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| + | == Some of the ibiblio partners == | ||
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| + | * School of Information and Library Science | ||
| + | * School of Journalism and Mass Communication | ||
| + | * IBM | ||
| + | * Red Hat | ||
| + | * Mandiva | ||
| + | * Cisco | ||
| + | * VA Software | ||
| + | * IMLS | ||
| + | * NASA | ||
| + | * NSF | ||
| + | * NEH | ||
| + | * NEA | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 6 December 2006
Contents |
ibiblio.org is the Public's Library and Digital Archive
"We help people who want to share information freely and legally"
- Created in 1992 as sunsite.unc.edu
- In 1998 we became metalab.unc.edu
- In 2000 we became ibiblio.org
"We are now enjoying our 15th year of service to the Net."
Radically Dedicated to Open Source, Open Information and Open Access
Creating and sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem
- Using Open Source software exclusively
- Distributing Open Source software widely: nearly 150 Linux distributions, the Eclipse SDK, the Linux archive and many open source software mirrors
- Fostering Open Source software projects
- Fostering and participating in Open Source Documentation including The Linux Documentation Project
- Hosting and fostering Open Source software discussions, in part through the ibiblio Speakers Series
- Creating Open Source software projects in use worldwide including the Lyceum community blogging project and the Osprey Bittorrent distribution package, which we are using to distribute Linux ISOs and etree SHN recordings
- Hosting Open Information sharing projects
- Hosting and using Open Formats including ogg for radio, mp4 and mp7 for video, etc
- Hosting and participating in International Creative Commons including iCommons
Some ibiblio metrics
| 2002 | 2006 |
|---|---|
| 800 Collections | 1600+ Collections |
| 3 million ftp+www/day | 15+ million ftp+www/day |
| 1 terabyte of data | 8 terabytes of data |
| 1 large server, 2 peripherals | 22 www/vhosts |
| 2 database servers | 5 database servers |
| 4 radio stations | 7 radio stations |
Some Notable Projects (hosted)
- Project Gutenberg - the first producer of free electronic books
- GrokLaw - world's most lively and active discussion of Open Source legal issues
- Confluence.org - people discovering the earth
- eTree (legal music sharing of lossless audio)
- ibiblio speaker series - leaders in Open Source, Open Information and Open Access
- Folkstreams.net - Folkstreams - A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures
- Association of Tibetan Journalists - who otherwise might not get their message out
ibiblio at NCREN and on National Lambda Rail
Some of the ibiblio partners
- School of Information and Library Science
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- IBM
- Red Hat
- Mandiva
- Cisco
- VA Software
- IMLS
- NASA
- NSF
- NEH
- NEA
