Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:38:05 -0500
From: Eric Morgan(Univ. of Notre Dame)<emorgan_at_nd.edu>
Subject: ACQNET: LOCKSS
[Editor's Note: DIGLIB is a discussion list for digital libraries
researchers and librarians.]
DIGLIB encourage publishers to make their content "LOCKSS-able"
LOCKSS is a potential solution to the problem of preserving and
archiving electronic serial literature. Libraries that run a LOCKSS
box can collect, own, and preserve for the long term a copy of the
electronic serials they subscribe to, but only if the publishers give
permission. For more information about LOCKSS see:
http://www.lockss.org/
Many publishers have said they will give permission, but fewer have
added the necessary permission pages to their web sites allowing
LOCKSS computers access. Apparently publishers are not following
Through because the library community has not expressed an interest.
When you see your publisher friends this conference season, please
encourage them to make their content LOCKSS-able.
Eric Lease Morgan
Head, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department
University Libraries of Notre Dame
(574) 631-8604
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Received on Thu Jun 09 2005 - 17:19:06 EDT