**Apologies for cross-posting**
Since 1995 the UK Higher Education Joint Information Systems Committee
(JISC) has funded more than 60 projects through the Electronic Libraries
Programme (eLib). These projects aim to shape the development of the
electronic library through a programme of action-based research and include
a variety of approaches, culminating in the hybrid library and 'clumps'
projects which began in January 1998. The home page for eLib can be found
at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/
More than twenty supporting studies have also been funded as an integral
part of eLib. These were commissioned in three thematic strands: studies in
digital preservation, evaluation and impact studies and general studies
which include copyright guidelines and some project final reports. They
have worked towards defining notions of best practice within the electronic
library and provide considerable insight into digital library developments
in the future. A full list of these is available at
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/papers/supporting/
The study reports which deal with digital preservation will be of interest
to information professionals in all sectors. They include a
recently-published report by Seamus Ross and Ann Gow which "examines the
approaches to accessing digital materials where the media has become
damaged... or where the hardware or software is no longer available or
unknown". The full list of digital preservation titles available is:
P1 Responsibility for Digital Archiving and Long Term Access to Digital Data
David Haynes, David Streatfield, Tanya Jowett, Monica Blake
P2 Digital Archaeology: Rescuing Neglected and Damaged Data Resources
Seamus Ross and Ann Gow
P3 A Strategic Framework for Creating and Preserving Digital Resources
Daniel Greenstein, Neil Beagrie
P4 Digital Preservation Needs of Universities and Research Funders
Denise Lievesley, Simon Jones
P5 Comparison of Methods of Digital Preservation
Tony Hendley
Reports are available at a cost of 20 pounds each (plus postage and
packing) and can be obtained by contacting:
Lynda Agili
LITC
South Bank University,
103 Borough Road,
London SE1 0AA UK
Telephone +44 (0)171 815 7870
Fax +44 (0)171 815 7050
Email: [log in to unmask]
Many of the above reports are also freely available for personal use on the
eLib web pages at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/papers/supporting/
Elizabeth Graham
Development Co-ordinator: eLib Programme Office
University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
Tel: 01203 572521 Fax: 01203 524981
email: [log in to unmask] http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/
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