Maggie Jones, Archiving E-Journals Consultancy --Final Report, JISC, October 2003.
When libraries license ejournals and do not own their copies, how can they be assured of long-term access to their contents? The report considers many options, including open-access journals (p. 19), LOCKSS (pp. 20-21), and eprint repositories (p. 22). The report's 13 recommendations are summarized at pp. 30-31. Excerpt: "Although there is no imminent danger of loss of content to licensed e-journals, there is an urgent need to provide a co-ordinating archiving service for the UK, which can develop in stages. Beginning with a dedicated resource to act as a central liaison between publishers and libraries, and to explore viable options
for ensuring continued access to licensed content. This will provide the
necessary reassurance to UK libraries that archiving of e-journals content will
be followed up on their behalf, without committing potentially vast sums on
establishing a UK repository."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 11/09/2003 10:35:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
