Portico and Ithaka Digital Preservation Survey
June 9, 2008
I just finished reading the Portico and Ithaka Digital Preservation Survey. It appears that while respondents are view the loss of journal content to be unacceptable, about 66% are not yet taking action.
While studies of this sort are necessary, I found the Portico branding on every page a little too pushy, and I’m uncertain if its smart to put faith entirely into any one approach.
Interesting notes:
“Perceiving the landscape as complicated was one of the variables most strongly associated with not participating in an e-journal initiative.”
“Research libraries should be taking care of e-journal preservation on behalf of the entire library community.”
