As the Internet Archive turns 25, we invite you on a journey from way back to way forward, through the pivotal moments when knowledge became more accessible for all. On this anniversary page you can:
But first, go way back to 1996 when a young computer scientist named Brewster Kahle dreamed of building a “Library of Everything” for the digital age. A library containing all the published works of humankind, free to the public, built to last the ages. He named this digital library the Internet Archive. Its mission: to provide everyone with “Universal Access to All Knowledge.”
Read Brewster’s reflections on this 25 year milestone
Key Moments in Access to Knowledge ExploreJohn Perry Barlow issues a Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
GoInternet Archive crawlers capture first web pages, including MTV
GoBrewster Kahle founds the Internet Archive
GoLibrary of Congress and Internet Archive establish the U.S. Election 2000 Web Archive
ExploreRick Prelinger establishes the Internet Archive’s first moving image collection
GoWayback Machine unveiled at the University of California at Berkeley
ExploreCollaborating with Etree, the Internet Archive’s Live Music Archive goes online
GoInternet Bookmobile arrives at the Supreme Court for Eldred vs. Ashcroft
GoThe Internet Archive helps establish the International Internet Preservation Consortium
GoInternet Archive launches Archive-it web archiving service
GoAaron Swartz announces launch of Open Library
GoInternet Archive receives National Security Letter from the FBI
ExploreInternet Archive offers free Ultra High-Speed Internet to SF Public Housing
ExploreInternet Archive & Princeton University make federal court records freely available
ExploreInternet Archive makes 1 million books freely available to people with print disabilities
ExploreLibrary coalition develops lending collection of more than 80,000 ebooks
GoThe Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet is created
GoInternet Archive launches the TV News Archive
ExploreInternet Archive establishes its first Bitcoin ATM, and starts paying employees in Bitcoin
GoThe Accessible Books Consortium is founded
ExploreKahle/Austin Foundation establishes Foundation House for nonprofit workers
ExploreIn response to Covid-19 shutdowns, Internet Archive launches National Emergency Library
ExploreFour publishers sue the Internet Archive to stop Controlled Digital Lending
GoInternet Archive launches the Way Forward Machine
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Imagine the FutureFrom wayback, now we take you wayforward…to the year 2046. Travel with us twenty-five years into the future. Try out our Wayforward Machine to experience a world where access to knowledge is under siege.
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Support our workIn 25 years, the Internet Archive and our community has accomplished so much. Together, we have built a world class library on the Internet. It’s all possible thanks to patrons around the world who are curious, generous, and preservation-minded, just like you.
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