diglib: Fwd: [DIGLIB] [DOC] CLIR Study Surveys E-Journal Preservation Options

[Carol Hixson <chixson@darkwing.uoregon.edu>]

Something of interest to many group members.
This is a fairly short article.

Carol


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> From: Terry Kuny <terry@kuny.ca>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:22:39 -0500
>
> Source: CLIR (Council on Library and Information Resources), Bulletin 
> Number 25, March 23, 2006
>
> CLIR is collaborating with the Association for Research Libraries (ARL) to 
> survey ten e-journal archiving initiatives. The study is intended to help 
> libraries better understand the emerging strategies and options for 
> ensuring long-term access to the born-digital scholarly literature and to 
> help them determine the best course of action.
>
> The study is described in the article "Surveying the E-Journal 
> Preservation Landscape," by Anne Kenney, who is a member of the survey 
> research team. The article may be viewed online at 
> http://www.clir.org/pubs/archives/ejournal.htm and is forthcoming in the 
> ARL Bimonthly Report for April.
>
> Findings will be previewed at the ARL Membership Meeting in Ottawa, 
> Ontario, in mid-May, and CLIR will publish the final report in August.
>
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