GPO joins digital preservation alliance – LOCKSS - June 15, 2010
The US Government Printing Office (GPO) has joined a worldwide digital preservation alliance, Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS). With this move, GPO seeks to collaborate with federal depository libraries and other organisations on preservation initiatives. Since its founding in 1861,… Read More
JISC, Research Libraries UK unveil plans to open up metadata - June 10, 2010
The Resource Discovery Taskforce, organised by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Research Libraries UK (RLU), announced its vision at a recent JISC event called 'Survive or Thrive'. According to the taskforce, new plans to open up library, archive and museum collections will make it… Read More
Expert panel examines role of libraries in preserving and disseminating research data - June 9, 2010
A panel of experts at the US' National Academies of Science recently discussed the role of libraries in the curation and preservation of, and access to, research data. The talks were held under the auspices of the National Research Council's Board on Research Data and Information.… Read More
Thomas Telford signs preservation deal with Portico - June 3, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced a preservation agreement with Thomas Telford, the UK-based knowledge business of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Thomas Telford's initial commitment will be to deposit to the archive the 35 e-journals and proceedings series published on behalf of… Read More
Library of Congress and Columbia University partner to develop geospatial data preservation clearinghouse - May 31, 2010
The Library of Congress and Columbia University have announced an agreement to create a web-based clearinghouse of information about best practices for preserving significant geospatial data. The Library of Congress's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) will fund development of the clearinghouse at the… Read More
The Goportis Consortium selects Ex Libris’ Rosetta digital preservation solution - May 27, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Germany, has announced that the Goportis consortium has selected the Rosetta digital preservation solution to provide sustainable access to digital resources for future generations. With the Rosetta infrastructure and technology, Goportis will preserve the collections under its members' guardianship and… Read More
Portico and Casalini Libri announce preserve deal - May 26, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced a preservation agreement with Casalini Libri, the Fiesole-based aggregator and distributor of Italian, French, and Spanish books and periodicals to academic institutions and national, university and public libraries throughout the world. Casalini Libri's initial commitment will be… Read More
Thieme Publishing Group joins CLOCKSS - May 19, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has joined CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), a community-governed archive cooperative. CLOCKSS is a not-for-profit joint venture between leading scholarly publishers and research libraries. These organisations are working together to guarantee the permanent… Read More
Portico to preserve Begell House’s entire collection of e-journals - May 18, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced an agreement with Begell House to preserve the latter’s entire collection of 38 e-journals. Begell House is a publisher of books and journals in both print and electronic form. These publications provide the latest research in the… Read More
TIB assumes responsibility for digital preservation of scientific content - May 12, 2010
The German National Library of Science & Technology (TIB) has announced that it has assumed responsibility for the digital preservation and availability of textual and non-textual materials. TIB, together with partner libraries ZB MED and ZBW within the Leibniz Library Network for Research Information (Goportis), is… Read More
