The Library of Congress

On April 14, 2010, the Library of Congress and Twitter made the joint announcement that the Library would receive a gift of the archive of all public tweets shared through the service since its inception in 2006. The media and community response was tremendous, raising many questions about how the Library would be stewarding and providing access to the collection. There are many issues to consider, from the technical mechanisms of transfer to the Library and the ongoing updates to the archive, to curatorial policies, to planning for a new type of research access to a Library collection. The Twitter archive joins a number of born-digital collections at the Library. This year the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) celebrates a decade of digital preservation actions and discovery, working with a network of over 170 partners resulting in over 200 terabytes of all types of important digital content. Collectively, we have built lasting relationships, helped facilitate natural networks within the overall NDIIPP network, and tested new tools and services that support the work of the partners in the network. We will rely on the collective wisdom of our partners as we grapple with the challenges of curating and serving a digital collection as rich and diverse as the Twitter archive