Save KB websites to Wayback Machine
Scripts and data for archiving KB-managed websites to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Purpose
Some websites managed by the KB, national library of the Netherlands, have been discontinued over the past years. To preserve their content, eg. for Wikipedia sourcing and other cultural heritage purposes, the KB actively archives these websites into the Wayback Machine at web.archive.org.
Browse archived sites
Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections
mmdc.nl - 12.204 URLs archived
Dec 2025 & Apr 2026
kb.nl
KB website archives - 7.633 URLs archived
Dec 2021 & Mar 2022
Literatuurgeschiedenis.org
Literary history - 464 URLs archived
Mar 2022
Literatuurplein.nl
Comprehensive literary portal - 69,599 URLs archived
Dec 2019
GidsVoorNederland.nl
Library section - 1.415 URLs archived
Nov 2018
Literaireprijzen.nl
Literary prizes - 452 URLs archived
Oct 2018
LezenVoorDeLijst.nl
Reading list portal - 12,456 URLs archived
Aug 2018
Leesplein.nl
Children's reading portal - 23.784 URLs archived
Jun 2018Quick reference
| Site | Archive date | # URLs | Link to dataset (.tsv, .txt, .xlsx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections (catalog records) | Apr 2026 | 11.738 | Excel file (sheets catalog-pages and catalog-pages-full-metadata |
| Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections (static pages, PDFs, assets) | Dec 2025 | 466 | Excel file (sheet non-catalog-pages |
| kb.nl (new) | Mar 2022 | 1.915 | Excel file and CSV |
| Literatuurgeschiedenis.org | Mar 2022 | 465 | Excel file and CSV |
| kb.nl (old) | Dec 2021 | 5.720 | Excel file and CSV |
| Literatuurplein.nl | Dec 2019 | 69.599 | See this Data overview |
| Gidsvoornederland.nl | Nov 2018 | 1.300 | TXT |
| Literaireprijzen.nl | Oct 2018 | 452 | TXT |
| Lezenvoordelijst.nl | Aug 2018 | 12.456 | TXT |
| Leesplein.nl | Jun 2018 | 23.785 | TXT |