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| author | Schneider, Karen G. |
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| contents | Lots of Librarians Can Keep Stuff Safe: Libraries Are Able to Safeguard Content with LOCKSS, Open Source Digital Preservation Software Schneider, Karen G. Computer Software Libraries Library Networks Library Services Electronic Libraries Computer Security Library Materials Electronic Journals Over the next several decades, libraries will face the potential loss of all the e-journals, ebooks, electronic theses, local digital collections, and other "e-stuff" curated for the public good. A solution to this problem is LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe"), a free, open-source digital-preservation software from Stanford University that preserves digital content in a library-to-library network, just as multiple libraries keep copies of the same book. LOCKSS got its name from its core preservation strategy: LOCKSS boxes--computers running LOCKSS software--share content with one another, ensuring that digital content is not simply backed up to one or two locations but is replicated across a network. While the software is free, membership in the LOCKSS Alliance is necessary for access to e-journals and certain features. (Annual fees for academic institutions range from $1000 to $11,000.) This article describes LOCKSS' installation, maintenance, and format migration. This article also cites the differences between LOCKSS and its competitor, Portico. (Contains 9 resources.) |
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| spellingShingle | Lots of Librarians Can Keep Stuff Safe: Libraries Are Able to Safeguard Content with LOCKSS, Open Source Digital Preservation Software Schneider, Karen G. Computer Software Libraries Library Networks Library Services Electronic Libraries Computer Security Library Materials Electronic Journals Lots of Librarians Can Keep Stuff Safe: Libraries Are Able to Safeguard Content with LOCKSS, Open Source Digital Preservation Software Schneider, Karen G. Computer Software Libraries Library Networks Library Services Electronic Libraries Computer Security Library Materials Electronic Journals Over the next several decades, libraries will face the potential loss of all the e-journals, ebooks, electronic theses, local digital collections, and other "e-stuff" curated for the public good. A solution to this problem is LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe"), a free, open-source digital-preservation software from Stanford University that preserves digital content in a library-to-library network, just as multiple libraries keep copies of the same book. LOCKSS got its name from its core preservation strategy: LOCKSS boxes--computers running LOCKSS software--share content with one another, ensuring that digital content is not simply backed up to one or two locations but is replicated across a network. While the software is free, membership in the LOCKSS Alliance is necessary for access to e-journals and certain features. (Annual fees for academic institutions range from $1000 to $11,000.) This article describes LOCKSS' installation, maintenance, and format migration. This article also cites the differences between LOCKSS and its competitor, Portico. (Contains 9 resources.) |
| title | Lots of Librarians Can Keep Stuff Safe: Libraries Are Able to Safeguard Content with LOCKSS, Open Source Digital Preservation Software |
| topic | Computer Software Libraries Library Networks Library Services Electronic Libraries Computer Security Library Materials Electronic Journals |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ786555 |