![]() We hosted an in-person celebration that highlighted the critical importance of free and open access to government publications, and have continued framing out what Democracy’s Library is and why it’s necessary. In October, we introduced Democracy’s Library, a free, open, online compendium of government research and publications from around the world.BWB customers were able to donate $1 at checkout to acquire books cited in the Ukrainian-language Wikipedia for the Internet Archive to preserve, digitize, and link to citations in Wikipedia. In May, we partnered with Better World Books on a book drive supporting Ukrainian scholars.Watch a compelling story about SUCHO from CBS News featuring Quinn Dombrowski, one of the project leaders from Stanford University, and Mark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine.The effort, Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online ( SUCHO), now has more than 1,500 volunteers working to preserve more than 5,000 web sites and 50TB of data. When the war in Ukraine started, volunteers began using the Wayback Machine and other online tools to preserve Ukrainian websites and digital collections.As 2022 draws to a close, here’s a look back through some of our library’s milestones and accomplishments over the year. Since then, threats to libraries have only grown, so our fight continues. The Internet Archive launched the Empowering Libraries campaign in 2020 to defend equal access to library services for all. ![]()
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