The Business of Giving

Internet Archive’s Founder and Digital Librarian, Brewster Kahle and Director of Partnerships Wendy Hanamura Joins Denver Frederick

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Sep 10, 2020
Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, and Wendy Hanamura, its Director of Partnerships, dive into the ambitious mission to create a digital Library of Alexandria. They discuss the challenge of digitizing out-of-print books and the methods used to choose four million titles for scanning. Brewster elaborates on the digital lending model and the role of libraries in this transformation. The duo emphasizes how greater accessibility can profoundly benefit diverse communities, alongside navigating the complexities of copyright. Their vision aims to broaden public knowledge and empower global learners.
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A Digital Library For Everyone

  • The Internet Archive aims to build a modern Library of Alexandria online for everyone to use.
  • Brewster Kahle frames the mission as providing access to all published works to satisfy curiosity globally.
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Scale And Scope Of The Archive

  • The Archive already holds millions of books, audio recordings, movies and hundreds of billions of web pages.
  • Brewster emphasizes web archiving and playable old software as core resources that preserve digital culture.
ANECDOTE

Life-Changing Book Discovered In A Library

  • Wendy recounts finding Executive Order 9066 in a public library and how it revealed her family's internment history.
  • She uses that personal discovery to argue many life-changing books are out of print and need digitization for students today.
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