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Library Of Congress Debuts ‘National Jukebox’ With Rare Sounds

6:40AM May 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The Library of Congress is one of the most splendid resources in the US – which is terrific, if you’re in DC. For those who aren’t (and even who are!), the Library’s putting a massive audio archive online, for free. More »

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How Blocking WikiLeaks Actually Hurts The US Government

5:40AM December 7, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Last week, the Library of Congress confirmed it’s blocking WikiLeaks. Censorship principles aside, the ban has one clear consequence: the Congressional Research Service, responsible for crucial reports to lawmakers, is part of the Library. Now their plug is pulled too. More »

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DRM Buster FAQ: What It Means For You

4:00AM July 27, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Today’s Library of Congress statement marks a historic moment in the battle between those who dictate how we should be able to use media and technology and the rest of us. We explain what the new exemptions mean for you. More »

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The Gadgets That Preserve Our Memories

2:40PM June 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The woman in this photo is an employee at the Library of Congress. She is using a high-tech scanner to map the individual chemical components of a century-old book in order to learn how to better preserve it. More »

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How The Library Of Congress Preserves Exploding, Shrinking Film Forever

11:27PM May 6, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Maybe it’s because I’m a film and video buff, but I just read an article that rocked my world a bit, and I recommend that you read it too. More »

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Your Past And Future Tweets Will Be Archived At The Library Of Congress

4:49AM April 15, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Maybe you’ll be taking that next tweet a little more seriously, Joe Twitterer: the Library of Congress announced today that they’ll be archiving every public tweet made since 2006. Twitter is now your legacy. More »

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Big Data, Big Problems: The Trouble With Storage Overload

7:40AM March 18, 2010 | Brian Barrett

We collect an astonishing amount of digital information. But as the Economist recently pointed out, we’ve long since surpassed our ability to store it all. Big data is here, and it’s causing big problems. More »

Giz Explains: How Data Dies (And How It Can Be Saved)

5:00AM March 18, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Bits don’t have expiration dates. But memories will only live forever if the media and file formats holding them remain intact and coherent. Time can be as deadly to data storage as it is to carbon-based life forms. More »

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ITunes U Gets Library Of Congress Videos

9:20AM July 1, 2009 | Jason Chen

The Library of Congress just made a bunch of historical videos available on iTunes U. Now you can watch the original Edison films or Book Festival videos in a “University” setting without the need for booze or girls. Yay. [iTunes] More »