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🎉 Big news: @ifla.org endorses the 4️⃣Rights for Memory Institutions!
The #FutureKnowledge podcast features the #ProtectOurFutureMemory campaign. Hear from IFLA, @libereurope.bsky.social, Aruba & others: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/
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Join: ourfuturememory.org

New post: Strength in Numbers: IFLA Joins Our Future Memory + Future Knowledge Podcast Episode https://www.internetarchive.eu/2025/07/30/strength-in-numbers-ifla-joins-our-future-memory-future-knowledge-podcast-episode/

CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience This is "CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience" by EDUCAUSE on Vimeo, the home for high…

📚 “Every citizen should know that libraries are under attack.”

In a new interview‬, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system.

@cni-org.bsky.social @brewster.kahle.org

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Mis(sing)information: The impact of disappearing archives and data sources – Full Fact In an age of digital and big data, archives are extremely precarious. This is why they need to be protected...

Mis(sing)information: The impact of disappearing archives and data sources

Five photos of people in various settings with the Press Forward logo centered between them. Description: Press Forward invests $22.7 million in local news infrastructure to meet the urgent challenges newsrooms face.

🗞️ Local journalism matters.

Thanks to a $1M Press Forward grant, we’ll support 300+ newsrooms with training, tools & services in collaboration with Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) & The Poynter Institute.

Details ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/07/16/

Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That.

The NYT covers some of the problems with library ebook pricing. What they fail to mention is that authors are not seeing profit from library ebook licensing--as LF ED @littlewow.online notes, those go to the publisher and the platform. /1

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...

Another fantastic and fruitful Friday at the internet archive, the jewel of not just the internet but the world itself

Image of a Canva graphic. It says "Survey! Librarianship & Mental Health" with the link to the survey via Google docs at tinyurl.com/library-mh-25. It has an image of books on shelves. Below the image, it says "Open through August 1. Answers anonymous and encouraged from *all* levels of library workers."

**Libraries & Mental Health Survey**

I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Economics of Open: Can Open Licensing Be a Sustainable Strategy for Cultural Heritage Institutions? – CREATe

💡 Have you seen our latest report 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧? No worries if not - we’ve just published a blog post summarising the key insights.

The project was conducted in collaboration with Centre for Archive Studies and funded by @creativecommons.bsky.social

👉 www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...

London library forced to briefly close after fox 'made itself comfortable' inside Foxes have been known to live everywhere in London from back gardens to the top of the Shard

Here's some cuteness overload for your Friday. Fijne weekend allemaal!

👏 Friday is for sharing & caring!
🔦 Let's shine the spotlight on KR21’s efforts and representation at the 54th #LIBER2025 conference by @libereurope.bsky.social (2-4 July, Lausanne), welcoming +450 leading library professionals.
🔗 KR21’s conference recap: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2...

What a fabulous programme! congrats to the IVIR team!

How public libraries are teaching AI and digital literacy skills | OCLC WebJunction Public libraries have played an important role in fostering and promoting digital literacy skills within their communities. The rapid developments of AI present the latest opportunity for public libra...

"How public libraries are teaching AI and digital literacy skills" per OCLC's WebJunction www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc...

Copyright news (16 July) Our Future Memory initiative, EC AI Copyright report launch

Many thanks to @mattvoigts.bsky.social and @ifla.org for amplifying the "Our Future Memory" campaign for the Digital Rights of Libraries. Have a read and if your institution wants to join as a signatory, download the statement, sign and scan it, and send it back to campaigns@internetarchive.eu

Once you sign up, don't forget to confirm your subscription by clicking the link in the opt-in mail!

Hello! #librarians, would you be interested in buying (for real buying, not licensing) digital books and other high quality texts and artworks via BRIET, an innovative project of the @flaminghydra.com cooperative??

It'll be fun!

Get in touch with us at hello **at** flaminghydra **dot** com.

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‘There is no political power without power over the archive’ Titles banned, data deleted, the nation’s librarians sacked without explanation – Donald Trump’s war on books is a threat to democracy across the world, ...

Powerful writing by @richove.bsky.social and glad to see @datarescueproject.org from Germany mentioned in this important piece.

Another George Orwell quote comes to mind: 'Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.'

Celebrate European Public Domain Day 2026 - Internet Archive Europe This Call for Contributions asks Professionals of the Cultural Heritage Institutions and Advocates to contribute to The European Public Domain Day 2026 Conference.

📣 Call for Contributions for the European Public Domain Day 2026!
📅 Date: September 31, 2025 - Deadline
📍 Location: Royal Library of Belgium, in Brussels
🔗Call For Contributions Form in the post
Let’s celebrate and protect the Public Domain.

AI for Public Good @PublicSpaces: From Hype to Humanity From preserving forgotten knowledge to regional language models and LLMs on renewable power, the PublicSpaces panel on “AI for the Public Good” shared grounded, hopeful examples of how AI can do good.

Missed out on @publicspaces.net or just want to rewatch the talk? No worries - we have you covered! From preserving forgotten knowledge to regional language models and LLMs on renewable power, the PublicSpaces panel on “AI for the Public Good” shared grounded, hopeful examples of how AI can do good.

The web is our collective memory—like a vast library holding every thought, story, and discovery humanity ever shared. Preserving it is preserving everything: the echoes of who we were, clues to who we’ll become. If the universe keeps its records, so should we.

Screenshot of the website "Our Future Memory" Protecting the Past to Power the Future The Digital Rights Statement aims to safeguard the essential digital activities of libraries, archives, and museums (collectively referred to as “memory institutions”). It urges policymakers and communities to ensure these institutions retain the same rights and responsibilities online that they have historically held offline.

Today at LIBER 2025 in Lausanne, we launched Our Future Memory—a campaign to guarantee libraries & archives the digital rights to collect, preserve, lend & cooperate.
Stand with us: ourfuturememory.org
#ProtectOurFutureMemory

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Internet Archive Europe Joins LIBER 2025 Panel on “Four Rights for Libraries” - Internet Archive Europe Join us at LIBER for “Four Rights for Libraries”, a vital panel on how library rights are being constrained in the digital age—and what we can do to restore them.

📢 Catch @archive.org @justusdreyling.bsky.social @informationlabs.org at #LIBER2025!
🗓 July 4 | 🕚 11AM | 📍Lausanne
Panel: “Four Rights for Libraries”
Moderated by Jeff Ubois
Let’s protect libraries’ rights to collect, preserve, lend & cooperate in the digital era.

New post: Internet Archive Europe Joins LIBER 2025 Panel on “Four Rights for Libraries” https://www.internetarchive.eu/internet-archive-europe-joins-liber-2025-panel-on-four-rights-for-libraries/

Five people on a panel discussion about “AI for the Public Good” with logo “Internet Archive Europe” behind them.

Five people on a panel discussion about “AI for the Public Good” with a climate map behind them and the audience in front.

Five people on a panel discussion with “AI for the Public Good” logo behind them.

Thank you to @publicspaces.net for the opportunity to talk about “AI for the public good” at today’s conference in Amsterdam. Nice to talk about some of the specific areas where AI can benefit society. Not an easy needle to thread. Checkout climategpt.ai

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Great talk. I was there! It’s thrilling to see this vital organization in action despite adversity

It’s more important now than ever to support The Internet Archive

If you're interested in library history, tech policy, digital ownership, and MORE! I highly recommend this podcast! It's short, it's interesting, and it's very very fun. And check out the accompanying timeline! cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timelin...

Internet Archive Europe at PublicSpaces Conference: AI for the Public Good - Internet Archive Europe How can AI serve the public good, not just private gain? Join ‪@internetarchive.eu‬ at #PublicSpacesConf on June 13!

How can AI serve the public good, not just private gain?
Join IAEurope at #PublicSpacesConf on June 13!
Speakers: Jeff Ubois, Daniel Erasmus (ClimateGPT), Ben Cerveny & Lucie Guibault (on inclusive AI & the Global South).
Mod: Caroline De Cock #AI4Good #InclusiveAI #ClimateTech #DigitalRights

New podcast from @archive.org - tune in, explore and learn.