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This review aims to describe the COVID-19 Web Archive and its significance in documenting the pandemic.

June 4, 20260 citationsOpen Access

COVID-19 Web Archive

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This review aims to describe the COVID-19 Web Archive and its significance in documenting the pandemic.
Reviewed over 70,000 websites grouped into topical collections.
Utilized the Internet Archive's Archive-It service for resource management.
Established a searchable database for easy access to archived content.
The archive includes diverse web resources captured during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources are retrievable, enhancing accessibility for researchers and the public.
Funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services American Rescue Plan grant program.

Abstract

Review: The COVID-19 Web Archive lists over 70,000 websites, maintained through the Internet Archive's "Archive-It", (commonly known as the Way Back Machine), and grouped into various topical "collections" that attempt to record these events. The web resources were originally documented by other libraries, archives, and cultural heritage organizations in order to archive the changing data, the creative works, and general responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services American Rescue Plan grant program, these resources are now retrievable via a searchable database.

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