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We are looking for partners to help us build a great physical collection of books to be preserved, digitized, and made available through our Open Libraries project. Working with more than 500 library partners, the Internet Archive has already helped make more than 3 million public domain books available online for free access through archive.org. We have also brought more than 500,000 in-copyright books online to provide full access to those with print disabilities.

Our goal is to bring 4 million more books online, so that all digital learners have access to a great digital library on par with a major metropolitan public library system. We know we won’t be able whatsapp lead to make this vision a reality alone, which is why we’re working with libraries, authors, and publishers to build a collaborative digital collection accessible to any library in the country.

Building a great library starts with great books. 1.5 million books in our physical archive. We aspire to have one copy of every book, but enroute to that dream we have created a “wishlist” to help prioritize preservation and access. This wishlist was compiled using data and assistance from several great projects:

OCLC’s list of one million most widely held books, based on holdings records of libraries worldwide;
Library Link’s holdings records of North American libraries, leveraging the decisions of thousands of librarians in prioritizing collections for patron use.