The LOCKSS (Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) Program is an inexpensive, practical solution to digital preservation and access. The foundation of a library is its collections. If libraries fail to build digital collections they will cease to be libraries. Without libraries society loses one of its two memory organizations (the other being museums). If libraries don't step up to this responsibility they will, in effect, be creating a digital dark age for future generations. With a publisher's permission, the LOCKSS Program allows libraries to fulfill this societal obligation, easily and affordably building digital collections. A growing number of publishers and libraries are participating.
posted by Marcus Zillman |
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