The following is a list of all web archive collections developed by or in partnership with the Library of Congress. These are in various stages of production; researcher access is available for completed collections through the Library of Congress Web Archives public site. Active collections (i.e. currently collecting websites) are marked with a "★".
U.S. Elections Web Archives
Since 2000, the Library has archived websites related to the U.S. presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections.
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United States 2012 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: October 2011 - December 2012 -
United States 2010 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: June 2010 - December 2010 -
United States 2008 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: April 2007 - November 2008 -
United States 2006 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: May 2006 – November 2006 -
United States 2004 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: October 2003 – December 2004 -
United States 2002 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: July 2002 – November 2002 -
United States 2000 Election Web Archive
Collection dates: August 2000 – January 2001
U.S. Congressional/Legislative Web Archives
The Library regularly archives the websites of members of Congress, as well as Congressional Committees.
- ★ 113th Congress Web Archive
Collection date: January 2013 - present -
107th - 112th Congress Web Archives
Collection dates: December 2002 – January 2013
Law Library Web Archives
The Law Library of Congress has archived web content documenting changes in the Supreme Court. They have also developed a selective collection of authoritative legal blogs associated with American Bar Association approved law schools, research institutes, think tanks, and other expertise-based organizations.
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★ Legal Blawgs Web Archive
Collection dates: March 2007 – present -
Supreme Court Nominations
Collection dates: August 2005 - February 2006; June 2009 - September 2009; June 2010 - November 2010
Single Sites Web Archive
The Library has experimented with approaches for archiving websites unrelated to a specific theme or event. During this ongoing project, the Library's Recommending Officers select born-digital content to enhance and expand the Library's traditional analog holdings. Access to archived content is available for some, but not all, of the selected content.
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★ Single Sites Web Archive
Collection dates: March – November 2006; February 2010 – present
Other Events and Themed Web Archives
The Library selects and preserves content for a variety of other event and thematic collections.
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★ Science Blogs
Collection dates: January 2013 – present - ★
War of 1812 Bicentennial
Collection dates: March 2012 - March 2015 -
★ Small Press Expo and Comic Art Collection
Collection dates: September 2011 - Present -
★ Performing Arts Web Archive
Collection dates: March 2011 – Present -
★ Civil War 150th Web Archive
Collection dates: March 2011 – August 2015 -
★ Public Policy Topics (previously titled "Presidential Transition During a Time of Crisis")
Collection Dates: February 2010-present -
★ LC Manuscript Division Archive of Organizational Web Sites
Collection dates: March – December 2006; February 2010 – present -
Iraq War, 2003 Web Archive
Collection dates: March 2003 – July 2009 (then merged with Public Policy Topics collection) -
Visual Image Web Sites Archive
Collection dates: April 2006 – September 2006 -
Crisis in Darfur, Sudan, Web Archive
Collection dates: February 2006 – September 2006 -
Papal Transition 2005 Web Archive
Collection dates: April 2005 - May 2005 -
Winter Olympic Games 2002
Collection dates: February 2002 -
September 11 Web Archive and September 11 Remembrance
Collection dates: September 2001 – December 2001; September 2002
International Web Archives
The Library's Overseas Offices in Cairo, Islamabad, Jakarta, New Delhi, and Rio have documented websites covering elections and events in their regions of the world.
- Burma/Myanmar Election 2012
Collection dates: February – May 2012 - Timor Leste Election 2012
Collection dates: January 2012 - August 2012 -
Egyptian Elections 2012
Collection dates: April 2012 - July 2012 -
Malaysian Elections 2011-2012
Collection dates: November 2011 - July 2012 -
★ Brazil Cordel Literature
Collection dates: November 2011 - ongoing -
Laos General Election 2011
Collection dates: April 2011 - November 2011 -
Vietnam General Election 2011
Collection dates: April 2011 - December 2011 -
Pakistan Nationalisms
Collection dates: May 2011 - September 2012 -
Thailand National Elections 2011
Collection dates: February 2011 - December 2011 -
Timor Leste
Collection dates: January 2010 - February 2011 -
Brazilian Presidential Election 2010
Collection dates: September 2010 - January 2011 -
Philippine Elections 2010
Collection dates: March 2010 – July 2010 -
Burmese General Elections 2010
Collection dates: October 2010 – January 2011 -
Afghanistan Web Archive
Collection dates: July 2009 - December 2010 -
Sri Lankan Presidential and General Elections 2010
Collection dates: December 2009 - October 2010 -
Indonesia General Elections
Collection dates: March 2009 - October 2009 -
Indian General Elections
Collection Dates: April - June 2009 -
Egypt 2008
Collection dates: April 2008 - May 2008
Collaborations
The Library of Congress also collaborates with other organizations to document events unfolding in the United States and around the world. Access is provided through partner websites. We have contributed to the following archives:
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Japanese Earthquake (external link): with Virginia Tech, Archive-It, and the Diet Library
Collection dates: March 2011 - present -
Jasmine Revolution – Tunisia 2011 (external link): with Archive-It and the National Library of France
Collection dates: January 2011 – present -
★ North Africa & the Middle East 2011 (external link): with Archive-It and the National Library of France
Collection dates: February 2011 - present -
End of Term Government Web Archive (external link) : with the Internet Archive, California Digital Library, Government Printing Office, and University of North Texas
Collection dates: October 2008 – May 2009 -
Hurricane Katrina and Rita Web Archive (external link): with the Internet Archive and the California Digital Library
Collection dates: September 2005 - October 2005
A Cooperative Web Archiving Project, sponsored by the NDIIPP and managed by the Web Archiving team, enlisted experts from the Library's curatorial divisions to identify international and national high-value collecting areas, with a focus on foreign countries experiencing volatile political situations. The Library experts were asked in early 2007 to identify scholarly centers, or partner institutions, with recognized expertise in the collecting areas, to assist in the collection and preservation of important at-risk materials. The following organizations were provided Archive-IT accounts during 2007 to 2011 to build collections:
- Electronic Literature Organization: Electronic Literature
- Georgetown University: Belarus-Moldova-Ukraine
- George Washington University: Russian Parliamentary Elections 2007 and Russian Presidential Election 2008
- Stanford University Islamic and Middle Eastern Collection: Iranian blogs
