EDINA newsline
June 2010: Volume 15 Issue 2
On 26 April 2010, the Digital Preservation Coalition, EDINA and JISC jointly held a workshop to bring together those responsible for e-journal strategy and archiving in the UK to share information on collaborative activities and identify actions at institutional, national and international levels.
Presentations from Tony Kidd, University of Glasgow; Peter Burnhill, EDINA; and Nancy McGovern of ICPSR looked at the challenges of preservation faced by libraries, actions being taken to keep track of what activities are out there, and ways of assessing the work being done.
Presentations from Derek Law; Lorraine Estelle, JISC Collections; David Tempest, Elsevier; and Michael Jubb of the Research Information Network discussed how academics, publishers, funding agencies and community bodies are involved with and support solid preservation initiatives.
The afternoon session brought together representatives from preservation agencies that offer service to UK HE libraries: Gordon Tibbitts, CLOCKSS; Eileen Fenton, Portico; Lee-Ann Coleman, British Library; and Adam Rusbridge, UK LOCKSS Alliance.
The event closed with a panel session to generate ideas for a national policy response, and to consider where responsibilities fell at the local, national and international levels. There was agreement that the time had come for action. A key question related to the relatively low library participation in the services provided by preservation agencies, with some feeling the issue would benefit from additional attention at senior university level.
The delegates agreed that the event was a success, and that another event to debate further action and policy would be a welcome – and necessary – next step.