Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said that while the nonprofit organization has always functioned as a library, this new designation makes it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries. That, he said, is a service to everyone.

“ 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.”

  • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    10 hours ago

    Look again. Trump has no control over it. The Federal Depository designation basically just means that all official documents go to it for archiving. All Federal Depository libraries remain independent and receive no funding from the Government as a part of their membership in the program.

      • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        9 hours ago

        Yes, but that has always been the case. If they’re going to do some undemocratic shenanigans, this designation doesn’t make it any easier or harder.

        • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          5 hours ago

          It’s possible I’m wrong about this. I’m just worried. I can’t see anything good coming from tying into the US government in any way right now.

          • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 hours ago

            You’re not wrong, but this isn’t “tying into” the US Gov any more than your mailbox “ties into” the postal service by being approved by the postmaster general. Your mail carrier could throw a rock at it, but they could have done that before anyway.