Google Search will officially integrate with the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to show users the archived websites from Google’s search result page.
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine integration comes after Google removed the cache link feature on Google Search. However, this does not exactly address the complaints and concerns regarding the withdrawal of cache links from the Google Search results.
The Internet Archive started the Wayback Machine in the year 1996. The public release of this archive was launched later in 2001. It was co-founded by Bruce Giliat and Brewster Kahle to preserve digital copies of all discontinued websites on the internet. The Wayback Machine acts as a digital archive for the World Wide Web. This digital library saves is also designed to act as a website crawler. It downloads all public information and data available on web pages.
Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine: Its official integration with Google Search
The integration of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine into Google Search is now rolling out to its users. With this new feature, archived websites will be shown in the Google Search results. This gives users more options to choose from. To see how this integration has taken place, users can click on the dots located right by every search result. After which, users have to click on the ‘About this Result’ option and then click on the ‘More About This Page’ option. Users will then be directed to an archived version of the webpage which shows how the website looks at different periods.
Google recognises the need for an internet library, especially for those involved in the research field. Being able to see how the websites looked in different eras gives people access to information and content that is not as easily accessible.
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