ao3 isnt an archive NOR a library pls lmao
you do know ao3 stands for archive of our own, right? you do know its full name is literally archive of our own, right?
I see ao3 as a library, because ao3 hosts millions of written works for people to visit and read. That’s what libraries do. But I get it that to some people, the library part may be more of a metaphor than a literal meaning for ao3.
But you have to be either clueless about what ao3 is shortened for and what the platform’s full name is, or on another level of stupidity to say archive of our own isn’t an archive pls lmao
And it’s not just the name, mind you. AO3’s main purpose is to archive transformative works. Archiving works is literally the only thing it does and was created for. Which just makes anon’s claim even funnier.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian says yes, AO3 is a fucking library AND an archive. Does it have a curated collection of materials? YES, it’s library. Does that collection contain materials curated specifically in part for preservation purposes? YES, it’s an archive.
And it’s my dream that someday our public library catalogs will be able to organize content the way AO3 can.
For a collection to be declared a library, it must have a minimum of 1000 works. Does AO3 have 1000 works. Yes. Yes, it does. Anon claim invalidated.
