Data Horde

The Background of Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library; NEL History pt. 1

The National Emergency Library was one of the Internet Archive's most controversial features. Waitlists on a large collection of books were suspended with the aim of aiding displaced learners across the US...

By themadprogramer June 14, 2020HistoryNo Comments

History

A Timeline of The National Emergency Library Controversy

The National Emergency Library was an initiative launched by the Internet Archive, as a response to US libraries shutting down due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. It lasted from 23 March 2020 to 15 June. This is a timeline of events leading up to the formation of the NEL and its premature cancellation.

By themadprogramer June 13, 2020History1 Comment

Weekly Summary

Weekly Summary 06/08/2020

Updates Unable to settle their differences peacefully, a number of publishers have decided to take legal action against the Internet Archive for their National Emergency Library initiative. https://datahorde.org/?p=693 If anything…

By themadprogramer June 8, 2020Weekly SummaryNo Comments

Weekly Summary

Weekly Summary 06/01/2020

It's the first day of June. Some might see today as an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, others as just another Monday... Either way, we can only wish…

By themadprogramer June 1, 2020Weekly SummaryNo Comments

Community Spotlight

Community Spotlight: Fanlore

It's all in the name, fanlore is an extensive lore of derivative works made by fans, an encyclopedia of fan works! Fanfiction, Fanart, Filks you name it!

By themadprogramer May 30, 2020Community SpotlightNo Comments

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Weekly Summary 05/25/2020

Imgur's forums shut down, Street Fighter April Fool's games are back and a new tool to identify lost YouTube videos! Shutdowns Imgur's Community forums shut down on May 22, following…

By themadprogramer May 25, 2020Weekly SummaryNo Comments

Community Spotlight

Community Spotlight: Lost Media Wiki

Do you ever recall watching something on TV which was aired once and never again? Or perhaps playing an obscure video game, which no one else seems to know about? These are symptoms of Lost Media, media which is no longer available due to all known copies of it having been destroyed, damaged, rotting in storage or outright lost...

By themadprogramer May 23, 2020Community SpotlightNo Comments

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Weekly Summary 05/18/2020

When one door closes, another door opens. Cardcast dead, Google Play Music dying; 8tracks back from the dead! Shutdowns For starters Google is preparing to shelve Google Play Music. In…

By themadprogramer May 18, 2020Weekly SummaryNo Comments

Community Spotlight

Community Spotlight: The Eye

The Eye is a group of volunteers who claim to run the largest "open directory" on the internet, a claim which few would dare challenge seeing as their collection is at a whopping 140TBs of data. From old magazines to ROMs of long forgotten games, The Eye sees it all!

By themadprogramer May 16, 2020Community SpotlightNo Comments

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Weekly Summary 05/11/2020

Before we start, in case you haven't noticed, we've been going through some design changes. Most notably you should now be able to see a link to our Discord Server…

By themadprogramer May 11, 2020Weekly SummaryNo Comments