Challenge 5 Archiving: Action Report
Karen Schmidt (Illinois)
Next Steps: Karen Schmidt and Melissa Trevvett will co-chair this working group. Members of the Working Group are:
The group plans to revise the statement that addresses the challenge, bring it to the New Orleans ALA meeting, and then agree on the next steps in this […]
Following is the update on the archiving challenge, as refined at the ALA Midwinter meeting in San Antonio. Melissa Trevvett and Karen Schmidt invite interested libraries and organizations to indicate their interest in joining this initiative.
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Notes for Janus Blog
Group Addressing Challenge #5: Archiving
Next Steps: Karen Schmidt and Melissa Trevvett will co-chair this […]
JANUS ACTION: Archiving
5A. Print Archiving.
The objective of print archiving is the assurance of persistent and predictable access to information resources over time. Issues that need to be addressed in developing sustainable print archives include:
1. physical condition of materials
2. varying degrees of access to materials (i.e., dark/dim/bright archives)
3. environmental and security controls at archive […]
**Moderators note: This document was distributed by Don Waters of the Mellon Foundation at the Janus Conference for discussion in the group on archiving and is posted here for public viewing with his permission.
Urgent Action Needed to Preserve Scholarly Electronic Journals
Digital preservation represents one of the grand challenges facing higher education. In field after […]
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