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{{Short description|Digital library and archive project}}
{{Distinguish|Ibibio people|Ibibio language}}
{{About|the digital library and archive project|other uses|Metalab (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{lowercase|title=ibiblio}}
{{Infobox website
| name           = ibiblio
| logo           = Ibiblio logo.png
| logo_size      = 150px
| screenshot     = Ibiblio.org screenshot from Firefox 47 on Linux.png
| caption        = ibiblio on Firefox 47
| url            = {{URL|http://www.ibiblio.org/|ibiblio.org}}
| commercial     = No
| type           = Digital library and archive
| language       = Multilingual, but predominately English
| registration   = Optional
| owner          = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| author         = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Sun Microsystems
| launch_date    = {{circa|1992}}
| current_status = Online
| revenue        = 
}}
'''ibiblio''' (formerly '''SunSITE.unc.edu''' and '''MetaLab.unc.edu'''<ref>[http://www.ibiblio.org/faq/?sid=1#1 Collaboration and Cooperation]. Ibiblio.org (June 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref>) is a "collection of collections", and hosts a diverse range of publicly available information and [[Open-source model|open source]] content, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. As an "Internet librarianship", ibiblio is a [[digital library]] and archive project. It is run by the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science|School of Information and Library Science]] and the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication|School of Journalism and Mass Communication]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], with partners including the [[Center for the Public Domain]], [[IBM]], and [[SourceForge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/faq/?sid=1#5|title=Who are your major contributors/partners?|work=FAQ|publisher=ibiblio|access-date=2008-06-25}}</ref> It also offers [[streaming media|streaming audio]] radio stations. In November 1994 it started the first internet radio stream by rebroadcasting [[WXYC]], the UNC student-run radio station. It also takes credit for the first non-commercial [[IPv6]] / [[Internet2]] radio stream. Unless otherwise specified, all material on ibiblio is assumed to be<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/about.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617204914/http://www.ibiblio.org/about.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2001|title=Home to one of the largest "collections of collections" on the Internet, ibiblio.org is a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.|work=about|publisher=ibiblio|access-date=2009-02-18}}</ref> in the [[public domain]].

ibiblio is a member of the [[Open Library]] and [[Open Content Alliance]].

==History==
In 1992, the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] developed SunSITE.unc.edu, which was to be an archive and an information sharing project for the public. It was funded by grants from [[Sun Microsystems]], and thus [[Sunsite|the name]]. The relationship with Sun came to an end (an amicable one, according to the ibiblio FAQ; the change in name was for a "vendor-neutral name that expressed what our project has evolved into over the years"<ref>[http://www.ibiblio.org/faq/?sid=1#4 ibiblio FAQ], "''Why did you change names from SunSite to MetaLab? Why did you change the name from MetaLab to ibiblio?''." Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.</ref>) and the name was changed to MetaLab. It collaborated with various sources, including [[academic institution]]s, corporations, and information technology entrepreneurs.

Also in 1992, sunsite.unc.edu became one of the first web sites on the internet. Today, it is still the host for a copy of the oldest web page known in history.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://sils.unc.edu/news/2013/www-page-found |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827214302/http://sils.unc.edu/news/2013/www-page-found |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-27 |title=The first Web page is lost – oldest copy found on Paul Jones' NeXT Cube – available on ibiblio all along |access-date=2014-10-10 |publisher=ibiblio.org |date=June 3, 2013 }}
</ref>

In September 2000, MetaLab began to collaborate with the Center for the Public Domain; the name was changed to ibiblio to reflect the goal of being "the public's library and digital archive".

{| class="wikitable"
!
! 2002<ref name="report06">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/pjones/wiki/index.php/2006_of_ibiblio |title=2006 of ibiblio|access-date=2008-08-21 |publisher=ibiblio.org |date=2006 }}</ref>
! 2006<ref name="report06"/>
! 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/pjones/wiki/index.php/2007_-_08_of_ibiblio |title=2007–08 of ibiblio |access-date=2008-08-21 |publisher=ibiblio.org |date=2008 }}</ref>
|-
| Collections || 800 || 1600+ || 2500+
|-
| Visits (ftp+www/day) || 3 million || 15+ million || 16+ million
|-
| Data (terabytes) || 1 || 8 || 13
|-
| Web servers || 1 large, 2 peripherals || 22 www/vhosts || 25 www/vhost servers
|-
| Database servers || 2 || 5 || 7
|-
| Radio stations || 4 || 7 || 6
|}

===Currently supported projects===
{{colbegin}}
* [[Cafe au Lait]]<ref>[http://www.cafeaulait.org/ Cafe au Lait Java News and Resources]. Cafeaulait.org. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref> (Hosted)
* [[Damn Small Linux]] (Hosts MyDSL)
* [[Degree Confluence Project]] (Hosted)
* [[Eric S Raymond]] (Hosted)
* [[etree]] (Hosted)
* [[FreeDOS]] (Files archive)
* [[Friends of Tibet]]<ref>[http://www.friendsoftibet.org/ People's Movement for an Independent Tibet]. Friends of Tibet. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref> (Hosted)
* [[GPGPU]] (General-Purpose Computation Using Graphics Hardware)<ref>[http://www.gpgpu.org/ General-Purpose computation on Graphics Processing Units] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214111850/http://www.gpgpu.org/ |date=December 14, 2005 }}. GPGPU.org. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref> (Hosted)
* [[Groklaw]] (Hosted)
* [[Linux Documentation Project]] (Began at MetaLab)
* Lyceum (ibiblio-run software research project)
* Openphoto.net (Hosted)
* [[Osprey (software)|Osprey]]<ref>[http://osprey.ibiblio.org/ Osprey | Peer-to-peer enabled content distribution]. Osprey.ibiblio.org (February 22, 1999). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref> (ibiblio-run software research project)
* [[Project Gutenberg]] (Hosted)
* [[Puppy Linux]] (repositories)
* [[Tempora Heroica]] (Hosted)
* [[Tiny Core Linux]] (Hosted)
* [[Videobloggers]] (Hosted)
* [[World Tibet Day]]<ref>[http://www.worldtibetday.org/ welcome to world tibet day website]. Worldtibetday.org. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref> (Hosted)
* [[Yggdrasil Linux]] (Historical archive)
{{colend}}

===Lists===
* [[List of digital library projects]]

==See also==
[[File:UNC WM ibiblio event.jpg|thumb|UNC WM ibiblio event in 2008]]
* [[Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment]] or [[Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment|jake]] (now defunct)
* [[Paul Jones (computer technologist)]]
* [[Sunsite]]

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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://www.ibiblio.org/ }}
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/CV/CV-6_Enterprise.html Sample iBibilo page]

[[Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
[[Category:Aggregation-based digital libraries]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 1992]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:American digital libraries]]