Cooperative Digital Preservation of Western Canadian Content: COPPUL’s Private LOCKSS Network

1. Cooperative Digital Preservation of Western Canadian Content: COPPUL’s Private LOCKSS Network Denise Koufogiannakis Chair, Steering Committee

2. Mission “to preserve digital collections of local interest to COPPUL members that are not being preserved elsewhere”

3. Participating Members University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Athabasca University University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Saskatchewan University of Manitoba University of Victoria University of Winnipeg

4. Private LOCKSS Network distribution

5. History • 2006 COPPUL collections meeting • Task group recommendations • 2 year pilot approved by directors for 2008-09 • Sept 2009 – directors approved a continuation of the initiative, establishing the PLN on a permanent basis • All pilot members agreed to continue their participation, and one new member joined, brining our total to 9 institutions

6. A Cooperative Preservation Solution

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10. Access to Preserved Material Original Source Library Proxy User LOCKSS box

11. Collections Policy • Collections must be of local interest and significance to the member institution putting the collection forward. • Collections must be of greater than usual risk of being lost if not preserved by LOCKSS (they are not preserved elsewhere). Local backup is not sufficient for mitigating risk to the collection. • Collections should be “open” to all members, or all members must subscribe to the product being considered. • Titles subscribed to via large commercial packages should be excluded from consideration. May 2008

12. Content focus • OJS • CONTENTdm • DSpace • Born digital theses • Other digitized collections

13. Content Preserved

14. A Low Cost Preservation Solution • Summary of costs for each participating institution: • Annual LOCKSS Alliance Membership fee • Current maximum = US$10,800 • Equipment • $500-$1500 per LOCKSS network depending upon server configuration • In-house staff time • E.g. identifying, preparing, and submitting relevant collections; technical setup; representation on COPPUL PLN committees

15. Issues • Technical considerations • Scalability • Governance

16. Future directions for the COPPUL PLN • Adding more content • Managing growth • Including content from COPPUL members that are not PLN members • Working collaboratively with other PLNs • Adapting to change

17. Thank you!