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`Questions
`Does the Archive issue
`grants?
`
`Can I donate BitCoins?
`
`What is the nonprofit status
`of the Internet Archive?
`From where does its
`funding come?
`
`How do I get assistance
`with research? How about
`research about a particular
`book?
`
`What statistics are
`available about use of
`Archive.org?
`
`What's the significance of
`the Archive's collections?
`
`The Internet Archive
`Does the Archive issue grants?
`
`No; although we promote the development of other Internet libraries through online
`discussion, colloquia, and other means, the Archive is not a grant-making organization.
`
`Can I donate BitCoins?
`
`Yes, please do. Our BitCoin address is: 1Archive1n2C579dMsAu3iC6tWzuQJz8dN . Every
`bit helps.
`
`What is the nonprofit status of the Internet Archive? From where does its funding
`come?
`
`The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It receives in-kind and financial
`donations from a variety of sources as well as you.
`
`How do I get assistance with research? How about research about a particular
`book?
`
`The Internet Archive focuses on preservation and providing access to digital cultural
`artifacts. For assistance with research or appraisal, you are bound to find the information
`you seek elsewhere on the internet. You may wish to inquire about reference services
`provided by your local public library. Your area's college library may also support
`specialized reference librarian services. We encourage your support of your local library,
`and the essential services your library's professional staff can provide in person. Local
`libraries are still an irreplaceable resource!
`
`What statistics are available about use of Archive.org?
`
`What user stats do you keep and share?
`The only users stats we track are the "views" of items on the site.
`
`Internet Archive Frequently Asked Questions
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`https://archive.org/about/faqs.php
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`Where are they?
`For collections they are viewable in a chart form in the "About" tab on a collection page.
`These numbers represent views in all the items in that collection. These are updated daily.
`For items they are shown on the right side of the details page. These are updated daily.
`Search results pages also show the "views" to the left of the page title. These numbers
`may differ from those on item and collection pages because they are updated monthly
`rather than daily.
`
`What is a "view"?
`A "view" used to be called a "download" on archive.org. How are "views" counted?
`archive.org calculates a view as: one action (read a book, download a file, watch a movie,
`etc.), per day, per IP Address. So, for each item page, using multiple files or accessing
`from multiple accounts in a single day will only count as one view.
`
`How often are they counted?
`Item pages are updated daily so the current number would reflect the count through the
`previous day.
`Collection counts shown in the graph on the "About" page are updated monthly.
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`Other Internet Archive stats links
`Aggregated operational stats are viewable at https://archive.org/stats/
`
`What's the significance of the Archive's collections?
`
`Societies have always placed importance on preserving their culture and heritage. But
`much early 20th-century media -- television and radio, for example -- was not saved. The
`Library of Alexandria -- an ancient center of learning containing a copy of every book in
`the world -- disappeared when it was burned to the ground.
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`Questions
`Where is advanced search?
`
`Search Tips
`Where is advanced search?
`
`What search APIs are
`available
`
`Can I search by Creative
`Commons license?
`
`On archive.org there is an "Advanced Search" link just below the search input field. For
`searches done in the search field in the top black nav bar the "Advanced Search" link will
`be present on the search results page just below the search input field.
`
`What search APIs are available
`
`How do I sort search
`results
`
`Information about how to use the various search APIs can be found at
`https://archive.org/help/aboutsearch.htm
`
`How do I search just within
`a collection?
`
`How can I use list view
`instead of tile view?
`
`Can I search by Creative Commons license?
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`Yes, you can. But it's a little complicated.
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`What is indexed in the
`search engine?
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`Here's how to break it down. See the license types at creative commons. When you want
`to find all of the items assigned a certain license by an uploading party, you'll plug their
`abbreviation for it into this search query:
`licenseurl:http*abbreviation*
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`So if you're looking for Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd), you'd put
`this in the search box:
`licenseurl:http*by-nc-nd*
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`If you want to use this in combination with other queries, like "I want by-nc-nd items about
`dogs" you'd do this:
`licenseurl:http*by-nc-nd* AND dog.
`The AND tells the search engine all the items returned should have that license AND they
`should contain the word dog. AND has to be in all caps.
`
`Just to make it easier, here are the basic searches:
`• Public Domain
`• Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd)
`• Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa)
`• Attribution Non-commercial (by-nc)
`• Attribution No Derivatives (by-nd)
`• Attribution Share Alike (by-sa)
`• Attribution (by)
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`How do I sort search results
`
`The "SORT BY" bar has options to allow you to control which results are displayed, in
`what order and what "view":
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`How do I search just within a collection?
`
`On a collection page there will be a "Search this Collection" input field on the right side of
`the page. Enter a term there and hit your return/enter key. The results will be of items in
`that collection.
`
`For advanced boolean search you can use "AND collection:[IDENTIFIER]" in your query.
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`How can I use list view instead of tile view?
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`For most search results pages you can choose the view in the "Sort by" bar; Tile view (the
`icon with three rectangles) or List view (the icon with multiple lines.) Tile view is the default
`view.
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`What is indexed in the search engine?
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`Only the metadata in an item page is indexed. So the search engine does not have the
`text of books, individual file metadata or embedded metadata.
`
`Questions
`How did you digitize the
`films?
`
`Do I need to inform the
`Internet Archive and/or
`Prelinger Archives when I
`reuse these movies?
`
`How can I get access to
`stock footage from these
`films?
`
`An article on re-coding
`Prelinger Archive films to
`SVCD so you can watch
`them on your DVD player.
`
`Do I need to credit the
`Internet Archive and
`Prelinger Archives when I
`reuse these movies?
`
`What parameters were used
`when making the Real
`Media files on the website?
`
`Are there restrictions on
`the use of the Prelinger
`Films?
`
`Can you point me to
`resources on the history of
`ephemeral films?
`
`Prelinger Movies
`How did you digitize the films?
`
`The Prelinger Archives films are held in original film form (35mm, 16mm, 8mm, Super
`8mm, and various obsolete formats like 28mm and 9.5mm). Films were first transferred to
`Betacam SP videotape, a widely used analog broadcast video standard, on telecine
`machines manufactured by Rank Cintel or Bosch. The film-to-tape transfer process is not
`a real-time process: It requires inspection of the film, repair of any physical damage, and
`supervision by a skilled operator who manipulates color, contrast, speed, and video
`controls.
`
`The videotape masters created in the film-to-tape transfer suite were digitized in 2001-
`2003 at Prelinger Archives in New York City using an encoding workstation built by Rod
`Hewitt. The workstation is a 550 MHz PC with a FutureTel NS320 MPEG encoder card.
`Custom software, also written by Rod Hewitt, drove the Betacam SP playback deck and
`managed the encoding process. The files were uploaded to hard disk through the courtesy
`of Flycode, Inc.
`
`More recently, Prelinger films have been digitized and uploaded by Skip Elsheimer at AV
`Geeks. We are also digitizing home movies and other materials on Internet Archive's
`ScanStation scanner.
`
`The files were encoded at constant bitrates ranging from 2.75 Mbps to 3.5 Mbps. Most
`were encoded at 480 x 480 pixels (2/3 D1) or 368 x 480 (roughly 1/2 D1). The encoder
`drops horizontal pixels during the digitizing process, which during decoding are
`interpolated by the decoder to produce a 720 x 480 picture. (Rod Hewitt's site Coolstf
`shows examples of an image before and after this process.) Picture quality is equal to or
`better than most direct broadcast satellite television. Audio was encoded at MPEG-1 Level
`2, generally at 112 kbps. Both the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 movies have mono audio tracks.
`
`To convert the MPEG-2 video to MPEG-4, we used a program called FlasK MPEG. This is
`an MPEG-1/2 to AVI conversion tool that reads the source MPEG-2 and outputs an AVI file
`containing the video in MPEG-4 format and audio in uncompressed PCM format. We then
`use a program called Virtual Dub that recompresses the audio using the MPEG-1 Level 3
`(MP3) format. This process is automated by the software that runs the system.
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`Why are there very few
`post-1964 movies in the
`Prelinger collection?
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`For more information...
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`Do I need to inform the Internet Archive and/or Prelinger Archives when I reuse
`these movies?
`
`No. However, we would very much like to know how you have used this material, and we'd
`be thrilled to see what you've made with it. This may well help us improve this site. Please
`consider sending us a copy of your production (postal mail only), and let us know whether
`we can call attention to it on the site. Our address is:
`
`Rick Prelinger
`PO Box 590622
`San Francisco, CA 94159
`United States
`
`How can I get access to stock footage from these films?
`
`Access to the movies stored on this site in videotape or film form is available to
`commercial users through Getty Images, representing Prelinger Archives for stock footage
`sales. Please contact Getty Images directly:
`
`Getty Images
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`Please visit us at www.prelinger.com/prelarch.html for more information on access to these
`and similar films. Prelinger Archives regrets that it cannot generally provide access to
`movies stored on this Web site in other ways than through the site itself. We recognize
`that circumstances may arise when such access should be granted, and we welcome
`email requests. Please address them to Rick Prelinger.
`
`The Internet Archive does not provide access to these films other than through this site.
`
`An article on re-coding Prelinger Archive films to SVCD so you can watch them on
`your DVD player.
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`See archived version of www.moviebone.com/
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`Do I need to credit the Internet Archive and Prelinger Archives when I reuse these
`movies?
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`We ask that you credit us as a source of archival material, in order to help make others
`aware of this site. We suggest the following forms of credit:
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`Archival footage supplied by Internet Archive (at archive.org) in association with
`Prelinger Archives
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`or
`
`or
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`Archival footage supplied by Internet Archive (at archive.org)
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`"Archival footage supplied by archive.org"
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`What parameters were used when making the Real Media files on the website?
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`Rod Hewitt posted some very useful information here
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`Are there restrictions on the use of the Prelinger Films?
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`The films are available for reuse according to the Creative Commons licenses, if any, that
`appear with on each film's detail page. Pursuant to the Creative Commons license, you
`are warmly encouraged to download, use and reproduce these films in whole or in part, in
`any medium or market throughout the world. You are also warmly encouraged to share,
`exchange, redistribute, transfer and copy these films, and especially encouraged to do so
`for free.
`
`Any derivative works that you produce using these films are yours to perform, publish,
`reproduce, sell, or distribute in any way you wish without any limitations.
`
`Descriptions, synopses, shotlists and other metadata provided by Prelinger Archives to
`this site are copyrighted jointly by Prelinger Archives and Getty Images. They may be
`quoted, excerpted or reproduced for educational, scholarly, nonprofit or archival purposes,
`but may not be reproduced for commercial purposes of any kind without permission.
`
`If you require a written license agreement or need access to stock footage in a physical
`format (such as videotape or a higher-quality digital file), please contact Getty Images.
`The Internet Archive does not furnish written license agreements, nor does it comment on
`the rights status of a given film above and beyond the Creative Commons license.
`
`We would appreciate attribution or credit whenever possible, but do not require it.
`
`Can you point me to resources on the history of ephemeral films?
`
`See the bibliography and links to other resources at www.prelinger.com/ephemeral.html.
`
`Why are there very few post-1964 movies in the Prelinger collection?
`
`Largely because of copyright law. While a high percentage of ephemeral films were never
`originally copyrighted or (if initially copyrighted) never had their copyrights properly
`renewed, copyright laws still protect most moving image works produced in the United
`States from 1964 to the present. Since the Prelinger collection on this site exists to supply
`material to users without most rights restrictions, every title has been checked for
`copyright status. Those titles that either are copyrighted or whose status is in question
`have not been made available. For information on recent changes in copyright law, see
`the circular Duration of Copyright (in PDF format) published by the Library of Congress
`
`For more information...
`
`Check out our Prelinger Archives Forum
`
`Questions
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`The Wayback Machine
`Can I link to old pages on the Wayback Machine?
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`Can I link to old pages on
`the Wayback Machine?
`
`Who was involved in the
`creation of the Internet
`Archive Wayback Machine?
`
`How was the Wayback
`Machine made?
`
`How do you archive
`dynamic pages?
`
`How can I use the Wayback
`Machine’s Site Search to
`find websites?
`
`Can I search the Archive?
`
`Do you collect all the sites
`on the Web?
`
`Why isn't the site I'm
`looking for in the archive?
`
`How can I have my site's
`pages excluded from the
`Wayback Machine?
`
`How can I use the Wayback
`Machine’s Site Search to
`find websites?
`
`Why is the Internet Archive
`collecting sites from the
`Internet? What makes the
`information useful?
`
`Do you archive email?
`Chat?
`
`How can I get a copy of the
`pages on my Web site? If
`my site got hacked or
`damaged, could I get a
`backup from the Archive?'
`
`Is there any personal
`information in these
`collections?
`
`Yes! The Wayback Machine is built so that it can be used and referenced. If you find an
`archived page that you would like to reference on your Web page or in an article, you can
`copy the URL. You can even use fuzzy URL matching and date specification... but that's a
`bit more advanced.
`
`Who was involved in the creation of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine?
`
`"The original idea for the Internet Archive Wayback Machine began in 1996, when the
`Internet Archive first began archiving the web. Now, five years later, with over 100
`terabytes and a dozen web crawls completed, the Internet Archive has made the Internet
`Archive Wayback Machine available to the public. The Internet Archive has relied on
`donations of web crawls, technology, and expertise from Alexa Internet and others. The
`Internet Archive Wayback Machine is owned and operated by the Internet Archive."
`
`How was the Wayback Machine made?
`
`Alexa Internet, in cooperation with the Internet Archive, has designed a three dimensional
`index that allows browsing of web documents over multiple time periods, and turned this
`unique feature into the Wayback Machine.
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`How do you archive dynamic pages?
`
`There are many different kinds of dynamic pages, some of which are easily stored in an
`archive and some of which fall apart completely. When a dynamic page renders standard
`html, the archive works beautifully. When a dynamic page contains forms, JavaScript, or
`other elements that require interaction with the originating host, the archive will not contain
`the original site's functionality.
`
`How can I use the Wayback Machine’s Site Search to find websites?
`
`The Site Search feature of the Wayback Machine is based on an index built by evaluating
`terms from hundreds of billions of links to the homepages of more than 350 million sites.
`Search results are ranked by the number of captures in the Wayback and the number of
`relevant links to the site's homepage.
`
`Can I search the Archive?
`
`Using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, it is possible to search for the names of
`sites contained in the Archive (URLs) and to specify date ranges for your search. We hope
`to implement a full text search engine at some point in the future.
`
`Do you collect all the sites on the Web?
`
`No, the Archive collects web pages that are publicly available. We do not archive pages
`that require a password to access, pages that are only accessible when a person types
`into and sends a form, or pages on secure servers. Pages may not be archived due to
`robots exclusions and some sites are excluded by direct site owner request.
`
`Why isn't the site I'm looking for in the archive?
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`Can I add pages to the
`Wayback Machine?
`
`How do I contact the
`Internet Archive?
`
`Where is the rest of the
`archived site? Why am I
`getting broken or gray
`images on a site?
`
`Why are some sites harder
`to archive than others?
`
`Can I find sites by
`searching for words that
`are in their pages?
`
`Can I still find sites in the
`Wayback Machine if I just
`know the URL?
`
`What is the Wayback
`Machine? How can I get my
`site included in the
`Wayback Machine?
`
`What are the sources of
`your captures?
`
`Why are some of the dots
`on the calendar page
`different colors?
`
`How does the Wayback
`Machine behave with
`Javascript turned off?
`
`How did I end up on the live
`version of a site? or I
`clicked on X date, but now I
`am on Y date, how is that
`possible?
`
`Where does the name come
`from?
`
`Some sites may not be included because the automated crawlers were unaware of their
`existence at the time of the crawl. It's also possible that some sites were not archived
`because they were password protected, blocked by robots.txt, or otherwise inaccessible to
`our automated systems. Site owners might have also requested that their sites be
`excluded from the Wayback Machine.
`
`How can I have my site's pages excluded from the Wayback Machine?
`
`You can send an email request for us to review to info@archive.org with the URL (web
`address) in the text of your message.
`
`How can I use the Wayback Machine’s Site Search to find websites?
`
`The Site Search feature of the Wayback Machine is based on an index built by evaluating
`terms from hundreds of billions of links to the homepages of more than 350 million sites.
`Search results are ranked by the number of captures in the Wayback and the number of
`relevant links to the site's homepage.
`
`Why is the Internet Archive collecting sites from the Internet? What makes the
`information useful?
`
`Most societies place importance on preserving artifacts of their culture and heritage.
`Without such artifacts, civilization has no memory and no mechanism to learn from its
`successes and failures. Our culture now produces more and more artifacts in digital form.
`The Archive's mission is to help preserve those artifacts and create an Internet library for
`researchers, historians, and scholars. The Archive collaborates with institutions including
`the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian.
`
`Do you archive email? Chat?
`
`No, we do not collect or archive chat systems or personal email messages that have not
`been posted to Usenet bulletin boards or publicly accessible online message boards.
`
`How can I get a copy of the pages on my Web site? If my site got hacked or
`damaged, could I get a backup from the Archive?'
`
`Our terms of use do not cover backups for the general public. However, you may use the
`Internet Archive Wayback Machine to locate and access archived versions of a site to
`which you own the rights. We can't guarantee that your site has been or will be archived.
`We can no longer offer the service to pack up sites that have been lost.
`
`Is there any personal information in these collections?
`
`We collect Web pages that are publicly accessible. These may include pages with
`personal information.
`
`Can I add pages to the Wayback Machine?
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`How do I cite Wayback
`Machine urls in MLA
`format?
`
`On https://archive.org/web you can use the "Save Page Now" feature to save a specific
`page one time. This does not currently add the URL to any future crawls nor does it save
`more than that one page. It does not save multiple pages, directories or entire sites.
`
`What is the Archive-It
`service of the Internet
`Archive Wayback Machine?
`
`How can I help the Internet
`Archive and the Wayback
`Machine?
`
`Who has access to the
`collections? What about
`the public?
`
`How can I get pages
`authenticated from the
`Wayback Machine? How
`can use the pages in court?
`
`Some sites are not
`available because of
`robots.txt or other
`exclusions. What does that
`mean?
`
`What is the Wayback
`Machine's Copyright
`Policy?
`
`How do I contact the Internet Archive?
`
`All questions about the Wayback Machine, or other Internet Archive projects, should be
`addressed to info@archive.org.
`
`Where is the rest of the archived site? Why am I getting broken or gray images on a
`site?
`
`Broken images occur when the images are not available on our servers. Usually this
`means that we did not archive them.
`
`You can tell if the image or link you are looking for is in the Wayback Machine by entering
`the image or link’s URL into the Wayback Machine search box. Whatever archives we
`have are viewable in the Wayback Machine.
`
`The best way to see all the files we have archived of the site is:
`http://web.archive.org/*/www.yoursite.com/*
`
`There is a 3-10 hour lag time between the time a site is crawled and when it appears in
`the Wayback Machine.
`
`Why are some sites harder to archive than others?
`
`If you look at our collection of archived sites, you will find some broken pages, missing
`graphics, and some sites that aren't archived at all. Some of the things that may cause this
`are:
`
`Robots.txt -- A site’s robots.txt document may have prevented the crawling of a site.
`Javascript -- Javascript elements are often hard to archive, but especially if they
`generate links without having the full name in the page. Plus, if javascript needs to
`contact the originating server in order to work, it will fail when archived.
`Server side image maps -- Like any functionality on the web, if it needs to contact
`the originating server in order to work, it will fail when archived.
`Orphan pages -- If there are no links to your pages, the robot won't find it (the robots
`don't enter queries in search boxes.)
`
`As a general rule of thumb, simple html is the easiest to archive.
`
`Can I find sites by searching for words that are in their pages?
`
`No, at least not yet. Site Search for the Wayback Machine will help you find the
`homepages of sites, based on words people have used to describe those sites, as
`opposed to words that appear on pages from sites.
`
`Can I still find sites in the Wayback Machine if I just know the URL?
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`Yes, just enter a domain or URL the way you have in the past and press the "Browse
`History" button.
`
`What is the Wayback Machine? How can I get my site included in the Wayback
`Machine?
`
`The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is a service that allows people to visit archived
`versions of Web sites. Visitors to the Wayback Machine can type in a URL, select a date
`range, and then begin surfing on an archived version of the Web. Imagine surfing circa
`1999 and looking at all the Y2K hype, or revisiting an older version of your favorite Web
`site. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine can make all of this possible.
`
`How can I get my site included in the Wayback Machine?
`
`Much of our archived web data comes from our own crawls or from Alexa Internet's
`crawls. Neither organization has a "crawl my site now!" submission process. Internet
`Archive's crawls tend to find sites that are well linked from other sites. The best way to
`ensure that we find your web site is to make sure it is included in online directories and
`that similar/related sites link to you.
`
`Alexa Internet uses its own methods to discover sites to crawl. It may be helpful to install
`the free Alexa toolbar and visit the site you want crawled to make sure they know about it.
`
`Regardless of who is crawling the site, you should ensure that your site's 'robots.txt' rules
`and in-page META robots directives do not tell crawlers to avoid your site.
`
`What are the sources of your captures?
`
`When you roll over individual web captures (that pop-up when you roll over the dots on the
`calendar page for a URL,) you may notice some text links shows up above the calendar,
`along with the word “why”. Those links will take you to the Collection of web captures
`associated with the specific web crawl the capture came from. Every day hundreds of web
`crawls contribute to the web captures available via the Wayback Machine. Behind each,
`there is a story about factors like who, why, when and how.
`
`Why are some of the dots on the calendar page different colors?
`
`We color the dots, and links, associated with individual web captures, or multiple web
`captures, for a given day. Blue means the web server result code the crawler got for the
`related capture was a 2nn (good); Green means the crawlers got a status code 3nn
`(redirect); Orange means the crawler got a status code 4nn (client error), and Red means
`the crawler saw a 5nn (server error). Most of the time you will probably want to select the
`blue dots or links.
`
`How does the Wayback Machine behave with Javascript turned off?
`
`If you have Javascript turned off, images and links will be from the live web, not from our
`archive of old Web files.
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`How did I end up on the live version of a site? or I clicked on X date, but now I am
`on Y date, how is that possible?
`
`Not every date for every site archived is 100% complete. When you are surfing an
`incomplete archived site the Wayback Machine will grab the closest available date to the
`one you are in for the links that are missing. In the event that we do not have the link
`archived at all, the Wayback Machine will look for the link on the live web and grab it if
`available. Pay attention to the date code embedded in the archived url. This is the list of
`numbers in the middle; it translates as yyyymmddhhmmss. For example in this url
`http://web.archive.org/web/20000229123340/http://www.yahoo.com/ the date the site was
`crawled was Feb 29, 2000 at 12:33 and 40 seconds.
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`You can see a listing of the dates of the specific URL by replacing the date code with an
`asterisk (*), ie: http://web.archive.org/*/www.yoursite.com
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`Where does the name come from?
`
`The Wayback Machine is named in reference to the famous Mr. Peabody's WABAC
`(pronounced way-back) machine from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon show.
`
`How do I cite Wayback Machine urls in MLA format?
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`This question is a newer one. We asked MLA to help us with how to cite an archived URL
`in correct format. They did say that there is no established format for resources like the
`Wayback Machine, but it's best to err on the side of more information. You should cite the
`webpage as you would normally, and then give the Wayback Machine information. They
`provided the following example: McDonald, R. C. "Basic Canary Care." _Robirda Online_.
`12 Sept. 2004. 18 Dec. 2006 [http://www.robirda.com/cancare.html]. _Internet Archive_. [
`http://web.archive.org/web/20041009202820/http://www.robirda.com/cancare.html]. They
`added that if the date that the information was updated is missing, one can use the closest
`date in the Wayback Machine. Then comes the date when the page is retrieved and the
`original URL. Neither URL should be underlined in the bibliography itself. Thanks MLA!
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`What is the Archive-It service of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine?
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`For information on the Archive-It subscription service that allows institutions to build and
`preserve collections of born digital content, see
`https://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php#Archive-It
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`How can I help the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine?
`
`The Internet Archive actively seeks donations of digital materials for preservation. If you
`have digital materials that may be of interest to future generations, please let us know by
`sending an email to info at archive dot org. The Internet Archive is also seeking additional
`funding to continue this important mission. You can click the donate tab above or click
`here. Thank you for considering us in your charitable giving.
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`Who has access to the collections? What about the public?
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`Anyone can access our collections through our website archive.org. The web archive can
`be searched using the Wayback Machine.
`
`The Archive makes the collections available at no cost to researchers, historians, and
`scholars. At present, it takes someone with a certain level of technical knowledge to
`access collections in a way other than our website, but there is no requirement that a user
`be affiliated with any particular organization.
`
`How can I get pages authenticated from the Wayback Machine? How can use the
`pages in court?
`
`The Wayback Machine tool was not designed for legal use. We do have a legal request
`policy found at our legal page. Please read through the entire policy before contacting us
`with your questions. We do have a standard affidavit as well as a FAQ section for lawyers.
`We would prefer that before you contact us for such services, you see if the other side will
`stipulate instead. We do not have an in-house legal staff, so this service takes away from
`our normal duties. Once you have read through our policy, if you still have questions,
`please contact us for more information.
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`Some sites are not available because of robots.txt or other exclusions. What does
`that mean?
`
`Such sites may have been excluded from the Wayback Machine due to a robots.txt file on
`the site or at a site owner’s direct request.
`
`What is the Wayback Machine's Copyright Policy?
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`The Internet Archive respects the intellectual property rights and other proprietary rights of
`others. The Internet Archive may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion,
`remove certain content or disable access to content that appears to infringe the copyright
`or other intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your copyright has been
`violated by material available through the Internet Archive, please provide the Internet
`Archive Copyright Agent with the following information:
`
`Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
`An exact description of where the material about which you complain is located
`within the Internet Archive collections;
`Your address, telephone number, and email address;
`A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not
`authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
`A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in
`your notice is accurate and that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved
`or are authorized to act on behalf of that owner;
`Your electronic or physical signature.
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`The Internet Archive Copyright Agent can be reached as follows:
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`Internet Archive Copyright Agent
`Internet Archive
`300 Funston Ave.
`San Francisco, CA 94118
`Phone: 415-561-6767
`Email: info at archive dot org
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`Audio
`How do I specify an image for my page?
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`Once you've uploaded it to the item follow this clickpath: Edit > change the information >
`scroll down to Files, formats and derivations > in dropdown menu next to the image file
`choose "Item Image" > click the "Submit" button.
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`Questions
`How do I specify an image
`for my page?
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`How do I link to a specific
`audio track?
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`How do I add cover art?
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`How do I link to a specific audio track?
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`What are the other non-
`audio format files that were
`derived?
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`You would