Ivy Plus Libraries Web Resources Collection Program

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The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation is a partnership between thirteen leading academic research libraries — Brown University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Yale University — that collectively provide access to a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity through resource sharing and collaboration.

Web Collecting

The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation's Web Collecting Program is a collaborative collection development effort to build curated, thematic collections of freely available, but at-risk, web content in order to support research at participating Libraries and beyond. All Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation members participate in the Program.

The Program's collaborative collections are:

  • Contemporary Composers (2013-present)
    Websites belonging to 20th-century composers still active in 1975; works by composers deceased before 1975, but published for the first time in significant new editions after 1975; composers active after 1975.
  • State Elections (2018-present)
    Campaign websites of declared candidates running for state elective offices in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
  • National Statistical Offices and Central Banks  (2018-present)
    Country statistical and central bank websites that contain statistical data on topics such as economic conditions, population, education, housing, environmental conditions, transportation, health, social services, vital statistics, and more.
  • Brazilian Presidential Transition (2018-2022)
    Brazilian government websites in the areas of human rights, the environment, LGBTQ issues, and culture, for the period following the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil on October 28, 2018, up to his inaguration of January 1, 2019.
  • Queer Japan (2019-present)  about
    Websites created by non-profit Japanese organizations which research, advocate for, support, and provide services to LGBTQ communities.
  • Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union (2018-present)
    Web content from Eastern Europe and the territories of the Former Soviet Union; includes political parties, non-governmental organizations and activist groups, artists and cultural collectives, and historians, philosophers, and other intellectuals.
  • Muftiships (2020-present)
    Websites of Muftis and leading jurists from the Islamic world.
  • Popline and K4Health (2019)
    A one-time capture of the Popline database shortly before its retirement, which contained more than 400,000 records' related to family planning, reproductive health, and other global healthcare areas.
  • Digital Gaming Communities (2020-present)
    Content generated by and related to digital games, including critical gaming, game ethics, acessibility in gaming and game design, and reviews and playthroughs.
  • Greater China Archival Resources (2020-present)
    Websites belonging to established, physical archives and learned archival societies located in the Greater China region, and archival projects from or about the Greater China region.
  • India's Citizenship Amendment Act Protest Movements (2020-present)
    Documents widespread social justice movements and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act organizations to support them, as well as the allied movements mobilizing women and students with them, including groups of freedom fighters, oppressed castes, transgender people, and other marginalized communities.
  • Belarusian Politics and Society  (2020-present)
    Websites, social media, and other digital content related to the 2020 presidential election campaign in Belarus and the events that followed.
  • South Asian Gender and Sexuality (2020-present)
    Documents and preserves the websites of activists, grassroots organizations, and social justice movements committed to promoting the visibility and experiences of LGBTQAI+ people and women in South Asia and its diasporas.
  • Global Social Responses to COVID-19 (2020-2023) about
    Collects regional social responses to the pandemic to help document the scope of the pandemic’s humanitarian, socioeconomic, and cultural impact, with an emphasis on websites produced by underrepresented ethnicities and stateless groups.
  • Cuban 27N Movement (2021-present)
    Preserves websites related to the Cuban 27N Movement initiated in November 2020 by protesters in Havana, Cuba, demanding freedom of expression and other civil rights.
  • Video Appeals to the President of Russia (2021-present)
    A collection of online videos created as direct appeals to Vladimir Putin by Russian citizens, covering topics such as politics, housing, legal battles, local administration, medical care, cultural institutions, labor disputes, economic conditions, alcoholism, animal cruelty, etc., recorded by people of all ages and all social, ethnic and professional groups.
  • Uyghur Human Rights (2021-present)
    Preserves websites documenting the the displacement and repression of Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Tatars, and Kyrgyz peoples in East Turkestan/Xinjiang.
  • Indian Farmers' Protest Movement (2021)
    Collects ephemeral web content documenting the Farmers' Protests in India in 2020 and 2021 in response to Farm Bills enacted in 2020.
  • Woman, Life, Freedom Movement of Iran (2023-present)
    Collects videos, photographs, art, music, petitions, statements, and diverse forms of expression that have emerged from this movement, showcasing both government crackdowns and the resilience and determination of the Iranian people in their pursuit of meaningful change.

Contact the Program

Web Advisory Committee
Web Resources Collection Program
Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation