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Title: Internet Archive Now Livestreams History As It's Being Preserved

Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/22/...

The Internet Archive has begun livestreaming its microfiche digitization
center on YouTube, showcasing the real-time preservation of fragile film
cards into searchable public documents. The work is part of Democracy's
Library, a global initiative to digitize and share millions of government
records. 9to5Mac reports: The livestream was brought to life by Sophia Tung,
who previously gained attention for her viral robotaxi depot stream. Her new
video explains how and why this new livestream project came together [...].
The livestream features five scanning stations at work, with one shown in
close-up as operators digitize microfiche cards in real time. Each card holds
up to 100 pages of public records. High-resolution cameras capture the
images, software stitches and crops the pages, and the results are made text-
searchable and freely accessible through Democracy's Library. Live scanning
takes place Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT, excluding U.S.
holidays, with a second shift expected to begin soon.

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