Seeking Authors & Books to Feature in Our Book Talk Series with Authors Alliance
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:08 am
AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS: We are looking for books (both new & classic titles) to feature in our popular book talk series.
Starting in 2023, Authors Alliance and Internet Archive have partnered on a series of virtual book talks highlighting issues of importance to the library and information communities. Last year, more than 2,000 people attended our virtual and in-person talks. You can watch those talks now at https://archive.org/details/booktalks.
Themes
We are particularly interested in highlighting books that touch on one (or more!) of the following themes:
Libraries & Literacy
Book Culture & the History of the Book
Internet Policy
Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
Artificial Intelligence & its impact
Computing & Internet History
Supporting Democracies
Contact
If you are an author or publisher with a book (either new or backlist) that would be a good fit for our series, please reach out to Chris Freeland, director of library services, at [email protected] today!
Posted in Books Archive, Lending Books | Tagged book talk | 1 Reply
Saving Modernist Houses with the Help of the Internet Archive
Posted on July 17, 2024 by Caralee Adams
George Smart is on a mission to save mid-century modern houses. He believes e-commerce photo editing structures are works of art that people should respect—if they only realized their significance and knew how to preserve them.
George Smart, founder and chief executive officer of USModernist
Smart relies on the Internet Archive to maintain his open digital collection of modernist residential homes along with back issues of architectural magazines. He uses the Wayback Machine to find architectural firm websites and search for vintage publications.
“I find the Internet Archive is great…curated in a certain way and very organized,” Smart said. “They are trying to innovate all the time and figure out ways to archive different kinds of materials.”
About 10 years ago, Smart launched USModernist Archives, a nonprofit dedicated to chronicling the work of notable architects and educating the public about their masterpieces built roughly from 1945 to 1969. Its Architect and House Archives includes the life work of 150 architects, such as Frank Lloyd Wright and John Lautner, and details of 21,000 houses, including photos, address and renovation histories.
Starting in 2023, Authors Alliance and Internet Archive have partnered on a series of virtual book talks highlighting issues of importance to the library and information communities. Last year, more than 2,000 people attended our virtual and in-person talks. You can watch those talks now at https://archive.org/details/booktalks.
Themes
We are particularly interested in highlighting books that touch on one (or more!) of the following themes:
Libraries & Literacy
Book Culture & the History of the Book
Internet Policy
Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
Artificial Intelligence & its impact
Computing & Internet History
Supporting Democracies
Contact
If you are an author or publisher with a book (either new or backlist) that would be a good fit for our series, please reach out to Chris Freeland, director of library services, at [email protected] today!
Posted in Books Archive, Lending Books | Tagged book talk | 1 Reply
Saving Modernist Houses with the Help of the Internet Archive
Posted on July 17, 2024 by Caralee Adams
George Smart is on a mission to save mid-century modern houses. He believes e-commerce photo editing structures are works of art that people should respect—if they only realized their significance and knew how to preserve them.
George Smart, founder and chief executive officer of USModernist
Smart relies on the Internet Archive to maintain his open digital collection of modernist residential homes along with back issues of architectural magazines. He uses the Wayback Machine to find architectural firm websites and search for vintage publications.
“I find the Internet Archive is great…curated in a certain way and very organized,” Smart said. “They are trying to innovate all the time and figure out ways to archive different kinds of materials.”
About 10 years ago, Smart launched USModernist Archives, a nonprofit dedicated to chronicling the work of notable architects and educating the public about their masterpieces built roughly from 1945 to 1969. Its Architect and House Archives includes the life work of 150 architects, such as Frank Lloyd Wright and John Lautner, and details of 21,000 houses, including photos, address and renovation histories.