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What’s Different about the Digital: Community Action via UK LOCKSS Alliance
Adam Rusbridge
UK LOCKSS Alliance Coordinator
EDINA, University of Edinburgh
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Threats to Digital Material
• Can we still access the subscribed journals if we stop paying subscription (post-cancellation access)?
• What happens if a publisher discontinues a journal?
• What happens if a publisher goes bust?
• Will we still be able to view current formats in the long term?
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UK LOCKSS Alliance
• The UK LOCKSS Alliance is a co-operative organization whose goal is to ensure continuing access to scholarly work in ways that are sustainable over the long term.
• LOCKSS allows libraries to be involved in the development of journal preservation infrastructure and collections.– EDINA offers underlying technical support and coordination
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Challenges and Goals
• Limited resources are available for digital preservation
• Our task in the UK LOCKSS Alliance is to:
1. Identify priority “at-risk” resources2. Ensure that these are preserved in a stable
environment
• How do we achieve this?
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A LOCKSS Box is a Digital Bookshelf
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LOCKSS Permission Statement
• Content can be archived if:1. It has a LOCKSS permission statement2. The library has an active subscription to the content, or3. The content is released under Creative Commons license
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Multiple approaches to consider
• Some libraries are participating in more than one approach– Pick the set of solutions that meets their needs
• Third party archives– CLOCKSS– Portico
• Legislative Mandate– British Library - UK legal deposit– KB e-Depot– Access may be limited to on site, UK published
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Motivations to participate
• A library task is to manage risk in order to ensure long term preservation and access.
• Why participate in preservation initiatives?– Cost savings: post-cancellation access– Form of insurance for high value e-only subscriptions
• Participation is still relatively low - not only in UK LOCKSS Alliance, but across the board.– Need different initiatives?– Other benefits – or different articulation?– Is it the cost?– Are people waiting for others to lead; a tipping point?
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Benefits of Community Action
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Dynamic and Multimedia Content
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UK LOCKSS Alliance Members
• University of Birmingham• University of Bristol• De Montfort University• Durham University• Edinburgh University• Glasgow University• University of Hertfordshire• University of Huddersfield• University of Hull• King's College London
• London School of Economics
• University of Newcastle• Oxford University• Royal Holloway, University
of London• Salford University• University of Sussex• University of St Andrews• University of Warwick• University of York
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Governance of the UK LOCKSS Alliance
• Steering Committee– Tony Kidd (University of Glasgow)– Geoff Gilbert (University of Birmingham) – Phil Adams (De Montfort University)– Lisa Cardy (London School of Economics)– Liz Stevenson (University of Edinburgh)
– Lorraine Estelle (JISC Collections)– Peter Burnhill (EDINA, University of Edinburgh)– Adam Rusbridge (UK LOCKSS Alliance Coordinator)
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Steering Committee Activities
• Collection Management Policies– Methods to determine what content is of priority and at-risk
• Community Outreach – Supporting other libraries– How to contribute to national policy
• Technical Operation and Development– Usage of LOCKSS within institutions
• Finance, Activity and Resources– Achieving a sustainable organisation
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Priorities for 2010-2013
• JISC have awarded funding for Community Development Activities (2010 – 2013)
• Continued identification of at-risk scholarly titles
• Develop well-defined policies and practices– And encourage their adoption
• Improve communication between the UKLA members– Engagement with the wider community, e.g. via RLUK
• Develop active ‘self-help’ communities to share information
• Engage with other initiatives to encourage joined-up services– Benefit from ‘Shared Services’
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Get involved in the UK LOCKSS Alliance
Participation Informationhttp://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/catalogue/lockss
£1,800E-F£2,250D£2,750C£3,750B£5,000A
Annual FeeJISC Band
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Principles of LOCKSS: Building Solid Archives
• Assured and licensed access to content
• Appropriate control and custody of content– Within UK policy and funding control
• Responsibility spread across the community– Built upon a strong organisational foundation
• Shepherded by strong universities with strong libraries