#endangeredarchives — Public Fediverse posts

Council on Library and Information Resources: CLIR Awards Nearly $1 Million in Recordings at Risk Grant Funds. “The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to announce the thirteenth cohort of projects for Recordings at Risk, CLIR’s program that funds the digitization of rare and unique audio and audiovisual materials. An independent review panel selected 24 projects […]

Council on Library and Information Resources: CLIR Awards Nearly $1 Million in Recordings at Risk Grant Funds. “The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to announce the thirteenth cohort of projects for Recordings at Risk, CLIR’s program that funds the digitization of rare and unique audio and audiovisual materials. An independent review panel selected 24 projects […]

The Walrus: Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse. “The corpus is collapsing in real time. This degraded digital space should force a broader understanding of cultural sovereignty. Right now, the debate is framed largely as a fight over whether foreign mega platforms like Netflix, YouTube, or Spotify should support Canadian content. That charged conversation sidesteps the deeper […]

The Walrus: Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse. “The corpus is collapsing in real time. This degraded digital space should force a broader understanding of cultural sovereignty. Right now, the debate is framed largely as a fight over whether foreign mega platforms like Netflix, YouTube, or Spotify should support Canadian content. That charged conversation sidesteps the deeper […]

Radio Nepal Online: Ancient Newa manuscripts maintained online with Japanese support. ” In partnership with UNESCO, Archive Nepal has digitized more than 30 rare and endangered manuscripts dating back 200 to 800 years with the support of the Japanese government.”

Radio Nepal Online: Ancient Newa manuscripts maintained online with Japanese support. ” In partnership with UNESCO, Archive Nepal has digitized more than 30 rare and endangered manuscripts dating back 200 to 800 years with the support of the Japanese government.”

Data Rescue Project: Urgent: Oppose NARA Facility Closures. “We recently learned that some regional facilities of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are being targeted for closures, including the ones in San Francisco/San Bruno, CA and Chicago. These facilities hold important records especially to people in those areas.”

Data Rescue Project: Urgent: Oppose NARA Facility Closures. “We recently learned that some regional facilities of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are being targeted for closures, including the ones in San Francisco/San Bruno, CA and Chicago. These facilities hold important records especially to people in those areas.”

The Herald (Scotland): Future of Glasgow CCA and Third Eye Centre archive decided. “The Scottish Government has provided an update on the future of a vast cultural collection spanning half a century, which charts the history of two of Glasgow’s best-known arts institutions. The archive was feared to be among the listings on the open market being sold on behalf of the liquidators of the Centre […]

The Herald (Scotland): Future of Glasgow CCA and Third Eye Centre archive decided. “The Scottish Government has provided an update on the future of a vast cultural collection spanning half a century, which charts the history of two of Glasgow’s best-known arts institutions. The archive was feared to be among the listings on the open market being sold on behalf of the liquidators of the Centre […]

Denver Post: 70 years of St. Louis history is stuck in a Denver data center, PBS station claims. “A St. Louis PBS station says its 70-year archive of programming is stuck in a Denver data center after a cloud storage company cut off the TV station’s access to the 50 terabytes of data this spring. Nine PBS filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Denver District Court seeking the safe return of the data, […]

Denver Post: 70 years of St. Louis history is stuck in a Denver data center, PBS station claims. “A St. Louis PBS station says its 70-year archive of programming is stuck in a Denver data center after a cloud storage company cut off the TV station’s access to the 50 terabytes of data this spring. Nine PBS filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Denver District Court seeking the safe return of the data, […]

Luxembourg Times: National Library steps up fight against book-eating pests. “When people say that someone is devouring literature, they usually mean it in a figurative sense. Unless, that is, we’re talking about a Ctenolepisma longicaudatum, also known as a paper silverfish. You could look up exactly what that is in one of the many encyclopaedias at the Luxembourg National Library (BNL) – […]

Luxembourg Times: National Library steps up fight against book-eating pests. “When people say that someone is devouring literature, they usually mean it in a figurative sense. Unless, that is, we’re talking about a Ctenolepisma longicaudatum, also known as a paper silverfish. You could look up exactly what that is in one of the many encyclopaedias at the Luxembourg National Library (BNL) – […]

The Herald (Scotland): Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland join forces on arts centre archive. “Last-ditch talks are underway to secure the future of a vast cultural collection spanning half a century which charts the history of two of Glasgow’s best-known arts institutions. The Scottish Government’s arts agency is in talks with Glasgow Life, which runs museums, galleries and cultural venues […]

The Herald (Scotland): Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland join forces on arts centre archive. “Last-ditch talks are underway to secure the future of a vast cultural collection spanning half a century which charts the history of two of Glasgow’s best-known arts institutions. The Scottish Government’s arts agency is in talks with Glasgow Life, which runs museums, galleries and cultural venues […]

Ohio History Connection: Listen, Watch and Connect with LGBTQ+ History. “In 2025, the Ohio History Connection (OHC) was awarded a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to preserve fragile magnetic media – U-Matic, VHS, audio cassettes and 3/4” audiotape – that were reaching the end of their lifespan. The grant made it possible to work with […]

Ohio History Connection: Listen, Watch and Connect with LGBTQ+ History. “In 2025, the Ohio History Connection (OHC) was awarded a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to preserve fragile magnetic media – U-Matic, VHS, audio cassettes and 3/4” audiotape – that were reaching the end of their lifespan. The grant made it possible to work with […]

ABC News (Australia): Archivists race to save Papua New Guinea’s film collection from climate damage. “Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea’s collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage. Humid conditions and a history of flooding have created a far-from-ideal environment for […]

ABC News (Australia): Archivists race to save Papua New Guinea’s film collection from climate damage. “Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea’s collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage. Humid conditions and a history of flooding have created a far-from-ideal environment for […]

Stephen Follows: What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all. “Its hand-researched data is the highest quality, tracking box office grosses, budgets, home video and streaming across more than 78,000 films and 236,000 people. It gets north of eight million visitors a year, and is treated as THE definitive authority by journalists, academics, filmmakers, prediction markets, and even […]

Stephen Follows: What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all. “Its hand-researched data is the highest quality, tracking box office grosses, budgets, home video and streaming across more than 78,000 films and 236,000 people. It gets north of eight million visitors a year, and is treated as THE definitive authority by journalists, academics, filmmakers, prediction markets, and even […]

UC Santa Barbara: Preserving Historic Aerial Photos to Improve Public Health. “Turning a preservation crisis into innovation, the Library collaborated across campus to build a custom, in-house digitization lab for aerial photos. Staff from the Library’s Digital Library Development Department and SRC partnered with the UCSB Physics Machine Shop and UCSB Environmental Health & Safety to […]

UC Santa Barbara: Preserving Historic Aerial Photos to Improve Public Health. “Turning a preservation crisis into innovation, the Library collaborated across campus to build a custom, in-house digitization lab for aerial photos. Staff from the Library’s Digital Library Development Department and SRC partnered with the UCSB Physics Machine Shop and UCSB Environmental Health & Safety to […]

Current Affairs: Who Will Save the Internet From Disappearing?. “From deleted government records to disappearing music, our digital culture can be erased overnight. The Internet Archive’s Mark Graham and Chris Freeland explain what it will take to save it.”

Current Affairs: Who Will Save the Internet From Disappearing?. “From deleted government records to disappearing music, our digital culture can be erased overnight. The Internet Archive’s Mark Graham and Chris Freeland explain what it will take to save it.”

NM.news: We’re working to save the Roswell Daily Record, an American journalism institution. Here’s how.. “The newspaper that told the world about a ‘flying saucer’ crash near Roswell in 1947 nearly became history itself this week — but just two days after announcing it would shut down, it has found a new owner and will keep publishing. The Roswell Daily Record’s ownership announced […]

NM.news: We’re working to save the Roswell Daily Record, an American journalism institution. Here’s how.. “The newspaper that told the world about a ‘flying saucer’ crash near Roswell in 1947 nearly became history itself this week — but just two days after announcing it would shut down, it has found a new owner and will keep publishing. The Roswell Daily Record’s ownership announced […]

DanQ: Today I Rescued 7,234 Old GIFs. “This week, GlitchyZorua brought to my attention the Ibiblio Icon Browser, a collection of many thousands of GIF icons curated in the 1990s by Gioacchino La Vecchia. Glitchy’s goal was to archive a copy of all of the icons, which was turning out to be… challenging.”

DanQ: Today I Rescued 7,234 Old GIFs. “This week, GlitchyZorua brought to my attention the Ibiblio Icon Browser, a collection of many thousands of GIF icons curated in the 1990s by Gioacchino La Vecchia. Glitchy’s goal was to archive a copy of all of the icons, which was turning out to be… challenging.”

Mint: How a few restorers are preserving and cementing Bollywood’s cinematic legacy. “Alam Ara is gone, so is Balidaan. With old film reels rapidly deteriorating and streaming platforms prioritizing the new over the old, India’s cinematic legacy has been left hanging in the balance. A few entities, however, are working hard to preserve the country’s rich film heritage.”

Mint: How a few restorers are preserving and cementing Bollywood’s cinematic legacy. “Alam Ara is gone, so is Balidaan. With old film reels rapidly deteriorating and streaming platforms prioritizing the new over the old, India’s cinematic legacy has been left hanging in the balance. A few entities, however, are working hard to preserve the country’s rich film heritage.”

The Conversation: From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention. “I am an infectious disease epidemiologist who studies how respiratory pathogens affect communities around the world and how data is used to monitors these impacts. Every day, health departments, practitioners and researchers have […]

The Conversation: From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention. “I am an infectious disease epidemiologist who studies how respiratory pathogens affect communities around the world and how data is used to monitors these impacts. Every day, health departments, practitioners and researchers have […]

Hackaday: It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy. “Copy That Floppy! only briefly touches on the most ideal situation — that is, buying a USB floppy drive and making copies of the bog standard 3.5 inch disks you might come across. It then moves right on into more advanced topics, such as interfacing with less common drive types, how to safely clean floppies, and the use of advanced […]

Hackaday: It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy. “Copy That Floppy! only briefly touches on the most ideal situation — that is, buying a USB floppy drive and making copies of the bog standard 3.5 inch disks you might come across. It then moves right on into more advanced topics, such as interfacing with less common drive types, how to safely clean floppies, and the use of advanced […]

Block Club Chicago: Chicago National Archives Closure Will Be Loss For Historians, Researchers, Even Deep-Sea Divers. “The National Archives and Records Administration plans to close its Chicago facility, a sprawling building on the Southwest Side that houses transcripts from the Trial of the Chicago 7, maritime records for the Great Lakes region and documents on tribal nations.”

Block Club Chicago: Chicago National Archives Closure Will Be Loss For Historians, Researchers, Even Deep-Sea Divers. “The National Archives and Records Administration plans to close its Chicago facility, a sprawling building on the Southwest Side that houses transcripts from the Trial of the Chicago 7, maritime records for the Great Lakes region and documents on tribal nations.”

Shropshire Council: Sound archive to be safeguarded thanks to university funding. “The collections include local radio archives, oral history interviews, and music recordings. The recordings frequently capture the memories and experiences of people and communities who are underrepresented in the archival record. They include memories of local industries, rural life, the natural world, and the […]

Shropshire Council: Sound archive to be safeguarded thanks to university funding. “The collections include local radio archives, oral history interviews, and music recordings. The recordings frequently capture the memories and experiences of people and communities who are underrepresented in the archival record. They include memories of local industries, rural life, the natural world, and the […]

Tom’s Hardware: Germany’s massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world’s largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media. “The Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS), a German effort to assemble the world’s largest publicly accessible video game archive, is being wound down after […]

Tom’s Hardware: Germany’s massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world’s largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media. “The Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS), a German effort to assemble the world’s largest publicly accessible video game archive, is being wound down after […]

Scientific American: History depends on records that weren’t built to last. “Chat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve them before formats go dark or messages disappear without a trace.”

Scientific American: History depends on records that weren’t built to last. “Chat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve them before formats go dark or messages disappear without a trace.”

Internet Archive Blog: Preserving the First Draft of History: Reflections from the National Summit on Local News Preservation. “According to the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are already gone and nearly a quarter of news webpages contain at least one broken link. The local record of our communities is vanishing in real time. This urgent challenge is what brought two […]

Internet Archive Blog: Preserving the First Draft of History: Reflections from the National Summit on Local News Preservation. “According to the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are already gone and nearly a quarter of news webpages contain at least one broken link. The local record of our communities is vanishing in real time. This urgent challenge is what brought two […]

KQED: Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried. “The National Archives at San Francisco, located just south of the city in San Bruno, holds more than 75,000 cubic feet of immigration, court and genealogical records, some dating back to before California became an official state. The archival holdings include documents from federal agencies […]

KQED: Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried. “The National Archives at San Francisco, located just south of the city in San Bruno, holds more than 75,000 cubic feet of immigration, court and genealogical records, some dating back to before California became an official state. The archival holdings include documents from federal agencies […]

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Engadget: The EU won’t pursue a mandatory game preservation law . “The European Commission has opted not to require video game companies to continue supporting their online titles after they’re no longer available for purchase. Instead, the regulator said that it will ‘explore ways to improve industry standards’ for games that may become unavailable to their audiences.”

Engadget: The EU won’t pursue a mandatory game preservation law . “The European Commission has opted not to require video game companies to continue supporting their online titles after they’re no longer available for purchase. Instead, the regulator said that it will ‘explore ways to improve industry standards’ for games that may become unavailable to their audiences.”

Eurogamer: RPG Maker forum users are racing to archive almost 15 years of valuable resources, as game engine maker announces impending move. “Users of the official RPG Maker forums – a vibrant community hub for the famed game engine – are rushing to save years of valuable discussion and resources following the news of its impending shut-down.”

Eurogamer: RPG Maker forum users are racing to archive almost 15 years of valuable resources, as game engine maker announces impending move. “Users of the official RPG Maker forums – a vibrant community hub for the famed game engine – are rushing to save years of valuable discussion and resources following the news of its impending shut-down.”

New Orleans Museum of Art: “Preparing Your Photos for Hurricane Season” Guide Now Available. “Nayla Maaruf, Conservator of Photographs and Works of Art on Paper at NOMA, developed a guide for protecting important family photographs ahead of hurricane season. This guide is available now as a free PDF for you to print and download.” Quick and useful.

New Orleans Museum of Art: “Preparing Your Photos for Hurricane Season” Guide Now Available. “Nayla Maaruf, Conservator of Photographs and Works of Art on Paper at NOMA, developed a guide for protecting important family photographs ahead of hurricane season. This guide is available now as a free PDF for you to print and download.” Quick and useful.

CT Insider: Rare Lincoln documents lost in New London after historian drives off with folder on car roof. “It was shortly after 4 p.m., when the library closed, that everything went wrong for [Sameer] Somal. While moving video equipment out of the building, he placed the black folder containing the rare documents on the hood of his car, along with a book on Lincoln. Then, he drove off.”

CT Insider: Rare Lincoln documents lost in New London after historian drives off with folder on car roof. “It was shortly after 4 p.m., when the library closed, that everything went wrong for [Sameer] Somal. While moving video equipment out of the building, he placed the black folder containing the rare documents on the hood of his car, along with a book on Lincoln. Then, he drove off.”