Archiving US Government Websites Every Four Years

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View this email in your browser Archive    Donate     Blog     Jobs     Volunteer     February 2025 Browsing the Archive 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive Every four years since 2004-before and after the U.S. presidential election-the Internet Archive works with libraries and research organizations to preserve U.S. government websites during administration changes. These "End of Term" (EOT) Web Archive projects have documented transitions and preserved the record of administrative changes over time. The ongoing 2024/2025 EOT crawl has already collected over 500 terabytes of material, including more than 100 million unique web pages. This valuable information is preserved and available for public access at the Internet Archive. READ THE FULL STORY .Com Then and Now Remember Geocities? This web hosting service allowed users to create and publish websites for free and to browse user-created websites by their theme or interest. The service was active from 1994 to 2009 and no longer exists on the web at its original domain—except for what was preserved on the Wayback Machine.  We are highlighting a variety of web pages over the course of history on our social media platforms. Take a look at Geocities, the Super Bowl website, Blockbuster, Gawker and more on Bluesky, Instagram and X. FOLLOW ALONG VIA SOCIAL The Monthly Giving Circle is a community of our patrons who donate each month. To find out more about the program, perks and upcoming events, visit here or contact donations@archive.org. In addition to sustaining our work, Monthly Giving Circle members enjoy exclusive events, benefits, and discounts! Join over 20,000 members by making a recurring monthly donation today. From Our Collections Denpasar Archives Bali's tradition of literature dates back several hundreds years and encompasses ancient texts in Kawi and Sanskrit. Almost all of the writings in Balinese in the major library in Denpasar, were digitized and preserved in 2011—making Balinese the first language to have nearly its complete written literature online and available for free. These Lontar manuscripts (written on palm leaves) include texts on religion, family genealogies,, arts and architecture, calendars, prose, poems, magic and more. Des Animaux Magnifiques  In the book "Public and Private Life of Animals" (1842), a collection of 19th-century French authors and caricaturists come together to portray the vibrant lives of animals while parodying human society. Published in the aftermath of the French Revolution, this work depicts a Congress of Animals that critiques human behavior and comments on societal issues. Through an anthropomorphic lens, the book provides a refreshing insight into the grievances of people during this historical period. What We're Reading VOX: The man trying to capture the internet before it disappears THE MET: Benin Art in Auction Catalogs CNET: How to Access Important Health Info That's Been Scrubbed From the CDC Site SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD: Aaron Swartz, hero of open-access internet, is immortalized in marble GIGAZINE: The Internet Archive is archiving the entire US government website every four years and plans to archive more than 500TB between 2024 and 2025. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the Internet Archive, we would greatly appreciate your support. You can help out by visiting archive.org/donate or by texting ARCHIVE to 44321. Thank you for helping us provide Universal Access To All Knowledge. DONATE TO THE INTERNET ARCHIVE Share Tweet Forward You are receiving this newsletter because of your relationship with the Internet Archive. Review our Privacy Policy Our mailing address is: Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Want to change how you receive these emails?  You can update your preferences to change what types of notifications you receive, or switch from HTML format to plain text. You can also unsubscribe from this list if you don't want to hear from us again.