In 1996, a young computer scientist BrewsterKahle set out to create a digital Library of Everything. Today the Internet Archive is turning 25. From Day One our mission has never changed: providing Universal Access to All Knowledge. Go way back with us through time: https://anniversary.archive.org/ | Internet Archive

At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book. We never destroy a book by cutting off its binding. Instead, we digitize it the hard way--one page at a time. We use the Scribe, a machine our engineers invented, along with the software that it runs. Our scanning centers are located in universities and libraries around the world, from Boston Public Library to the University of Toronto. Eliza is one of our fastest and most accurate scanners. Next she will execute quality control checks and