Archiving
Museums Can Now Legally Jailbreak Game Consoles, But Gamers Aren't Allowed
New updates to copyright law are a win for archivists but fall short of lifting restrictions on individuals.
The InterPlanetary File System Wants to Create a Permanent Web
A potential solution to the massive problem of linkrot.
How New York's Swiss Institute Is Digitizing Its Archives for the Web
Times are changing for the art world’s archivists.
Gone in a Flash: The Race to Save the Internet's Least Favorite Tool
Flash has been dying for years—what happens to all the websites it takes with it?
This Conveyor Belt Digitizes Museum Artifacts in Seconds
The Smithsonian built an assembly line for historical documents that can digitize roughly 3,500 things each day.
Farting Angels and Ass-Slapping Aristocrats: A Web Archive Reveals the Weird Side of the French Revolution
Scroll through 14,000 newly released images of angel farts, guillotine humor, and historic Sad Keanus.
When Will the Internet Defeat Link Rot?
Two decades after the problem was first assessed, broken links still plague the web.
Bit Rot Is the Bane of Post-Analog Libraries
Will the future library be a bookless "bibliotec" full of MacBooks and high-speed internet? Librarians replaced by search algorithms?
Kinograph, A DIY Digitizing Tool, May Be The Savior Of Film
A cheap, open source machine to digitize film may help preserve our evaporating cultural history.
Pinterests for the DisPinterested
Pinterest clones are all over the Internet; time to test drive a couple.