title: IXP History Collection: Recording the Early Development of the Core of the Public Internet
abstract: Presentation discussing the approach and methodology for developing the IXP History Collection which seeks to record and document histories of the Internet exchange points (IXPs) which form the core of the Internet’s topology, and it offers an overview of the importance of using web archives for documenting and preserving Internet and IXP histories. Presentation for the IIPC General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference held on April 8-10, 2025 in Oslo, Norway.