International Internet Preservation Consortium

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International Internet Preservation Consortium
AbbreviationIIPC
FormationJuly 2003;21 years ago (2003-07)
PurposeAcquire, preserve and make accessible knowledge and information from the Internet for future generations everywhere, promoting global exchange and international relations. [1]
Website http://netpreserve.org/

The International Internet Preservation Consortium is an international organization of libraries and other organizations established to coordinate efforts to preserve internet content for the future. [2] It was founded in July 2003 by 12 participating institutions, [1] and had grown to 35 members by January 2010. [3] As of January 2022, there are 52 members.

Contents

Membership is open to archives, museums, libraries (including national libraries), and cultural heritage institutions. [1] [4]


Members

National libraries

Participating national libraries and archives include: [5]

Participating organisations

Other participating organizations include: [5]

Past members

WebCite used to be, but is no longer, a member of the IIPC. [6] In a 2012 message, its founder Gunther Eysenbach commented that "WebCite has no funding, and IIPC charges 4000 Euro/yr in membership fees." [7]

Projects

The IIPC sponsors and collaborates on a number of different projects with its member organizations.

Current projects

IIPC also maintains an electronic mailing list open to anyone interested in issues associated with web harvesting, archiving, and quality maintenance issues. [11]

Past projects

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