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Internet Archive

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Internet Archive

Summary

Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,942 views/month, #5 of 3,287).[2]

Key Facts

  • Internet Archive's field of work was web archiving[3].
  • Internet Archive's field of work was digital preservation[4].
  • Internet Archive is the creator of Brewster Kahle[5].
  • Internet Archive received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6].
  • Internet Archive received the DPC Fellowship Award[7].
  • Internet Archive received the ProjectUil[8].
  • Internet Archive was a member of American Library Association[9].
  • Internet Archive was a member of Digital Library Federation[10].
  • Internet Archive was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[11].
  • Internet Archive was a member of Biodiversity Heritage Library[12].
  • Internet Archive was a member of Project ReShare[13].
  • Internet Archive was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[14].
  • Internet Archive is in the country of United States[15].
  • Internet Archive's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[16].
  • Internet Archive's instance of is recorded as website[17].
  • Internet Archive's instance of is recorded as digital library[18].
  • Internet Archive's instance of is recorded as web archive[19].
  • Internet Archive's founder is recorded as Brewster Kahle[20].
  • Internet Archive's headquarters location is recorded as Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist[21].
  • The location of Internet Archive was Richmond[22].
  • The location of Internet Archive was San Francisco[23].
  • Internet Archive took place at United States[24].
  • The location of Internet Archive was Egypt[25].
  • The location of Internet Archive was Netherlands[26].
  • Internet Archive's child organization or unit is recorded as Internet Archive Europe[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Distributor[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1996-05-10[30]

  • Community tags: digital music, free music[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 44eb567e-3e38-4936-ba6c-751e2627e649[32]

Body

Founding

Internet Archive's founder is recorded as Brewster Kahle[20]. May 1996 marks the founding of it[33].

Leadership

Internet Archive's chairperson is recorded as Brewster Kahle[34].

Operations

Internet Archive's headquarters location is recorded as Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist[21]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Internet Archive Europe[27].

Industry

Fields of work include web archiving[3] and digital preservation[4], an academic discipline[35].

Ownership

Internet Archive's product or material produced is recorded as Cover Art Archive[36].

Recognition

Awards received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6], an award[37], founded in 2005[38]; DPC Fellowship Award[7], an award[39]; and ProjectUil[8], an award[40], in Netherlands[41], founded in 2015[42].

Why It Matters

Internet Archive ranks in the top 0.15% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,942 views/month, #5 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Internet Archive receive?

Honors received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6], DPC Fellowship Award[7], and ProjectUil[8].

Related Entities

Aaron Swartz Angelique Rockas Brewster Kahle Claire Elaina digital preservation Edward Betts Egypt End of Term Web Archive GitHub Archive Program Gordon Mohr Greg Lindahl Joey Hess Kedar Joshi Netherlands PetaBox Scribe Software Sergio Maltagliati United States Wayforward Machine web archiving website

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . projects.propublica.org. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . dpconline.org. Retrieved . dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . clir.org. Retrieved . clir.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . dpconline.org. Retrieved . dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . about.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . about.biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . projectreshare.org. Retrieved . projectreshare.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . ifla.org. Retrieved . ifla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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