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Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award Recipient -Internet Archive Blogs
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Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award Recipient
Posted on November 5, 2025 by Chris Freeland
Brewster Kahle (left), Internet Archive’s founder and digital librarian, presents Sir Tim Berners-Lee (right), inventor of the World Wide Web, with the Internet Archive Hero Award during a discussion hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California.In celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived, the Internet Archive is proud to honor the visionary who made it all possible. As announced in The New Yorker, the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award was presented to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Sir Tim’s groundbreaking work opened the door to a connected world and laid the foundation for our shared digital history.
Sir Tim was presented the award during a discussion at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 9. The conversation, “Building and Preserving the Web: A Conversation with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle,” was guided by Lauren Goode (Wired), and is now available for listening & download as an episode of the Future Knowledge podcast.
Listen to Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle: https://share.transistor.fm/e/ce6b83bd
Sir Tim’s invention transformed how humanity shares knowledge, and his ongoing advocacy for an open and accessible web that empowers individuals continues to inspire us. We’re thrilled to recognize his enduring contributions as we mark this historic achievement for the web.
Watch the video from our celebration on October 22: https://archive.org/embed/sir-tim-berners-lee-internet-archive-hero-award-2025
The Internet Archive Hero Award is an annual award that recognizes those who have exhibited leadership in making information available for digital learners all over the world. Previous recipients have included the island nation of Aruba, public information advocate Carl Malamud, copyright expert Michelle Wu, and the Grateful Dead. Posted in News, Wayback Machine – Web Archive | Tagged hero award, Wayback1T | Leave a reply
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#1TrillionWebPagesArchived #2025 #BrewsterKahle #ChrisFreeland #CommonwealthClubOfCalifornia #DigitalLibrarian #Director #HeroAward #InternetArchive #InternetArchiveBlog #LibraryServices #SirTimBernersLee #WorldWideWeb
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Federal funding cuts could impact South #Mississippi #library services
Aug. 7, 2025
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - "The Harrison County Library System is asking for support to prevent further federal budget cuts.
"If a new round of federal funding cuts is approved, it would impact the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is a federal agency and a major source of funding for local libraries.
"South Mississippi library officials said that cuts at the federal level could result in a loss of various services.
" 'We don’t want this to happen,' said Sarah Crisler-Ruskey, Director of the Harrison County Library System. “This will impact our ability to serve our patrons.'
"The federal funding helps provide #DigitalMaterials, #InterLibraryLoans to share books from other Mississippi #libraries, and grants for technology and programs.
" 'Libraries also help patrons access the #TalkingBook service. So if they are visually impaired or have a physical reason they can not hold a book, this is a free service that is funded by the same money,' said Crisler-Ruskey.
"The Harrison County Library System is asking people to contact their Mississippi congressmen and senators and let them know that the library is important to them."
#LibrariesRule #USPol #FundingCuts #LibrariesAreEssential #LibraryCuts
#LibraryServices #LoveOfReading
#BuildingCommunity #Literacy #SupportingResearch
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Shhhhh... 🤫 #UK - #Librarians told not to express views on cuts
by John Wimperis, 8/8/2025
"Librarians have been asked not to express their views on cuts to the service while at work or within a #library.
"All libraries run by #NorthSomerset Council are under threat of reduced hours and three have been earmarked for closure.
"The move comes after the council announced it was axing its annual spending on libraries by £433k.
"When asked why librarians were being told not to talk to journalists about the cuts, North Somerset Council said librarians were just following the standard practice."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev200y3j3zo#LibrariesRule #LibrariesAreEssential #LibraryCuts #LibraryServices #UKPol #ScotlandPol #LoveOfReading #BuildingCommunity #Literacy #SupportingResearch #CriticalThinkingSkills
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#Scotland - #Librarian cuts at #Glasgow schools will 'rob kids of opportunities' as #SNP Government urged to intervene
EXCLUSIVE: #Labour warned library cuts on Scotland's largest local authority risked worsening the country's 'shameful attainment gap'.
Chris McCall Deputy Political Editor, 02 Aug 2025
Excerpt: "Glasgow Life, which manages the library service for the council, is proposing to take 16 librarians out of the city's education system. The plans would see the school service headed up by a principal librarian along with three area-based librarians, while an 'assistant' would be placed in high schools.
"An online petition against the cuts and shared among parents has since been signed more than 1,300 times.
"Joy McLean said she was concerned about how a decline in #LibraryServices would impact her daughter and other pupils. '#Librarians are essential #educators who foster a love of #reading, support research and #DigitalLiteracy, and help students thrive #academically and personally,' she added."
Read more:
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/librarian-cuts-glasgow-schools-rob-35659625#LibrariesRule! #EducationCuts #ScotlandPol #LoveOfReading #BuildingCommunity #Literacy #SupportingResearch #CriticalThinkingSkills
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Washington Secretary of State: Washington State Library’s Research Library, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library Closed to Public Due to Budget Shortfall. ” The Washington State Library (WSL) announced program closures for their research library and the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library and a restriction of services at those locations after funds to keep them open were not […]
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Kept two patrons from fighting each other today. Good times. #LibraryServices #Librarian #Library #Libraries
SIGH.
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Nach 3 Arbeitstagen stehen die bestellten Werke zur Abholung hinter der Infotheke im Lesesaal bereit. Geordnet sind sie nach den letzten drei Ziffern der hinterlegten Mobile-Nummer.
Für alle Bestände der Bibliothek Schlag ist ausschliesslich eine Benutzung vor Ort, im Lesesaal der ZB, möglich.
Die Bücher können bis zu 28 Tage hinter der Infotheke gelagert und zur Benutzung im Lesesaal abgeholt werden. (2/2)
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@slouchking Well, let’s see where we can point you: #LibraryServices #libraryjobs #libraryworkers #libraryandinformationscience #library Use your hashtag and a key word to search and see who’s there!
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Decision-Making in the Selection, Procurement, and Implementation of #Alma/#Primo | Information Technology and Libraries
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A gamified #mobile #application for first-year student orientation to promote #library services
👉 This study proposes a mobile application as a new approach for first-year student orientation to promote knowledge of #libraryservices using the #gamification concept.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09610006211067273