 | DevArchives
Contains archives of FAQs, mailing lists, and newsgroups all related to developer/programming/IT. Free. |
 | First Monday: Internet Time and the Reliability of Search Engines
Journal article by Paul Wouters, Iina Hellsten, and Loet Leydesdorff. Examines the consequences and implications of internet search engines continuously reconstructing the past by updating their indices. (October 4, 2004) |
 | Ghost Sites
Long running online "museum" provides screenshots of defunct sites. |
 | Google Groups
Searchable archive of more than 700 million Usenet postings from a period of more than 20 years. |
 | NewsletterArchive.org
Aims to archive and make available to the public all email newsletters and electronic mailing lists. It will rely on user contributions for its content. |
 | NoveltyNet
A site where people can submit orphaned content to be archived and kept available. |
 | Searchenginewatch.com - It's Tough to Get a Good Date with a Search Engine
Article by Gary Price and Genie Tyburski. Explores the question of "what is a date on the web?" and notes that a searcher may be misled by the results of searches restricted by date. (June 5, 2002) |
 | Textfiles
Contains information gathered from BBS's in the early days of the Internet. |
 | The Internet Archive
Nonprofit organisation established to preserve Web sites by taking regular "snapshots". |
 | The Register: The Web as Historical Record
Essay by Peter Abrahams pointing out "one of the weaknesses of most search engines and the Web itself: you cannot sort by date." (May 4, 2004) |
