Greetings. A few months back we invited you to be part
of a small, informal group to explore the benefits and costs of the various e-journal
preservation solutions, by sharing information about the
performance and costs of services such as LOCKSS, Portico, and consortium-based
hosting of e-journals and other electronic content. We posted eleven
survey questions about LOCKSS and Portico for you to answer at http://darchives.crl.edu/display/DADR/Survey+--+Eleven+Quick+Questions.
We would like to move ahead on this effort and so ask that
you respond to the survey questions, if you haven’t already, as appropriate
to your situation, by July 30. (Please answer each question by using the "Reply
to This" button.) Your answers will be visible only to the other members
of our informal group.
There will be a conference call to discuss the responses and
decide on next steps on Wednesday August 27 at noon, Central Standard Time. Please
let me know whether you can participate.
Many thanks.
Bernie
Bernard F. Reilly
President
Center for Research Libraries
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