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The Internet Archive is currently accepting donations of the following media types for preservation and digitization, with specific acceptance guidelines below:

Books – bound monographs including paperbacks

• Seeking unique books identified by the Internet Archive web tool or Donate Books app
• Accepting all pre-ISBN books without a comparison, books in non-English languages, textbooks

CDs – both audiobooks and music

• Seeking CDs that are unique to the Internet Archive’s collection here

LPs

• Seeking LPs that are unique to the Internet Archive’s collection here

78rpm records

• Seeking 78s that are unique to the Internet Archive’s collection here

Software

• Seeking software that is unique to the Internet Archive’s collection here

Serials

• Seeking long sequential runs of unique print serials. Send your list of ISSNs, volumes and years to [email protected] for comparison.

Microfilm

• Seeking unique titles on microfilm identified by the Internet Archive web tool

Microfiche

• Seeking unique serials on microfiche identified by the Internet Archive web tool
• Seeking government documents on microfiche

Manuals

• Seeking manuals that are unique to the Internet Archive’s collection here

The Internet Archive is currently accepting donations of the following media types for preservation, with specific acceptance and digitization policies outlined below:

Periodicals – magazines, newspapers, etc

• Seeking complete runs of a particular title or long runs of sequential issues (ie. every issue from 1980-1985). We are not able to accept loose magazines or newspapers at this time.
• Seeking unique titles identified by the Internet Archive web tool.
• No guaranteed timeline for digitization.

45s

• Accepting all 45s without comparison.
• No guaranteed timeline for digitization.

DVDs

• Seeking educational titles only. 
• We are not able to accept commercial films at this time.
• No guaranteed timeline for digitization.

VHS tapes

• Seeking educational titles only. 
• We are not able to accept commercial films or homemade recordings at this time.
• Accepting for physical preservation only, no guarantee for digitization.

Photo slides

• Accepting all slides without comparison.
• No guaranteed timeline for digitization.

Reel-to-reel tapes

• Accepting for physical preservation only, no guarantee for digitization.

Other audio and video tapes (ie. cassettes, betacam, etc)

• Accepting for physical preservation only, no guarantee for digitization.

Sheet music

• Accepting for physical preservation only, no guarantee for digitization.

Wax cylinders

• Accepting for physical preservation only, no guarantee for digitization.