A Study on the Strategies for Building a Digital Archive of Electronic Journals

Choi, Honam; Lee, Eung-Bong

doi:10.4275/kslis.2005.39.2.161

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“…For instance publisher‐related sub‐consortia include KESLI‐Elsevier, KESLI‐Blackwell and KESLI‐Springer. KESLI's work has been so successful that the number of sub‐consortia increased dramatically from six in 2000 to 89 in 2006 (Choi and Lee, 2005). Participants in KESLI have increased from 160 institutions in 2000 to 317 institutions in 2006; these include academic libraries, research institutions, and corporate, medical and public libraries.…”

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Korean Electronic Site License Initiative: archiving of electronic journals

Park

Choi

2006

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PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to present a progress report on the building of a digital archive of electronic journals by the Korean Electronic Site License Initiative (KESLI) of the National Digital Science Library in Korea.Design/methodology/approachThe research involves identifying a system architecture, testing its prototype, deciding journal selection criteria and priority publisher selection criteria, and defining metadata sets.FindingsThe paper finds that production system and archiving system models are being implemented and tested. Implementation of the delivery system module is in progress. Preservation strategies will be identified.Practical implicationsThe KESLI electronic journal digital archive project is proceeding toward completion of its tasks by the end of 2007.Originality/valueThe observations and lessons in the paper provide insights into building a digital archive of electronic journals that can be used as a basis for building similar digital archives in other countries.

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confidence: 99%