We are delighted to announce that we are finalists at the Digital Preservation Coalition Awards 2024.  CLOCKSS has been chosen as a finalist in the “Teaching and Communication” category for efforts to inform academic publishers about the importance of long-term digital preservation and engage them in actively preserving their books and journals. Preserving Books for […]

By Gali Halevi, MLS, PhD Collection Director at CLOCKSS In the dynamic world of academic publishing, maintaining the integrity of research is absolutely crucial. These journals bear the weighty responsibility of upholding the principles of research integrity and appropriate scholarly conduct. However, in recent times, a troubling trend has emerged. Predatory journals and paper mills

We would like to ask for your support in championing the vital cause of digital preservation. Your influence and reach could significantly contribute to the protection of digital content and our shared cultural and intellectual heritage. Did you know that 25% of academic journals are known to be at risk? For academic books, digital preservation

By Gali Halevi, MLS, PhD Collection Director at CLOCKSS As someone deeply immersed in the world of library collections, I’ve come to recognize the significance of ensuring that our collections, archives, and repositories reflect the rich tapestry of global scholarship and diverse communities. In striving to build library and archival collections that are truly inclusive

Authors quite like the idea that their book, their legacy, will be available in 500 years and many library customers require long-term preservation in their purchasing agreements. But how often do explicit conversations take place about what happens to a book when those who originally cared for it are no longer around or able to

LOCKSS founders Vicky Reich and David Rosenthal recall their early efforts to Keep Stuff Safe, and their motivation for the innovative digital preservation system The foundation of LOCKSS in 1999 was conceived in an unlikely spot – when Vicky Reich and David Rosenthal were hiking the Cañada de Pala trail at Joseph D. Grant County

It’s hard to know what is preserved, and that seems to me quite a fundamental problem. I write this blog wearing my Crossref hat. The point of the Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) that we issue is that the link to the content is persistent. If the original publisher goes bankrupt or disappears for any reason,

OECD is working with both CLOCKSS and the Global LOCKSS Network to ensure the long-term preservation of books, journals, datasets and working papers in the OECD iLibrary. OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers, podcasts and statistics and is the knowledge base of

About You CLOCKSS seeks consultancy support to help us systematically identify, assess, and document an array of collection management challenges and to resolve these in partnership with the CLOCKSS community. These challenges were rare but are growing in frequency and number now that the archive is 15 years old, and the volume of content made

The iconic entrance foyer of the Simone Veil Humanities Library, Université libre de Bruxelles (Photo credits: Marie Ozanne) Academic libraries face multiple challenges in this era dominated by digital technology Our mission goes far beyond providing access to the digital scholarly collections to which we subscribe. We must also guarantee access to these resources even