UK Web Archive

The latest update from the UK Web Archive includes links to alternative web archives and resources while our website is still down: blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #WebArchiveWednesday #WebArchiving #WebArchiveResearch #UKLegalDeposit

Our Collections Database brings together sporting-related collections held by museums, archives, clubs and community groups across the UK. If your organisation holds sporting records, artefacts or photographs, you can add your collection.

P.R. Harris's comprehensive history of the British Museum Library from 1753-1973 has been digitised and is now freely available online - all 883 pages of it! More info and link here: bl.uk/stories/blogs/…

Well the new BSSH website is now live and is carrying this years conference info... sportinhistory.com/events/2026-bs…

The Winter #Olympics continue! ⛷️ 🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️ 💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇 🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️ archive.org/search?query=w… #8bit

Read about the UK Web Archive updates for 2026 in this blog post - bl.uk/stories/blogs/… #WebArchiving #UKLegalDeposit #GLAMs #Digipress

The BBC will broadcast more than 450 hours of live action from next month's Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina 🤩 The Games, which run from Friday 6 to Thursday 22 February, are the most accessible to UK audiences for two decades.

Want to level up your library career this year? We’re looking for international mid-career library and archive professionals to join us this summer at our International Library Leaders Programme. Learn more link.bl.uk/ILLP2026

"A truly historic accomplishment," as @NPR President & CEO Katherine Maher puts it: “1 trillion web pages. That’s 1 trillion artifacts and snapshots of our interconnected world.” 🎬 Maher reflects on why preserving our digital record matters more than ever, & the crucial role of the #WaybackMachine. 📝 More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/14/voi… #Wayback1T @krmaher

Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚 The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602... This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅

The proceedings & recordings of the 5 presentations at the Web Archiving and Digital Libraries (WADL) 2025 Workshop from ACM Hypertext (@ACMHT) in September 2025 are now live! * Proceedings: ualberta.scholaris.ca/items/02da5c1d… * Recordings: wadlworkshop.github.io/2025/content/4… (@ Internet Archive & YT)

C.S. Lewis responding to a letter from an American schoolgirl asking him for some writing advice. (Worth reading? ✅️)

🚨 Two days to go! Our annual celebration is almost here—and this year we’re marking 1 TRILLION pages captured by the Wayback Machine. Kick off the countdown to Oct 22 with a #WaybackMachine look at the @InternetArchive itself! 🕰️ Learn more about all our events ⤵️ blog.archive.org/trillion/ #Wayback1T

Our latest episode is now available on all platforms with the second recording from the 2025 @BritSportHisSoc conference at @UlsterUni featuring multiple speakers from past & present celebrating 30 years of Sports History at the @ICSHC at @dmuleicester. shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo…

All the action from yesterday's launch event for Histories of Women's Football in Britain & Ireland at the Embassy of Ireland, London. Images: Courtesy of Martin Polley and Gerard Farrell.

On #WebArchiveWednesday read up on what @britishlibrary are selecting for the #UKWA @rugbyworldcup collection. All eyes will be on Bristol this weekend when the #RedRoses take on the #Thistles in the Quarter Finals. britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/webarchive/202… #RWC2025 #WebArchiving #UKLegalDeposit

On #WebArchiveWednesday read up on what @PRONI_DFC are selecting for the #UKWA @rugbyworldcup collection. @IrishRugby face #BlackFerns on Sunday in their final Pool C match. blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #RWC2025 #GreenWave #LikeABlackFern #WeAreIreland #WebArchiving #UKLegalDeposit

Today is the 130th anniversary of the birth of #RugbyLeague To celebrate, here are some pages from ‘Smirk’s Handbook of Northern Rugby Union Matches’ published just days after the split:

On #WebArchiveWednesday read up on what the @NLWales are selecting for the #UKWA @rugbyworldcup collection. @WelshRugbyUnion kick off their second match on Saturday 30th August against @RugbyCanada blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #RWC2025 #StrengthInBloom #WebArchiving #UKLegalDeposit

#ENGvUSA in the @rugbyworldcup is about to kick off shortly @StadiumOfLight in Sunderland. Read more here on how you can help preserve rugby history: blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #RWC2025 #WebArchiving #UKLegalDeposit