Internet libraries are...
Libraries that store digital materials from the Internet and beyond.
They�re created to...
Preserve a record of digital materials and give free, permanent access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.
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Internet Archive Colloquium 2000 a Success
Current Archive Users
 Library of Congress
Smithsonian
Xerox PARC
IBM
AT&T
NEC
Federal Government Information Clearinghouse |
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The Internet Archive is building a library of snapshots of publicly accessible Internet sites. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, and scholars.
| The Archive�s Internet Collections as of March 2000 |
| Web (1996 to now) |
1 billion pages
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13.8 terabytes (TB)
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| FTP (1996) |
50,000 sites
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.05 TB
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| Usenet (1996-1998) |
16 million postings
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.592 TB
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Find out how big 14 terabytes is
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14+ TB
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In the Library of Congress: What would a snapshot of the Web look like? Visitors passing through the lobby of the Library of Congress get the picture when they see this sculpture � a stack of computer screens and tapes housing a snapshot of the Web in early 1997 � by Alan Rath. The Internet Archive is proud to have part of its collections in the world�s model library.
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