PhD Candidate (Computer Science @oducs) Web Science & Digital Libraries Research Group @WebSciDL, ODU @odu. 🐘: @himarshaj@digipres.club
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Excited to share that our team has received a $750,000 award from IMLS for CiteCast, a project that will help identify and preserve web resources referenced in U.S. TV news!
@WebSciDL blog✍️: ws-dl.blogspot.com/2026/08/2…
Drs. @acnwala, @ibnesayeed, @phonedude_mln, & @weiglemc
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What happened at #TPDL2026?
Our @WebSciDL trip report covering the 30th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, held in beautiful Faro, Portugal 🇵🇹 is now published!
Check it out here 👇
ws-dl.blogspot.com/2026/10/2…
@siva_skanda, @CSGS_ODU, @ODUSCI
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I’m in Faro, Portugal 🇵🇹 for #TPDL2026!
For conference updates and more, follow me on Bluesky at himarshaj.bsky.social 💙
@WebSciDL @oducs
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“Fix the Wayback Machine!”
We’ve heard you. The @waybackmachine has been dealing with waves of high-volume automated traffic. @markgraham, director of the Wayback Machine, explains what’s happening and what we’re doing about it.
➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/09/15/…
ALT Internet Archive Wayback Machine logo.
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Excited to share that our team has received a $750,000 award from IMLS for CiteCast, a project that will help identify and preserve web resources referenced in U.S. TV news!
@WebSciDL blog✍️: ws-dl.blogspot.com/2026/08/2…
Drs. @acnwala, @ibnesayeed, @phonedude_mln, & @weiglemc
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I’m especially happy to see this project come to life as it builds on my PhD research (🛝: slideshare.net/slideshow/inf…). Excited for what’s ahead! 🎉
💰🙏Thank you, IMLS!
@oducs, @WMdatascience, @internetarchive, @TVNewsArchive, @US_IMLS
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I'm humbled to share that our project, "CiteCast: Linking US local & national television news to cited web resources," has been selected to receive an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants - Libraries award.
imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-2…
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The main conference paper deadline for JCDL 2026 has passed. JCDL 2026 is currently accepting submissions to the following tracks: Posters and Demos, Panels, Doctoral Consortium, Resource Papers, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Workshop Papers 2026.jcdl.org/
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Excited to share that I passed my PhD proposal defense on April 24, 2026 -- another step closer to finishing my PhD 🎓
🛝: slideshare.net/slideshow/inf…
Special thanks to my dissertation committee: @weiglemc, @phonedude_mln, @acnwala, & @ErikaFrydenlund for their guidance & support.
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A few more photos from the day...
Thank you @weiglemc, @KumushiniT, and @tarannum_zaki for the great captures! 📸
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What does it take to teach a senior/grad-level database course for the first time?
I share my experience teaching CS 450/550 in Spring 2026, a semester that pushed me beyond research into teaching and learning.
✍️@WebSciDL blog: ws-dl.blogspot.com/2026/06/2…
@oducs @ODUSCI @ODU
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Himarsha R. Jayanetti retweeted
A @pewresearch study found that 38% of webpages from a decade ago and 25% of pages sampled across the decade are now inaccessible; @internetarchive's analysis shows that the @waybackmachine has rescued roughly 15% of those otherwise dead pages.
blog.archive.org/2026/04/23/…
#linkrot
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CNN piece on the Internet Archive's 1Trillion Webpage milestone.
archive.org/details/CNNW_202… via @internetarchive
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From the first web page to today’s sprawling internet, the web has reshaped how we live, learn & connect. 🌐
Hear Sir @TimBerners_Lee & @Brewster_Kahle on the Future Knowledge #podcast discussing the web’s explosive growth & why preserving it matters for generations to come.
🎧 All episodes ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.f…
#digitalpreservation #libraries @InternetArchive
ALT Podcast cover for Episode #13 of 'Future Knowledge' titled 'Building and Preserving the Web.' The design features portraits of speakers Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.
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Planning your week? Add a celebration to your calendar! 🎉
From the first web pages to 1 trillion & counting, the @InternetArchive invites you to join The Web We’ve Built — a tribute to the history & future of the web. 🌐
📅 Weds, Oct 22
🎟️ In Person ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/16264381332…
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/16264310119…
#Wayback1T #Livestream @FuncheapSF #SFevents
ALT Poster with a gradient blue background. Large text reads “the web we’ve built.” Smaller text says “Celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived.” Pixelated 3D icons of a floppy disk, magnifying glass, cursor arrow, computer window, and others radiate outward from a bright starburst in the center. On the right, text lists event details: “Wednesday, October 22, 5–10PM PT. Live stream: 7–8PM PT. 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco.” The Internet Archive logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Delighted to have been part of this event for the second time! 😀
Thanks to @liya_lamia @rochanaro and @ChameliDommanig for participating in the 2025 Reign in Science event, demoing generative AI for K-12 students! Great job! @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI
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K-12 students and parents were excited to explore @NirdsLab demonstrations at the Reign in Science program at ODU.
Kids specially loved the eye-tracking games at our table.
@Yasasi_Abey @LObiuwevwi @Psnd_Snklp @15Jowens @OpenMaze
@WebSciDL @oducs #STEM #monarchs
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Excited to share my internship experience with the @internetarchive as a @Google Summer of Code 2025 contributor!
✍️@WebSciDL blog post: ws-dl.blogspot.com/2025/10/2…
🙏 @ibnesayeed, @MarkGraham, @r_macdonald, @TVNewsArchive, @weiglemc, @phonedude_mln, @acnwala, @oducs, and @ODUSCI.
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In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.
Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
ALT Page from March 1997 Scientific American featuring Brewster Kahle’s article 'Preserving the Internet.' Text describes the Internet Archive’s mission to save digital information. Includes a photo of a Smithsonian exhibit with 1996 U.S. election web memorabilia.
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@archiveis has the text (see "view source" pic), but the window covers it & @archiveis strips all .js from pages, so it can't be dismissed.
@waybackmachine recreates the tweet from the archived .json; it's not the actual .html from the server on 2025-09-12 but it's "good enough"
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