Orla Murphy

🧵 Saving local news also means saving the archives 🗞️ Not just physical photos, clips, and recordings, but digital reporting too 💻 When archives disappear, communities lose memory, identity, and their only reliable record of change 🧾 Read more 👇 poynter.org/reporting-edit… @Poynter #LocalNews #DigitalPreservation #PressFreedom #HistoryMatters

Destroying a library brings the dark ages.

Publishers have real questions about AI, but let’s be clear: @waybackmachine isn’t a backdoor for AI scraping. For 30 years, it’s been built for people, not bulk harvesting. We actively monitor to prevent abuse. Learn more ⤵️ techdirt.com/2026/02/17/pre…

Torching the @InternetArchive & the @WayBackMachine is akin to burning the Library of Alexandria and wiping our digital memory - at a moment when media corporations & the government want to hermetically seal us in a bubble of their propaganda. We can't let this happen.

Destroying the @InternetArchive's @WayBackMachine would be the equivalent of the burning of the Library of Alexandria - one of the worst losses of knowledge in history. Media giants are now threatening to do this. We can't let this happen. Pass it on.

Carrig is the perfect location for a short break, We are @IrelandBlueBook property on the Ring of Kerry. A luxury country house with an award winning restaurant, that is family run and is nestled away on the shores of Caragh Lake. Visit carrighouse.com #kerry

Researchers, scholars, and practitioners are invited to contribute to a Special Collection of the Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) that focuses on digital resources for the languages in Ireland and Britain openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/la…

Great news! Our 2026 Burial Records Upload is Complete! There are now 109,385 records of burials from 170 Cork graveyards available on our database, all FREE of charge to access from anywhere in the world skibbheritage.com/west-cork-grav… Please spread the word! #irishgenealogy

🧵 Vancouver Public Library has been honoured by the City of Vancouver for an innovative digitization project in partnership with Internet Archive Canada. 🏆🇨🇦 Together, they’ve made thousands of rare and historical materials from British Columbia accessible online, preserving local heritage for future generations. 📚 Learn more ⤵️ internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/van… #Digitization #Libraries #OpenAccess #Vancouver #Preservation @InternetArcCA @VPL

Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, co-creator of the TCP/IP protocols that built the Internet, celebrates the Internet Archive reaching 1 trillion pages & reflects on why preserving our digital history matters for generations to come. More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/12/voi… #Wayback1T @vgcerf

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): 404media.co/ice-to-buy-too…

Big news: Internet Archive Europe has opened its new HQ in Amsterdam! 🎉 A home for preservation, access & shared cultural heritage. Read coverage from @mariabustillos.com in Flaming Hydra ⤵️ flaminghydra.com/freedom-and-sh…

Spread the word - great Research Associate job with us in Digital Humanities

THIS WEEK: Join us for PRESERVING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION: a vital #booktalk on public access & digital threats, co-hosted by @Auths_Alliance. 📖 📅 Thurs Aug 28 🕙 10 AM PT /1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-pr… #opengov #libraries

The internet forgets. You don’t have to. 📥 Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to capture and preserve the sites you care about. 🕰️ Try it here ➡️ web.archive.org/save #Wayback1T @WaybackMachine #WaybackMachine

My pleasure to have presented our latest developments integrating #LaserScanning & #ReflectanceTransformationImaging through #VirtualRTImaging #CIPA2025Seoul developed by @GIFLE_UPV. Unforgetable experiences also from colleagues participating @CIPAHeritageDOC @GeomaticaUPV

Last ride 🚴‍♂️ before the #DH2025 storm. Safe travels. Don't forget to bring your ConfTool QR Code for Check-In open on your mobile phone. You can find it on "Access Your Participant Registration Details". You are 850!!! We will be 30. It's not a fair fight on check-in 😉

Travelling to Lisbon for #DH2025? The metro red line will take you from the airport to the venue in 20 minutes. The closest metro station is Campo Pequeno on yellow line. A lot of buses, and also safe taxi, uber and bolt. A map for the venue: maps.app.goo.gl/668ztup9yz22P7…

CDH welcomes proposals for the @BritishAcademy_ Postdoctoral Fellowships in the following areas: 🟢 Literature and Digital Humanities 🟢 DH-based research engaging with GLAM 🟢 Creativity Apply by 27 July to be considered for internal selection: cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/news/cal…

DOGE fired me & most of my coworkers from the National Endowment for the Humanities today. If you know anyone hiring an executive in data/AI/impact/grantmaking, especially in the culture/research space, please reach out to: weingart.scott+future@gmail.com. CV in profile.