Michael Seadle “A Social Model for Archiving Digital Serials” Preprint available Sept. 14, 1006 at: w_v32n2_Preprint_Seadle.pdf w_v32n2_Preprint_Seadle.pdf w_v32n2_Preprint_Seadle.pdf Published in Serials Review, v. 32 no.2, June 2006
Digital Archive Trust Trust Integrity Integrity Authenticity Authenticity
“There is no such thing as a single genuine copy of a digitally archived work, but rather a community of copies that must agree.” (M. Seadle, 2006) “There is no such thing as a single genuine copy of a digitally archived work, but rather a community of copies that must agree.” (M. Seadle, 2006)
LOCKSS Program A persistent access preservation system for web delivered information Open source software
600MHz-128MB RAM-Bootable CD drive-Floppy disk drive One PC holds >3,000 years of an average electronic journal (2005) LOCKSS software turns a PC into a preservation tool
LOCKSS Boxes Crawl, collect HTTP delivered content All formats –PDF, HTML, JPEG, TIF, Audio, Video, Excel, Java Presentation of the work
LOCKSS Boxes Crawls and collects HTTP content –All formats (PDF, HTML, JPEG, TIF, Audio, Video) Preserves content integrity –Independent collection –Cooperate to audit and repair damage
LOCKSS Boxes Preserve and audit content integrity
LOCKSS Boxes Crawls and collects HTTP content –All formats (PDF, HTML, JPEG, TIF, Audio, Video) Preserves content integrity –Independent collection –Cooperate to audit and repair damage Provides access –Via web browser –Content is never “dark”
Prevents the publisher from revoking access rights to back content Provide Access
Look and Feel to Readers Example: –PNAS table of contents page from web (9/11/02) from LOCKSS Box Look and feel is as close as possible to what the publisher published; Preserved content & “presentation”
From the publisher web site From the LOCKSS box
Subscription Publishers Participating Libraries Libraries - LOCKSS Aug Publishers and Titles - LOCKSS Aug. 2006
Publisher License for Libraries Permit libraries Collect materials as published for preservation Use material consistent with original license terms Provide copies for audit and repair to other LOCKSS boxes only if they’ve had copy in the past
Library’s tasks Dear LOCKSS Alliance members Dear LOCKSS Alliance members and and Dear LOCKSS system participants Dear LOCKSS system participants We are pleased to announce 32 new titles available for LOCKSS system preservation. Eight are from Oxford University Press, fifteen from BioOne, and nine from The MIT Press (hosted on Project Muse). We are pleased to announce 32 new titles available for LOCKSS system preservation. Eight are from Oxford University Press, fifteen from BioOne, and nine from The MIT Press (hosted on Project Muse). The Oxford University Press (OUP) titles are available to LOCKSS Alliance members' LOCKSS boxes. The remainder of the OUP titles will be available in the near future. The Oxford University Press (OUP) titles are available to LOCKSS Alliance members' LOCKSS boxes. The remainder of the OUP titles will be available in the near future. The rest of the titles are available to all LOCKSS participants. The rest of the titles are available to all LOCKSS participants. NEW TITLES NEW TITLES * Political Analysis (OUP) * Political Analysis (OUP) * Public Opinion Quarterly (OUP) * Public Opinion Quarterly (OUP) * Publius: The Journal of Federalism (OUP) * Publius: The Journal of Federalism (OUP) * QJM: An International Journal of Medicine (OUP) * QJM: An International Journal of Medicine (OUP) * Statute Law Review (OUP) * Statute Law Review (OUP) * Teaching Mathematics and its Applications (OUP) * Teaching Mathematics and its Applications (OUP) * Toxicological Sciences (OUP) * Toxicological Sciences (OUP) * Twentieth Century British History (OUP) * Twentieth Century British History (OUP) * The Coleopterists Bulletin (BioOne) * The Coleopterists Bulletin (BioOne) * Comparative Parasitology (BioOne) * Comparative Parasitology (BioOne) * The Condor (BioOne) * The Condor (BioOne) * Economic Botany (BioOne) * Economic Botany (BioOne) * Environmental Entomology (BioOne) * Environmental Entomology (BioOne) * Evolution (BioOne) * Evolution (BioOne) * Florida Entomologist (BioOne) * Florida Entomologist (BioOne) * Herpetologica (BioOne) * Herpetologica (BioOne) * Herpetological Monographs (BioOne) * Herpetological Monographs (BioOne) * In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal (BioOne) * In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal (BioOne) * In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant (BioOne) * In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant (BioOne) * Integrative and Comparative Biology (BioOne) * Integrative and Comparative Biology (BioOne) * Journal of Arachnology (BioOne) * Journal of Arachnology (BioOne) * Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery (BioOne) * Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery (BioOne) * Journal of Coastal Conservation (BioOne) * Journal of Coastal Conservation (BioOne) * The American Journal of Bioethics (MIT Press) * The American Journal of Bioethics (MIT Press) * Computer Music Journal (MIT Press) * Computer Music Journal (MIT Press) * Global Environmental Politics (MIT Press) * Global Environmental Politics (MIT Press) * Journal of Cold War Studies (MIT Press) * Journal of Cold War Studies (MIT Press) * Journal of Interdisciplinary History (MIT Press) * Journal of Interdisciplinary History (MIT Press) * Leonardo (MIT Press) * Leonardo (MIT Press) * Leonardo Music Journal (MIT Press) * Leonardo Music Journal (MIT Press) * Linguistic Inquiry (MIT Press) * Linguistic Inquiry (MIT Press) * Perspectives on Science (MIT Press) * Perspectives on Science (MIT Press) All electronic journals available for LOCKSS preservation are listed here: All electronic journals available for LOCKSS preservation are listed here: ***To add new titles*** ***To add new titles*** 1) Access your LOCKSS cache. 1) Access your LOCKSS cache. To access the Web based user interface on your LOCKSS cache, access the following URL from any browser: To access the Web based user interface on your LOCKSS cache, access the following URL from any browser: The first time you access this page you will be prompted for a username and password. The username is lockss; if you have forgotten your password, see The first time you access this page you will be prompted for a username and password. The username is lockss; if you have forgotten your password, see If you get the error: HTTP ERROR: 403 Forbidden, this means the IP address of your workstation is not in the access control list of the LOCKSS cache you are trying to access. See If you get the error: HTTP ERROR: 403 Forbidden, this means the IP address of your workstation is not in the access control list of the LOCKSS cache you are trying to access. See 2) Click "Journal Configuration". 2) Click "Journal Configuration". 3) Click "Add Titles". 3) Click "Add Titles". 4) Select "All Titles" (or other groups to add only specific titles, such as "All Free Titles" or "All Oxford University Press Titles"). 4) Select "All Titles" (or other groups to add only specific titles, such as "All Free Titles" or "All Oxford University Press Titles"). 5) Click "Select Titles". 5) Click "Select Titles". 6) Select the titles you wish to add. 6) Select the titles you wish to add. 7) Click "Add Selected AUs" 7) Click "Add Selected AUs" As always, thank you for working with us! As always, thank you for working with us! The Stanford based LOCKSS Team The Stanford based LOCKSS Team -++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== -++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== This message was posted through the Stanford campus mailing list server. 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CLOCKSS Controlled LOCKSS Pilot to create a large ‘dark’ archive Pilot to create a large ‘dark’ archive Two year pilot to develop a model to preserve all years of digitally available publisher member titles, primarily electronic journals Two year pilot to develop a model to preserve all years of digitally available publisher member titles, primarily electronic journals Failsafe repository for scholarly content in the event of a long-term business interruption Failsafe repository for scholarly content in the event of a long-term business interruption Participating members have a long history and understand issues of long-term sustainability Participating members have a long history and understand issues of long-term sustainability
CLOCKSS Controlled LOCKSS Member Libraries Member Libraries Edinburgh University Edinburgh University Indiana University Indiana University New York Public Library New York Public Library Rice University Rice University Stanford University Stanford University University of Virginia University of Virginia
CLOCKSS Controlled LOCKSS Member Publishers Member Publishers American Medical Association American Medical Association American Physiological Society American Physiological Society Blackwell Blackwell Nature Publishing Group Nature Publishing Group Oxford University Press, 1478 Oxford University Press, 1478 SAGE Publications SAGE Publications Springer Springer Taylor and Francis Taylor and Francis John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Elsevier (participating in discussions and sharing in financial support) Elsevier (participating in discussions and sharing in financial support)
LOCKSS Projects LOCKSS-DOCS (Federal Depository Library Program e-journals) LOCKSS-DOCS (Federal Depository Library Program e-journals) ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) New York Public Library Dark Centralized Repository System to preserve 9/11 web sites New York Public Library Dark Centralized Repository System to preserve 9/11 web sites
LOCKSS Projects LOCKSS-DOCS (Federal Depository Library Program e-journals) LOCKSS-DOCS (Federal Depository Library Program e-journals) 12 month pilot for GPO and test libraries to evaluate the use of LOCKSS to manage, disseminate, and preserve access to Web- based Federal Government e-journals that are within the scope of the FDLP 12 month pilot for GPO and test libraries to evaluate the use of LOCKSS to manage, disseminate, and preserve access to Web- based Federal Government e-journals that are within the scope of the FDLP LOCKSS-DOCS Pilot e-Journals: LOCKSS-DOCS Pilot e-Journals: Treasury Bulletin Treasury Bulletin Social Security Bulletin Social Security Bulletin Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Humanities Humanities Survey of Current Business Survey of Current Business Monthly Labor Review Monthly Labor Review Monthly Energy Review Monthly Energy Review FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Amber Waves Amber Waves Environmental Health Perspectives Environmental Health Perspectives
LOCKSS Projects ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) test the use of LOCKSS software plug-ins to preserve copies of the more than 13,000 ETDs held at eight ASERL libraries. test the use of LOCKSS software plug-ins to preserve copies of the more than 13,000 ETDs held at eight ASERL libraries. participating ASERL libraries: participating ASERL libraries: Florida State University Florida State University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology North Carolina State University North Carolina State University University of Kentucky University of Kentucky University of Miami (FL) University of Miami (FL) University of Tennessee University of Tennessee Vanderbilt University (TN) Vanderbilt University (TN) Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
LOCKSS Projects MetaArchive of Southern Digital Culture - Cooperative distributed institutional repository for the preservation of at-risk digital content with a focus on the culture and history of the American South MetaArchive of Southern Digital Culture - Cooperative distributed institutional repository for the preservation of at-risk digital content with a focus on the culture and history of the American South Three year project to create: Three year project to create: a prioritized conspectus of at-risk digital content a prioritized conspectus of at-risk digital contentconspectus a harvested body of the most critical content at the partner sites to be preserved, a harvested body of the most critical content at the partner sites to be preserved, a cooperative agreement for ongoing collaboration a cooperative agreement for ongoing collaboration a distributed preservation network infrastructure based on the LOCKSS software (a “dim” archive) a distributed preservation network infrastructure based on the LOCKSS software (a “dim” archive) Participants: Participants: Emory University Emory University Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Florida State University Florida State University Auburn University Auburn University University of Louisville University of Louisville Funding support through the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). Funding support through the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP).National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation ProgramNational Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
LOCKSS Projects New York Public Library Dark Centralized Repository System to preserve 9/11 web sites New York Public Library Dark Centralized Repository System to preserve 9/11 web sites (closed system of LOCKSS caches to preserve Web sites formed in response to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and which have completed their function)