World Wide Web

Date: 2008

By: UNESCO

Reference: Eph-D-LIBRARY-NonNZ-2008-01

Description: Poster promoting the IFAP Programme shows a panel of ten photographs at the left, with smiling faces, and different formats of documentation: books, the worldwide web, microfilm, incised stone, and early printed books. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 705 x 497 mm. Provenance: Donated by the University of the South Pacific, PRIDE Institute of Education, in 2008.

Date: 2012 - 2013

Reference: Eph-C-CALENDAR-2013-04

Description: 2013 calendar containing illustrations of "culture icons" in action, wearing swimming costumes: Miss January - Mitchell Baker (spokesperson and chief lizard wrangler at Mozilla) Mr February - Yochai Benkler, author of "The wealth of networks" & "The penguin and the Leviathan" Mr March - Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web Mr April - Adrian Bowyer, inventor of the Reprap self-replicating 3D printer Miss May - Limor Fried, aka lady Ada - founder of Adafruit Industries Mr June - Marcin Jakubowski - physicist, farmer and founder of open source ecology Mr July - Lawrence Lessig - founder of Creative Commons, initiator of the free Culture Movement Mr August - Nicholas Negroponte - founder of the One Laptop Per Child Project and MIT Media Lab Mr September - Eric S Raymond - author of "The cathedral and the bazaar" and "The new hacker's dictionary" Mr October - Richard stallman - writer of the Gnu General Public License & founder of the Free Software Foundation Mr November - Linus Torvalds - creator and coordinator of the Linux Kernel Miss, Master, mrs, Mr and Ms December - the free / libre / open community The calendar was printed in Germany, but the concept designer and the artist are both New Zealanders. Year of Open Source ran from August 1st 2012-August 1st 2013. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on pages of spiral-bound calendar 425 x 297 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mark Crookston, Wellington, in 2016.

Date: 1998

By: Scales, Sydney Ernest, 1916-2003

Reference: A-294-034

Description: Sid and Ngaire Scales' card says "We are about to celebrate the Penultimate Christmas of the Nineteenth Century ... and so we are ...wishing you a "Merry website"... etc. The main picture shows Father Christmas in a spider web, with caricatures of the cartoonist and his wife at bottom right. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s) on greetings card.. Physical Description: Ink and felt tip on sheet, 145 x 208 mm (folded) Provenance: Sent as a greeting to Susan Foster, Cartoon Archivist, December 1998.

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024617

Description: One man reads a paper with an article headed 'Maurice Williamson Gay Icon' and comments to another that he 'knew a lot of gay guys were lonely, but not that lonely...'. Wider context refers to National MP Maurice Williamson's speech to Parliament when the Marriage Equality Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on 18 April 2013. New Zealand has become the 13th country in the world to legalise gay marriage. In his speech Williamson questioned the likelihood of a 'gay onslaught' and noted the 'big gay rainbow' over his Pakuranga electorate. Williamson's speech went viral, becoming an internet hit and earning him many fans. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023190

Description: Shows a carrier pigeon representing broadband, and a carrier pigeon wearing an aviation helmet, red spandex pants, and a jet pack on his back, representing ultra-fast broadband. Context: The government has put in place two initiatives to improve broadband services - the Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative and the Rural Broadband Initiative. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005205

Description: Shows a businessman creeping off a large spider's web after placing a briefcase labelled 'New company' in the centre of the web. A large spider is lying asleep in the background. Refers to new companies placing themselves on the World Wide Web and becoming involved in eCommerce. Also refers to the difficulties involved with choosing the right service provider. Published in The Press, 14 March 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.