#archivism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #archivism, aggregated by home.social.
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@iampytest1/116416332342267236
The sad thing is: most of northcountrygazette.org seems to have been lost to time, including the final post made by Maxam in September 2025.
My memory of the post is they said they would not be working for some time due to an injury. I think they may have said the injury was bad enough to put them in the ER, but I'm not sure.northcountrygazette.org is completely excluded from the Wayback Machine. archive.today has a lot of it captured (2995 URLs), but not everything. Maxam's final post, for example, isn't captured there.
Some posts were also paywalled, meaning even archive.today doesn't have a copy.If I had known it would go down, I would have archived at least their final post. All that remains is my summary of it, written while it was still up:
The most recent post on NorthCountyGazette.org was in early September 2025, with Maxam noting they would not be working “for some time” due to an injury (http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2025/09/10/123095/). Prior to that, they posted on a daily basis.
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Aadam Jacobs’ secret archive—10,000+ live concert recordings from early Nirvana to Phish—has been digitized and is now free to stream. 🎧📼 Listen to rare, historic sets: https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/from-early-nirvana-to-phish-a-chicago-fans-secret-recordings-of-10000-shows-are-now-online/ #music #archivism #Nirvana
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What website archiving services do people use [multiple choice]?
#WaybackMachine #Megalodon #GhostArchive #ArchiveToday #WebArchiving #Archivism #Poll
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What website archiving services do people use [multiple choice]?
#WaybackMachine #Megalodon #GhostArchive #ArchiveToday #WebArchiving #Archivism #Poll
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What website archiving services do people use [multiple choice]?
#WaybackMachine #Megalodon #GhostArchive #ArchiveToday #WebArchiving #Archivism #Poll
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What website archiving services do people use [multiple choice]?
#WaybackMachine #Megalodon #GhostArchive #ArchiveToday #WebArchiving #Archivism #Poll
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What website archiving services do people use [multiple choice]?
#WaybackMachine #Megalodon #GhostArchive #ArchiveToday #WebArchiving #Archivism #Poll
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Dorothy Berry's "The House Archives Built" critiques the treatment of Black history in archival practices. Berry, a Black archivist, uses her family's history to highlight issues like provenance, original order, and collective description, which often marginalize Black voices. She advocates for reparative archival practices that prioritize community involvement and inclusivity. #Archivism #BlackHistory #ReparativeArchiving https://www.uproot.space/features/the-house-archives-built
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I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.
As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.
But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?
#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation -
I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.
As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.
But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?
#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation -
I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.
As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.
But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?
#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation -
I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.
As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.
But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?
#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation -
I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.
As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.
But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?
#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation -
I've preferred GOG for some time now, precisely because I can actually own what I buy.
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Games preservation continues to be under threat because archived games "might be used for recreational purposes".
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“Why is Google Books removing access to out-of-copyright books that it once hosted as open access? There is a good chance that the mass-deaccession policy of libraries, on the ground that "it's available for free online", will be one of the most stupid acts of modern curatorship.”
https://twitter.com/AntigoneJournal/status/1853160640073838664
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Only #frisian linguists from the 1800s will get this.
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I'm translating a book in the Dutch language which is a dictionary of the Frisian language. I don't speak either.
TIL that orerdrachteljjk is orerdrachteljjk, and you'd have to be a linguist from the 1800s to get it.
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"Astrobotic attempted to carry the Lunar Library II to the Moon on its Peregrine Lunar Lander intending it to store it on the lunar surface. Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission also included a manifest of payloads from NASA, companies, universities, nonprofits, and individuals.
The Peregrine Lander experienced an anomaly and after orbiting the Moon, it returned to Earth and burned up upon re-entry over the South Pacific. "
https://www.archmission.org/lunar-library-2
#dataretention #archivism #space #moon #wikipedia #alexanderlibrary
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"Astrobotic attempted to carry the Lunar Library II to the Moon on its Peregrine Lunar Lander intending it to store it on the lunar surface. Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission also included a manifest of payloads from NASA, companies, universities, nonprofits, and individuals.
The Peregrine Lander experienced an anomaly and after orbiting the Moon, it returned to Earth and burned up upon re-entry over the South Pacific. "
https://www.archmission.org/lunar-library-2
#dataretention #archivism #space #moon #wikipedia #alexanderlibrary
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"Astrobotic attempted to carry the Lunar Library II to the Moon on its Peregrine Lunar Lander intending it to store it on the lunar surface. Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission also included a manifest of payloads from NASA, companies, universities, nonprofits, and individuals.
The Peregrine Lander experienced an anomaly and after orbiting the Moon, it returned to Earth and burned up upon re-entry over the South Pacific. "
https://www.archmission.org/lunar-library-2
#dataretention #archivism #space #moon #wikipedia #alexanderlibrary
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"Astrobotic attempted to carry the Lunar Library II to the Moon on its Peregrine Lunar Lander intending it to store it on the lunar surface. Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission also included a manifest of payloads from NASA, companies, universities, nonprofits, and individuals.
The Peregrine Lander experienced an anomaly and after orbiting the Moon, it returned to Earth and burned up upon re-entry over the South Pacific. "
https://www.archmission.org/lunar-library-2
#dataretention #archivism #space #moon #wikipedia #alexanderlibrary
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"Astrobotic attempted to carry the Lunar Library II to the Moon on its Peregrine Lunar Lander intending it to store it on the lunar surface. Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission also included a manifest of payloads from NASA, companies, universities, nonprofits, and individuals.
The Peregrine Lander experienced an anomaly and after orbiting the Moon, it returned to Earth and burned up upon re-entry over the South Pacific. "
https://www.archmission.org/lunar-library-2
#dataretention #archivism #space #moon #wikipedia #alexanderlibrary
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"At Anna’s Archive, we are often asked how we can claim to preserve our collections in perpetuity, when the total size is already approaching 1 Petabyte (1000 TB), and is still growing. In this article we’ll look at our philosophy, and see why the next decade is critical for our mission of preserving humanity’s knowledge and culture."
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The Web and the Internet are largely ephemeral — documents, images, and videos disappear all the time.
If you find something on the Web or the Internet and you value it — download it and save it.
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In some ways, ActivityPub & the Fediverse matches an archivist's dream —
Done right, ActivityPub & the Fediverse can make saving information, history, and culture easier.
How‽ — Boosting something is saving it, because a copy of what you boosted is stored on your server.
And if you are on your own server — you are saving it to your own (server) computer.
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There are people who worry about information, history, and culture being lost.
They want to preserve it — preserve it for themselves and future generations.
They try to save it — save files, save books, save articles, save photos, ... save anything they feel is important.
These people are called archivists.
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Inspired by @simon I'll talk about one of my favorite data #projects - https://cryptics.georgeho.org/
It's a dataset of #cryptic #crossword clues, scraped from various blogs and publications.
Allowing myself to brag a bit, it represents the largest and most comprehensive work of cryptic crossword #archivism that I'm aware of.
I know some people in the crossword community simply call it "the database", and is unironically the most impactful data project I've ever worked on!