Digital Preservation Archives
New From COPIM: “WP7 Scoping Report on Archiving and Preserving OA Monographs”
From the Report: Technical methods for effectively archiving complex digital research publications and for creating an integrated collections of content in different formats have not yet been developed. As part of COPIM, an international partnership of researchers, universities, librarians, open access book publishers and infrastructure providers, WP7 (Work Package 7) have begun by compiling a […]
Mellon Foundation Awards $600,000 to Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network
From The Pratt Institute: The Mellon Foundation has awarded the Pratt Institute School of Information $600,000 to support the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network (DPOE-N) in collaboration with the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program (MIAP) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. This grant extends the 2020-22 award from the Mellon Foundation to […]
Available Online For the First Time: Watergate Trial Records Digitized Ahead of Scandal’s 50th Anniversary
From the National Archives and Records Administration: For the first time since the Watergate scandal broke nearly 50 years ago, the paper records, exhibits, and artifacts from the United States v. G. Gordon Liddy trial are digitized and available to view in the National Archives Catalog. A new website serves as a portal to browse the newly digitized records as the […]
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NASIG Announces Release of Model Digital Preservation Policy
From a NASIG Blog Post: NASIG’s Digital Preservation Committee is pleased to announce publication of the NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy, an important new tool designed to help you measure, grow, and publicize your organization’s commitment to preserving its scholarship. It includes advice on identifying and taking first steps, more advanced options and activities, and […]
Report: “Internet Archive Says ‘Emergency’ Digital Library Protected By Fair Use”
UPDATE June 14: Publishers & Internet Archive Both Seek Piracy Lawsuit Win Without Full Trial (via TorrentFreak) UPDATE June 13: Internet Archive, Publishers to Seek Summary Judgment in Book Scanning Lawsuit (via PW) UPDATE June 10: Publishers File For Summary Judgement, Letter to Judge Available (via CourtListener) —End UPDATES— Note: The full text document mentioned […]
Roundup (June 10, 2022)
FADGI Publishes Revision to Influential Still Image Digitization Guidelines (via LC) ResearchGate and Royal Society Partner to Increase Accessibility of Research
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Ithaka S+R Releases Results From “Streaming Media Licensing and Purchasing Practices at Academic Libraries” Survey
From an Introductory Blog Post by Danielle Cooper, Dylan Ruediger, and Makala Skinner: Today Ithaka S+R releases the findings from the most comprehensive survey to date of academic library streaming media approaches at four-year institutions in the US and Canada. The survey explored the range of vendors providing streaming media, acquisition models and licensing approaches, […]
Roundup (June 5, 2022)
AIP Publishing Expands Partnership With Clockss Digital Archive University of Hartford joins Boston Library Consortium (via BLC)
Report: “Project Jasper: The Story So Far”
From the DOAJ Blog: Project JASPER was announced on World Preservation Day in November 2020. The initiative was launched by DOAJ, CLOCKSS, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry and Public Knowledge Project to start addressing the problem of open access journals disappearing from the web. We thought it was time for another update on what has been […]
Jon Shaw Appointed New Leader of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University
From Vanderbilt University: Jon Shaw has been appointed the new leader of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University, effective July 1. Previously, Shaw served as associate vice provost and deputy university librarian for the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. With experience in collaborative partnerships, strategic initiatives and digital strategy, as well as space […]
