DrWeb<p><strong>Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs</strong></p><p><a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/07/24/internet-archive-designated-as-a-federal-depository-library/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p> <p><strong>Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library</strong></p> Posted on <a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/07/24/internet-archive-designated-as-a-federal-depository-library/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">July 24, 2025</a><span class=""> by <span class=""><a class="" href="https://blog.archive.org/author/chrisfreeland/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Chris Freeland</a></span></span> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.archive.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fdlp_logo.png?ssl=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> <p>Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via <a href="https://archive.org/details/padilla-designation-letter-to-gpo-7.24.2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">letter to Scott Matheson</a>, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.</p><p>Senator Padilla explained the designation in a <a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">statement to KQED</a>:</p><blockquote><p>“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”</p></blockquote><p>Internet Archive’s founder and digital librarian Brewster Kahle remarked on the designation:</p><blockquote><p>“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”</p></blockquote><p><strong>Read the letter:</strong> <a href="https://archive.org/details/padilla-designation-letter-to-gpo-7.24.2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/padilla-designation-letter-to-gpo-7.24.2025</a></p><p>Learn more about the designation: “<a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. 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DoomsdaysCW<p>I trust <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> with government documents more than I do the government! (Or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> for that matter...)</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetArchive</span></a> is now an official <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> document <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> </p><p>by Steve Dent<br>Fri, July 25, 2025</p><p>"The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KQED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KQED</span></a> reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. 'The Archive's digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalDepositoryLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalDepositoryLibrary</span></a>, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,' he wrote.</p><p>"Established by Congress in 1813, the Federal Depository Library Program is designed to help the public access government records. Each congressional member can designate up to two libraries, which include government information like budgets, a code of federal regulations, presidential documents, economic reports and census data.</p><p>"With its new status, the Internet Archive will be gain improved access to government materials, founder Brewster Kahle said in a statement. 'By being part of the program itself, it just gets us closer to the source of where the materials are coming from, so that it’s more reliably delivered to the Internet Archive, to then be made available to the patrons of the Internet Archive or partner libraries.' The Archive could also help other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> move toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPreservation</span></a>, given its experience in that area.</p><p>"It's some good news for the site which has faced legal battles of late. It was sued by major <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publishers</span></a> over loans of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBooks</span></a> during the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coronavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coronavirus</span></a> epidemic and was forced by a federal court in 2023 to remove more than half a million titles. And more recently, major music labels filed lawsuits over its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Great78Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Great78Project</span></a> that strove to preserve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/78RPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>78RPM</span></a> records. If it loses that case it could owe more than $700 million damages and possibly be forced to shut down.</p><p>"The new designation likely won't aid its legal problems, but it does affirm the site's importance to the public. 'In October, the Internet Archive will hit a milestone of 1 trillion pages,' Kahle wrote. 'And that 1 trillion is not just a testament to what libraries are able to do, but actually the sharing that people and governments have to try and create an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducatedPopulace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducatedPopulace</span></a>.' "</p><p><a href="https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.yahoo.com/general/article</span><span class="invisible">s/internet-archive-now-official-us-123036550.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archives</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigMusic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaybackMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaybackMachine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Archiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archiving</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FairUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairUse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archives</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightForTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightForTheFuture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmpoweringLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmpoweringLibraries</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetArchive</span></a> Is Now a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FederalDepositoryLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalDepositoryLibrary</span></a>. What Does That Mean?<br>Founder <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BrewsterKahle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrewsterKahle</span></a> said that while the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> has always functioned as a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a>, this new designation makes it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries. That, he said, is a service to everyone.<br>The Federal Depository Library Program was established by Congress in 1813, with the intention of ensuring that government records would be accessible to the American public.<br><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-base</span><span class="invisible">d-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean</span></a></p>
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