Internet Archive Livestreams Microfiche Digitization

The Internet Archive is livestreaming its microfiche digitization process on YouTube, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how it converts physical documents into digital ones. The stream shows high-resolution cameras capturing images from microfiche cards, software stitching these images together, and staff using automated tools to crop individual pages before uploading to the Internet Archive's public collections. The livestream runs Monday through Friday, 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM ET, and also features other content like public domain silent films and NASA historical pictures outside of digitization hours.