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VGHF Digital Archive passes 5000 magazines. Here's what's next

105 points · 16 comments · rdmuser

tosh · 1791110329 · focus · HN ↗
If there is a way to download the archive I did not find it. Most of the scans seem to be sourced from internet archive uploads.
1. lysace · 1791133891 · focus · HN ↗
  No. This is by design. I do not like it. It's a tactic often deployed by libraries that want to retain some control over scanned assets. To be fair, normally they are funded by tax payers.
  The answer is weaponized scraping.

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