Developing a Distributed Print Depository System: Challenges and Opportunities

Barbara DesRosiers and Melissa Trevvett provided background information regarding their ongoing projects to develop print archives to preserve legacy materials and to serve as a backup to electronic journals. The presenters discussed projects currently underway and outlined the factors and issues to...

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Published in:The Serials librarian 2005-06, Vol.48 (3-4), p.343-348
Main Authors: Desrosiers, Barbara, Trevvett, Melissa, Arthur, Michael A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Access to information
Agreements
Archives & records
Archiving
Collection management
Electronic periodicals
Electronic publishing
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Library and documentation centre management
Library consortia
Library materials
Partnering
Preservation. Storage
Problem solving
Sciences and techniques of general use
USA
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Summary:Barbara DesRosiers and Melissa Trevvett provided background information regarding their ongoing projects to develop print archives to preserve legacy materials and to serve as a backup to electronic journals. The presenters discussed projects currently underway and outlined the factors and issues to be considered when planning to form or join a print archive consortium. They also provided details about their current partnerships with JSTOR, Michigan State University, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Yale University including: the components of the projects, funding and staffing issues, and coordination and communication among the partners. The presenters stressed the importance of legal agreements among partners as a way to minimize risk and provide better management of the program.
ISSN:0361-526X
1541-1095
DOI:10.1300/J123v48n03_19