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Holiday Flicks
Internet Archive Forum contributors are a diverse bunch. A recent post by The_Monkey_Master in the Movies Forum had a timely list of films for the holiday season. With his permission I thought I’d share it. (He requested that credit for … Continue reading
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New BookReader! By mang We’re pleased to announce the release of our freshly re-designed BookReader on the Internet Archive. The updated BookReader has these great new features (links will take you to a live example): Redesigned user interface that maximizes … Continue reading
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New BookReader!
The Open Library team announced the release of a new version of our online BookReader software with lots of new features to explore. Please read more on the Open Library blog at http://blog.openlibrary.org/2010/12/09/new-bookreader/.
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Ted Nelson and Zigzag
One of the great things about the Internet Archive is the sense of adventure. There are always creative ideas bouncing around. Many of them come to fruition and occasionally some fail. In the spirit of innovation the inimitable Ted Nelson … Continue reading
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Adventures in Internship at the Archive
I’ve been working as an intern here at the Archive since the end of August-–a requirement of my Library Technology program at Diablo Valley College. Since I was a professional cook for 20 + years, I undertook consolidating the cookbook … Continue reading
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Internet Archive Online BookReader Usage
At our recent Books in Browsers 2010 event Brewster Kahle and Michael Ang gave a great presentation on the future of the BookReader. Michael just showed us some stats that are being gathered on BookReader usage. We’re excited to have … Continue reading
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Books in Browsers Keynote Speech, by Brewster Kahle
Video of the Books in Browsers presentation, October 21, 2010. If you prefer to read about the contents of this speech, please see below. (You can get the high quality version of this video on the Internet Archive.) Books in … Continue reading
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Books In Browsers 2010 Today at Internet Archive
The annual event at Internet Archive, Books In Browsers, has just kicked off. A great crowd is here in the newly renovated headquarters. Peter Brantley,organizer if the event, from Internet Archive is intoducing the first speaker. 9:23 Allen Noren of … Continue reading
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Ted Nelson Launches His Autobiography at Internet Archive
On October 8, 2010, Brewster Kahle and Internet Archive hosted Ted Nelson’s book launch for his autobiography “Possiplex.” It was a special evening. There was a wide array of guests, including some of Ted’s closest collaborators. Ted Nelson … Continue reading
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Banned Books Week
Tomorrow is the end of Banned Books week. We have a collection of banned and challenged books that you can find at archive.org. We currently have 74 that can be found on banned and challenged books lists around the internet. … Continue reading
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The Awesomeness of Yosemite
Just back from a stay in Yosemite Valley. Just awesome…as it always has been. So of course I came back and had to check on some of the history and other interesting information about the valley at the Archive. There’s … Continue reading
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Little Known Classics You NEED To Watch!
The classic, the rare, the obscure…you movie junkies love this stuff. It’s always cool to discover the weird films made by familiar faces. Kudos Matt Holmes and Peter Willis of Obssessed With Film for assembling a Top 10 of little … Continue reading
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MegaReader iPhone App Gives Access to Internet Archive’s 1.8 Million Free Books in a Personalized Reader
from prweb: Inkstone Software today announces the launch of MegaReader—a highly customizable iPhone eBook reader that gives users the choice of over 1.8 million free books on the internet. The MegaReader app has been designed to tap into book catalogs … Continue reading
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NASA on The Commons
From nasaimages.org, a service of Internet Archive: Internet Archive, NASA, and Flickr are together launching NASA on The Commons, a new way to view and interact with photos from NASA. NASA on The Commons invites the public to contribute information … Continue reading
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Top 40 best free legal movies you can download right now
Sean P. Aune at tech.blorge has put together a great list of movies on archive.org. From his blog: The Internet Archive works to bring together anything and everything that resides in the public domain, and that includes movies. We’ve gathered … Continue reading
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