

Internet Archive contains:

• 330 billion web pages
• 20 million books and texts
• 4.5 million audio recordings (including 180,000 live concerts)
• 4 million videos (including 1.6 million Television News programs)
• 3 million images
• 200,000 software programs

advantage

• helpful for historical reasons. Physical artifacts may get worn out in few years.
• ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
• Searching of the contents of the digital versions can be made powerful and this can help

disadvantage

• Time and Money is required for such efforts.
• Chances of loosing out part/ whole of some artifacts become more during the archival process.
• Maintainance of such a system on a continuos basis for 24x7 is a challenge

summary of Internet Archive

any questions ??

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