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

["Mark Watson" <mrwatson@uoregon.edu>]

DigLib:

GWLA libraries are currently being offered a discount to join Portico.  I'd
be interested in hearing whether you think the UO Libraries should sign on.
More information at:
http://www.portico.org/

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-diglib@lists.uoregon.edu
[mailto:owner-diglib@lists.uoregon.edu]On Behalf Of Carol Hixson
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:11 AM
To: diglib@lists.uoregon.edu
Subject: diglib: Fwd: [DIGLIB] [DOC] CLIR Study Surveys E-Journal
Preservation Options


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

Carol


>To: DIGLIB <diglib@infoserv.inist.fr>
>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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