The International Internet Preservation Consortium is an international organization of libraries and other organizations established to coordinate efforts to preserve internet content for the future.[2] It was founded in July 2003 by 12 participating institutions,[1] and had grown to 35 members by January 2010.[3] As of January 2022, there are 52 members.
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| Abbreviation | IIPC |
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| Formation | July 2003; 21 years ago (2003-07) |
| Purpose | Acquire, preserve and make accessible knowledge and information from the Internet for future generations everywhere, promoting global exchange and international relations.[1] |
| Website | http://netpreserve.org/ |
Membership is open to archives, museums, libraries (including national libraries), and cultural heritage institutions.[1][4]
| Original author(s) | National Library of New Zealand / British Library |
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| Developer(s) | Oakleigh Consulting |
| Initial release | September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09) |
| Stable release | 1.6.1 / May 9, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-09) |
| Platform | Java |
| Type | Selective web harvesting |
| License | Apache License V2.0 |
| Website | webcuratortool [5][6] |
Participating national libraries and archives include:[7]
Other participating organizations include:[7]
WebCite used to be, but is no longer, a member of the IIPC.[8] In a 2012 message, its founder Gunther Eysenbach commented that "WebCite has no funding, and IIPC charges 4000 Euro/yr in membership fees."[9]
The IIPC sponsors and collaborates on a number of different projects with its member organizations.
IIPC also maintains an electronic mailing list open to anyone interested in issues associated with web harvesting, archiving, and quality maintenance issues.[13]