Speaker A
Hi, my name is Alexis Rossi, I'm a librarian and also the director of collections at the Internet Archive.
Learn how to use the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine to access over 500 billion archived web pages for free.
Key Takeaways
- The Internet Archive is a vast, free digital library founded to preserve knowledge.
- The Wayback Machine is a key tool for accessing historical web pages.
- Users can search the Wayback Machine by URL or keyword, though keyword search is unique.
- The archive spans over two decades, making it valuable for research and historical reference.
- The platform is designed to be accessible and easy to navigate.
What the video covers
- Introduction by Alexis Rossi, librarian and director of collections at the Internet Archive.
- Overview of the Internet Archive as a non-profit library founded in 1996.
- Mission to bring all human knowledge online and make it freely accessible.
- Focus on the Wayback Machine, containing over 500 billion archived web pages.
- Wayback Machine archives span 24 years of internet history.
- Two main search methods: by URL or by keyword.
- Keyword search differs from typical search engines like Google.
- Demonstration of searching by URL using a personal webpage example.
- Navigation tips for accessing the Wayback Machine from the Internet Archive homepage.
- Emphasis on the accessibility and breadth of archived internet content.
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
Speaker A
The Internet Archive is a non-profit library that was founded to bring all of human knowledge online and make it accessible for free to everyone.
Speaker A
The Internet Archive was founded in 1996 and our original mission was to archive the internet.
Speaker A
So, the first collection I'm going to show you today is the Wayback Machine.
Speaker A
The Wayback contains more than 500 billion archived web pages, spanning 24 years of internet history.
Speaker A
And it is searchable either from our front page, right here.
Speaker A
Or if you go into the media nav down up here and open the web section, it is searchable right here.
Speaker A
For the moment, let's actually go to the front page of the Wayback Machine, and we can do that by clicking on the logo.
Speaker A
Now, there's a whole lot of information on this page.
Speaker A
But the main thing you're probably going to want to do while you're here is search.
Speaker A
There's two ways to search.
Speaker A
Either by URL or by keyword.
Speaker A
Keyword searching's not exactly like it is on Google.
Speaker A
We'll talk about that in a minute.
Speaker A
Uh, but first, let's say I know what URL I'm looking for.
Speaker A
In this case, I'll just look for my own personal webpage.
Topics:Internet ArchiveWayback Machineweb archivedigital libraryinternet historyarchived web pagesfree accessAlexis Rossinon-profitonline knowledge
