What Gets Archived and What Doesn't: Understanding Web Crawling Limitations
Not everything makes it into web archives. Here's what gets captured, what gets missed, and how to work around the gaps.
Building Research Workflows with Web Archives and LLMs
Large language models are changing how researchers interact with archived content. Here's how to build LLM-assisted workflows that are rigorous, efficient, and verifiable.
How to Cite Web Archives: A Guide for Journalists and Researchers
Citing archived web pages correctly preserves credibility and helps readers verify your sources. Here are the standards that actually matter.
Semantic vs Keyword Search in Web Archives: Which One Actually Works?
Keyword search dominates web archives, but semantic search promises better results. Here's what works now, what doesn't, and where the field is headed.
Municipal Archives: How to Find Lost City Council Records
City council agendas, minutes, and ordinances vanish from official sites constantly. Here's how to recover them using web archives and smart search patterns.
What Is the Internet Archive? A Simple Guide
A quick explainer for the Wayback Machine, snapshots, and why the Internet Archive remains essential for research.
How to Download from Internet Archive (Step-by-Step)
A practical, step-by-step guide to downloading files from the Internet Archive — plus how to keep your research organized with tools like Arkibber.
Internet Archive Advanced Search: Operators, Filters, and Examples
Use exact phrases, filetype hints, date ranges, and path fragments to dramatically improve your Internet Archive search results.
Archive Web Search: A Practical Guide to Finding Historical Pages
A focused playbook for searching archived pages with intent — and when to switch from broad browsing to structured discovery.
Why Metadata Matters: How Poor Metadata Breaks Search Engines
The web’s metadata is inconsistent. Here is how it impacts discovery — and how a normalization layer changes the game.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Wayback Machine
Understand snapshots, search with confidence, and know when to graduate to a modern discovery layer.
Collecting Research From Archived Web Pages: A Complete Guide
From messy snapshots to structured findings — how to gather, organize, and cite data from the historical web.
Best Tools for Searching Archived Websites (2025 Edition)
A practical roundup of the Wayback Machine, Memento API, Archive-It, and modern discovery layers — with when to use each.
How to Search the Internet Archive More Effectively
Practical tips, advanced operators, and a faster way to uncover research-ready results from the Internet Archive.