Permanent access and archives Strategies and actions at the KB Hans Jansen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of The Netherlands

Permanent accessand archives

Strategies and actions at the KB

Hans Jansen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of The Netherlands

Koninklijke Bibliotheek – National Library of the Netherlands

Permanent access and archives





Topics

• The e-Depot and agreements with publishers

• Strategies for permanent access

• Requirements for permanent archives





Koninklijke Bibliotheek: facts and figures

•Medium sized national library in Europe•Founded 1798•3 million paper volumes•3 million electronic items•Annual budget M€ 37 (AUS M$ 63)•Staff 260 fte•Deposit library since 1974•www.kb.nl



History e-Depot

•1994: inclusion of electronic documents in deposit collection•1995-1999: pilot projects•1998-2001: NEDLIB•2000: contract IBM for joint development•2002: delivery of system (DIAS)•2003: operational•2004: load capacity up to 50,000 articles per day•2004: approx. 4.000.000 journal articles loaded



Agreements with publishers

•Two types:• general agreement with Dutch publishers

organisation• archiving agreements with international

publishers:• Elsevier• Kluwer• BioMed Central• Blackwell Publishing• Oxford University Press• Taylor & Francis Group



Agreements with publishers

Archiving agreement:

• Deposit free of charge• Restrictions on access• Guarantee to licensees



Strategies for permanent access

• Digital objects:• omnipresent• volatile• perishable• fertile

• Actions:• refreshing• migration• emulation



Requirements for permanent archives

Our beacons:

• Permanent commitment• Substantial resources• Sustained R&D efforts• Economies of scale



Requirements for permanent archives

Conclusions:

• Number of candidates is relatively small• Sharing of R&D efforts



Strategies for permanent access

Three models:

• Safe Place Strategy• LOCKSS• Institutional Repositories Strategy



Concluding remarks

Actions in three areas:

• Development of global arrangements• EU Task Force

• Ongoing R&D• Business model



Thank you

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www.kb.nl

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Permanent access and archives Strategies and actions at the KB Hans Jansen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of The Netherlands