NDSA:Existing Registry Projects

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Template to gather info:

• • URL(s)
  • Creator of Registry:
  • About/Description:
  • Numbers of collections/objects (however they count):
  • How to contribute:
  • Content Type:

Archive-It

• • URL(s): http://www.archive-it.org and http://archive-it.org/public/urlRegistry.html
  • Creator of Registry: Internet Archive/Archive-IT
  • About/Description: Archive-It, a subscription service from the Internet Archive, allows institutions to harvest and preserve collections of digital content and create Digital Archives. Through a user-friendly web interface, Archive-It partners can catalog, manage, and browse their archived collections. Collections are hosted at the Internet Archive data center and are accessible to the public with full-text search. All collections are listed here: http://archive-it.org/public/all_collections.html. There is also a seed URL registry here: http://archive-it.org/public/urlRegistry.html
  • Numbers of collections/objects: As of 1/31/11: 2,343,161,323 URLs in 1,286 public collections.
  • How to contribute: Any public collections created using Archive-IT are automatically included (?) (maybe Kristine Hanna can confirm this.
  • Content Type: websites

IIPC Member Archives

• • URL(s): http://netpreserve.org/about/archiveList.php
  • Creator of Registry: International Internet Preservation Consortium
  • About/Description: A directory of all IIPC member organization's archives. Contains information about Collecting institution, URL, Start Date, Archive interface language(s), Access methods, Harvesting Methods, and Description.
  • Numbers of archives listed: 24
  • How to contribute: IIPC members only can contribute right now. They fill out some information on a members' only forum that populates this page.
  • Content Type: websites

• GPO Federal Digitization Registry

• LOCKSS publishers and titles list

• MetaArchive Cooperative conspectus data

• NDIIPP Partner Collections

• US Newspaper Digital projects