Need to Relax? The Internet Archive Is Livestreaming Microfiche Scans to a Lo-Fi Beats Soundtrack

Need to relax? The Internet Archive is livestreaming microfiche scans to a lo-fi beats soundtrack

Want to watch history being preserved in real time? The Internet Archive, the digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts, has started livestreaming on YouTube from its scanning center in California for anyone to watch. Monday through Friday, from 10:30 a.m. ET to 6:30 p.m. ET, viewers can tune in and watch live as fragile film cards are turned into searchable public documents, soundtracked to relaxing lo-fi beats. This work i…

Internet Archive has launched a real-time broadcast of the organization's method to digitize all the documents that make up the Library of Democracy, a procedure that shows how high-resolution cameras capture multiple images of microfiche cards and then treats all the information to offer web-accessible use.

The digitization of historical documents is often a hidden process. The Internet Archive is now changing that and providing insights into its work. Since yesterday, interested parties can watch the digitization of microfilm documents via YouTube livestream. The broadcast includes five digitization stations... Read the article: Internet Archive launches microfilm digitization livestream You can support us with every purchase you make through Amaz…

Internet Archive Now Livestreams History As It's Being Preserved

The Internet Archive has begun livestreaming its microfiche digitization center on YouTube, showcasing the real-time preservation of fragile film cards into searchable public documents. The work is part of Democracy's Library, a global initiative to digitize and share millions of government records....

Internet Archive Blog: New Livestream Brings Microfiche Digitization to Life for Democracy’s Library | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Internet Archive Blog: New Livestream Brings Microfiche Digitization to Life for Democracy’s Library. “Ever wonder how government documents, once locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, become searchable and accessible online? Now you can see it happen in real time. Today, the Internet Archive has launched a livestream from our microfiche scanning center (https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U), offering a behind-the-scenes look at the metic…