DIY Web Archiving


Zine Bakery Bakeshop #2, by Quinn Dombrowski, Tessa Walsh, Anna Kijas, Ilya Kreymer, and Amanda Wyatt Visconti

The front cover of the "DIY Web Archiving" zine, which says "Things disappear from the internet. Care about stuff on the web? You need to act to archive it. Anyone can do it—this zine can show you how."

A 23-page standard-size, full-color zine co-created by Quinn Dombrowski, Tessa Walsh, Anna Kijas, Ilya Kreymer, and Amanda Wyatt Visconti.

  • CC BY-NC.
  • Current version: v4 (removes recommendation for Proton Mail due to CEO’s continued embrace of fascism; corrects spelling of Kreymer). Previous versions: v3, 1/26/2025 (adds hyperlinks and removes non-hyperlink underlining; adds note re:Protonmail CEO’s tweet in support of a Trump corporate policy; adds clearer “please do share” info; unflattens PDF for accessibility; adds author social media links…); v2, 1/22/2025; v1, 01/03/2025.

DIY Web Archiving shows you why everyone should participate in preserving the things on the web they care about, and how anyone can do so (no special expertise required!). Based on the 11/25/2024 virtual workshop co-sponsored by WebRecorder, SUCHO, and ACH; taught by Walsh, Kreymer, Dombrowski, & Kijas; with additional text/resources from & zineified by Amanda Wyatt Visconti.

Available now:

Coming in the future:

  • Accessible PDF version of the zine that adds alt text and decorative-image markers; increases text size and color contrast
  • Zine Bakery catalogue entry for this zine containing blurb, descriptive metadata, etc. (entry exists, but not complete yet/not public)
  • Black-and-white version of zine: misses out on some photo details and fun color design, but printable if you don’t have a color printer; and/or if you need a higher-contrast zine for reading accessibility.
  • Printing & assembly instructions.

Read the zine online

I’ll eventually post images of each page here, so you can read directly on this webpage.