About & Submission Policy

Ephemera66 began with a conviction that the web, for all its scale, can still be surveyed and catalogued in the manner of a well-kept archive. The project draws its name from the collector's term for printed ephemera — documents and printed matter that were never meant to last but do, through the archivist's attention. The collection currently holds 827 entries, filed across twenty-two subject sections. Each entry represents a website submitted by its own operator, received and catalogued without editorial bias or commercial arrangement. The archivist's role is to receive, file, and preserve — not to endorse or evaluate. Ephemera66 maintains its archive on a basis of openness: any site may apply for inclusion, and accepted entries are held in perpetuity as long as they remain on the web. The archive is browsable without registration, and submission is free of charge. The twenty-two sections of the archive were drawn from the pattern of submissions received, and reflect the actual distribution of online activity rather than any ideal taxonomy. Some sections are dense; others are spare. The archivist accepts this unevenness as an honest record of the web as it presents itself for cataloguing. Those who find the archive useful are encouraged to tell others. Those who operate a website and find it unlisted are welcome to submit. Ephemera66 grows one filing at a time.