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Anna G. Eshoo was mentioned in RECOGNIZING THE INTERNET ARCHIVE FOR CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY..... on page E1074 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Oct. 8, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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RECOGNIZING THE INTERNET ARCHIVE FOR CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

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HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

of california

in the house of representatives

Friday, October 8, 2021

Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker. I rise to honor the Internet Archive on the 25th anniversary of its founding in 1996. The organization has developed an extraordinary and highly accessible digital library and has become an indispensable asset to society.

While physical records of books, newspapers, videos, and audio have long been conserved by libraries and archives, no such record keeping existed for the internet in its infancy. Aware of the importance of saving digital documents, the Internet Archive was founded with the mission to conserve digital cultural artifacts for the public and for generations to come. That mission is vital in an age where the internet plays such a central role in all of our lives.

To date, the Archive has stored an astonishing 588 billion web pages, 28 million digitized books and texts, 14 million audio recordings, 6 million videos, 3.5 million images, and 580,000 software programs. Millions of people around the world contribute to the Archive and countless more benefit from having access to it. The world-class team of employees and volunteers that administer the Internet Archive are a major reason why the project has been such a success, and I'm proud that many of my constituents contribute to the Archive.

The Internet Archive's success is also due to the fact that it is managed as a values-driven nonprofit organization. The Archive is a large part of how we will tell the story of our time and it's a privilege to congratulate the Internet Archive on celebrating 25 years of cataloging the world.

Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in congratulating all of the employees, volunteers, and users of the Internet Archive for celebrating its 25th anniversary.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 178

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