Caralee J. Adams

1 week ago | blog.archive.org | Caralee J. Adams

Setting up a livestream is more complicated than just turning on a camera. That’s why the Internet Archive tapped into the expertise of Sophia Tung, a software engineer and online content creator, to help create the livestream for its microfiche scanning center, which launched May 21. The 29-year-old garnered international media coverage for her livestream of robotaxis parked in a depot just below her San Francisco apartment as they jostled and honked – sometimes in the middle of the night.

2 weeks ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Caralee J. Adams

Makenna Morris. Photo credit: Lisa HelfertMakenna Morris says it was a great moment when, surrounded by her Maryland family, she was drafted in January 2024 to play professional soccer for the Washington Spirit. “It was always in the back of my mind: ‘What if I went to the Spirit?’ I was like, ‘There’s no way, that’ll never happen,’ ” says the 23-year-old forward who grew up in Germantown.

1 month ago | blog.archive.org | Caralee J. Adams

For many years, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) maintained a large library of books on drug use and policy at its New York City headquarters. As researchers shifted to working online, DPA’s Jules Netherland said she noticed fewer people coming into the office to use the collection. “It became clear if we really wanted people to benefit from our resources that digitization was the way to go,” said Netherland, managing director of the Alliance’s Department of Research and Academic Engagement.

1 month ago | blog.archive.org | Caralee J. Adams

For many years, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) maintained a large library of books on drug use and policy at its New York City headquarters. As researchers shifted to working online, DPA’s Jules Netherland said she noticed fewer people coming into the office to use the collection. “It became clear if we really wanted people to benefit from our resources that digitization was the way to go,” said Netherland, managing director of the Alliance’s Department of Research and Academic Engagement.

1 month ago | blog.archive.org | Caralee J. Adams

The Internet Archive was recently honored for its valuable contribution to the Dutch-language Wikipedia community at an event at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle accepted the 2024 Project Uil award at a March 18 gathering of prominent figures in the Dutch open knowledge movement including librarians, archivists, scholars, and representatives from national cultural institutions.