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August 17, 2025 – The team behind Anna’s Archive says they’re “alive and kicking” despite a surge of attacks against the world’s largest truly open digital library.
Since 2022, the project has freed tens of millions of books, academic papers, magazines, newspapers, and more — making them effectively immortal thanks to torrenting and a global network of mirrors. The mission is clear: safeguard humanity’s recorded knowledge from disasters, censorship, and neglect.
📚 Major Achievements
- Massive acquisitions from IA Controlled Digital Lending, HathiTrust, DuXiu, and others.
- Historic metadata releases from WorldCat, Google Books, and more, enabling the team to identify what’s still missing.
- Strategic partnerships with two LibGen forks, STC/Nexus, and Z-Library, bringing in tens of millions more files and boosting redundancy.
⚠️ Setbacks & New Players
Not all news is positive: one LibGen fork vanished without explanation.
Meanwhile, newcomer WeLib forked Anna’s codebase and mirrored much of the collection, but hasn’t contributed back with new content or shared improvements. The team advises caution when using the platform.
🔐 Security Front and Center
Recent attacks have prompted hardened infrastructure and tighter operational security. In the words of the update: “Securing humanity’s legacy is worth fighting for.”
🚀 What’s Next
- Hundreds of terabytes of new collections are waiting to be processed.
- The team is calling for volunteers (data management, torrent seeding, infrastructure support) and donors to help sustain the operation.
For those who believe in open access, digital preservation, and resilient knowledge infrastructure, this is one of the most ambitious grassroots projects on the internet today.
📰 News on CyNews: https://cynews.vercel.app/show/44942501
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Mr Punk da Silva
Mr Punk da Silva | Sciencx (2025-08-26T17:23:15+00:00) Anna’s Archive: Resilience, Rare Books, and the Fight for Open Knowledge. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/08/26/annas-archive-resilience-rare-books-and-the-fight-for-open-knowledge/
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