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CyberCemetery view detail comment email this

This site provides "permanent public access to the electronic Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions." Sites of the agencies and commissions are organized both alphabetically and by category. This site also contains links to U.S. federal, state, local/regional, and international government information. Maintained by the University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents department, this site was created as part of the Federal Depository Library Program.
http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/
Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Libraries & Archives by Type

Last updated Feb 18, 2004


Internet Archive Wayback Machine view detail comment email this

An archive of billions of Web pages, with new sites and new versions of sites added regularly. In addition to special audio and video sections, the Wayback Machine offers special collections on topics such as September 11, the general election of 2000, pioneers of the Internet, Hurricane Katrina, and the United States government.
http://www.archive.org/
Topics: Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond

Last updated Jan 26, 2006


Internet Archive: Live Music Archive view detail comment email this

An archive of tens of thousands of recordings of live concerts by "trade-friendly artists: those who like the idea of noncommercial distribution of some or all of their live material." Recordings are "available for royalty-free, no-cost public downloads." Includes a FAQ, and guidelines for contributors.
http://www.archive.org/details/etree
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Music

Last updated May 27, 2006


The Library of Congress: Web Capture view detail comment email this

A project to collect and preserve primary source material from the Internet. Features a FAQ and a list of individual projects (some with links to relevant content, such as for Hurricane Katrina and the 107th Congress). From the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/webcapture/
Topics: Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type

Last updated May 31, 2006


MINERVA view detail comment email this

The MINERVA Web Archiving Project is a program to collect and preserve primary source material from the Internet. (The acronym means Mapping the Internet Electronic Resources Virtual Archive.) MINERVA's archives include "Election 2002" and "September 11, 2001." Also find a list of anticipated topics for archives and presentations about the operation of this project. From the Library of Congress. 
http://memory.loc.gov/cocoon/minerva/
Topics: Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type

Last updated Jun 6, 2006


The September 11 Digital Archive view detail comment email this

This project's goals are to "collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attack in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses." The site is a collection of first-hand accounts of the events and the aftermath, "collecting and archiving emails and digital images growing out of these events, organizing and annotating the most important web-based resources on the subject, and developing materials to contextualize and teach about the events."
http://911digitalarchive.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond

Last updated Aug 10, 2005


The September 11 Web Archive view detail comment email this

This site represents an effort to "to preserve the Web expressions of individual people, groups, the press and institutions from around the world, in the aftermath of the attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001." A collaboration among the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, and WebArchivist.org.
http://september11.archive.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond

Last updated Aug 18, 2005




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