Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 466 billion archived web pages. It provides a digital archive of the World Wide Web and other information on the Internet. The Internet Archive was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format.
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Citation Level
1996
English, etc
Key Features of the Site
Wayback Machine
Allows users to see archived versions of web pages across time.
Open Library
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Archive-It
Enables users to create and preserve collections of digital content.
Books to Borrow
Offers a lending library of digital books that can be borrowed by users with an account.
Audio Archive
Includes music, audiobooks, news broadcasts, old time radio shows, podcasts, and a wide variety of other audio files.
Moving Image Archive
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
Live Music Archive
Contains over 200,000 concert recordings from independent artists, as well as more established artists and musical ensembles.
Software Library
Offers a vast collection of downloadable software, including vintage software, shareware, and freeware.
Education Resources
Provides access to educational resources, including lectures, courses, and tutorials.
Community Texts
A collection of texts contributed by users, including books, essays, and other documents.
Similar Sites and Competitors to archive.org
Additional information
Legal Status
Non-profit organization
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Founder
Brewster Kahle
Website
https://archive.org
Revenue
Donations, Grants
Mission
To provide 'Universal Access to All Knowledge'
Digital Collection Size
Over 40 million books and texts, 14 million audio recordings, 6 million videos, 3.5 million images, and 466 billion web pages
User Accounts
Free registration allows users to borrow books, upload content, and contribute to the archive.
Access
Free and open to the public
Impact
Serves as a critical resource for researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public, preserving digital content that might otherwise be lost.
HTTP headers
Security headers report is a very important part of user data protection. Learn more about http headers for archive.org