Preserving Africa’s Scholarly Record: Why Digital Preservation Matters for the Future of Knowledge

We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Nwachukwu Egbunike, Head of Pan-Atlantic University Press (PAU Press) and Senior Lecturer in the School of Media and Communication at Pan-Atlantic University in Nigeria, about the changing landscape of scholarly publishing and the growing importance of ensuring that the knowledge being produced today remains accessible in […]

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Interview with Claudia Russo, STM (International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers): Digital Preservation and the Future of Scholarly Publishing

We had the pleasure of spending time with Claudia Russo, STM’s Director for Public Affairs in the EU and Deputy Director of Global Public Affairs and interviewing her about her perspectives on the growth of scholarly publishing and the place of preservation within these processes and the industry as a whole. The first topic we

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Digital Preservation Is a Road Trip: Lessons from the Michigan Digital Preservation Network

When people hear the phrase digital preservation, they often think about servers, storage systems, and complex technology. While those things are certainly part of the picture, a recent webinar featuring Dr. Chelsea Denault of the Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) offered a refreshing reminder that successful preservation efforts are ultimately about people. In conversation with

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Working together to better support academic institutions

Geo-political, technological, economic, and environmental change are heightening the risks of disruption to access and information.  Research has already been lost. Institutions have increased their reliance on commercial cloud storage, and also risk vendor lock-in. There remains a critical need for secure, community-governed digital preservation with human oversight and stewardship to help ensure long-term access to knowledge for future generations. CLOCKSS and LOCKSS

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Preserving Open Access for the Future: Edinburgh Diamond and the CLOCKSS Pilot

In the rapidly evolving world of scholarly communication, open access publishing has transformed how research is shared, discovered, and used across the globe. Yet while accessibility often takes centre stage, one equally critical issue can sometimes be overlooked: preservation. Ensuring that open access research remains permanently accessible for future generations is essential to maintaining the

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Measuring What Matters: The New Carbon Footprint Toolkit for Digital Preservation

Digital preservation exists to safeguard knowledge for the future. But as the volume of digital content continues to grow, so too does the need to better understand the environmental impact of the systems, storage, infrastructure, and workflows that support long-term preservation. That is why the release of the new Carbon Footprint Toolkit by the Digital

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Why Digitization Is Not Enough: Rethinking Digital Preservation in Library Education

Digital preservation is often misunderstood. Many institutions assume that once materials are digitized, they are preserved. But as a recent conversation between experts in the field highlighted, this assumption can lead to the loss of valuable cultural and scholarly content. In our April webinar we hosted Kwesi Sewe of University of Ghana who shared firsthand

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