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***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear All, We have another exciting Meet the Expert webinar taking place next week. With speakers joining us from KB National Library of the Netherlands and CLOCKSS, this one is not to be missed! Join us for this session on an extremely important issue – Digital Preservation. Further details can be found below. Quick registration link: https://goo.gl/f39bEN ******************************************************************* Passionate about digital preservation? Or just want to understand more about this extremely important and prevalent topic? From enthusiast to expert, this webinar is for anyone with an interest in the long-term preservation of digital scholarly content. Understand about the crucial role that the stewardship of content has taken, and how this responsibility to preserve past research develops and innovates today. In this 1 hour session, you’ll discover why the topic is such a big priority within the academic community. Offering two perspectives, with speakers from Europe and from North America, the presentations will provide different but extremely relatable stories, ultimately showcasing the commitment to preservation each from a distinct angle. Event: Digital Preservation: Preserving the Past at KB National Library of the Netherlands and at CLOCKSS Date & Time: Wednesday, 13th June 2018 16:00-17:00 Central European Time https://goo.gl/f39bEN *Local time zone will appear on registration page. Speakers: • Barbara Sierman, Digital Preservation Consultant at KB National Library of the Netherlands. • Craig Van Dyck, Executive Director of the CLOCKSS Archive. Learning Outcomes: • See how a large scale digital preservation project was successfully managed at the National Library of the Netherlands. • Get a general understanding of the issue of digital preservation of scholarly content, and how CLOCKSS fits in. • Understand about the obstacles and barriers to digital preservation, as well as the opportunities on offer. • Observe that successful digital development requires collaboration with other organisations. We look forward to your participation on Wednesday – if unable to attend, please register and you will be sent a link to the session recording within 24 hours of the webinar concluding. Best wishes, Matt Peck Product Marketing Manager – eBooks Springer Nature lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG