On 7 February 2025, the National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore participated in the Digital Preservation Workflow Webinar series, organised by the Digital Preservation Coalition. The webinar showcased digital preservation strategies, with NLB highlighting its efforts in digitizing legal deposit books and newspapers, reinforcing its role as the custodian of Singapore’s documentary records. The event offered a platform for knowledge exchange and insights into digital preservation trends. NLB’s approach exemplifies its commitment to preserving national literary resources through technological advancements, shaping best practices, and fostering global collaboration in digital preservation.

DRÍADE begins its 2025 activities in March, and invites everyone interested in digital preservation to participate in its research lines and study groups.

The DRÍADE Research Network, created by the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), brings together researchers, professionals and institutions to develop, share and implement knowledge, methodologies and technologies aimed at digital preservation. DRÍADE is part of the Brazilian Network of Digital Preservation Services (Cariniana). The five research lines are: Digital Preservation in Museums, Preservation of Electronic Publications, Preservation of Archival Documents and Preservation of Indigenous Memory.

In Act now to stop millions of research papers from disappearing, Nature’s editorial board urges the global research community to enhance preservation efforts for at-risk research papers. Highlighting a study revealing that at least 2 million articles are unpreserved, the editorial suggests three strategies: active preservation services like Portico, institutional repositories for faculty articles, and national legal deposit programs. Kate Wittenberg of Portico emphasizes the need for collaboration and shared expertise. Portico, which preserves over 40,000 journals, collaborates with libraries and publishers to preserve diverse content and supports national preservation efforts.

Reflecting on a year at CLOCKSS, the focus of collection development in a dark archive involves proactive stewardship to ensure long-term preservation rather than immediate accessibility. Key priorities include addressing emerging scholarly trends, enhancing diversity and inclusion, and strengthening partnerships with publishers and libraries. The importance of a strong, engaged board for strategic direction was emphasized, along with the need for data-driven decision-making. For 2025, goals include adapting to open access trends, improving trigger mechanisms for user access, and ensuring financial sustainability while maintaining a mission-driven approach to preservation.

In Act now to stop millions of research papers from disappearing, Nature’s editorial board calls on the global research community to take steps to better preserve the growing number of research papers being produced each year, with a particular focus on at-risk publications.

Citing a study that says at least 2 million research articles are not being preserved, the editorial highlights three ways to help address the challenge.

Since 2008, the German National Library has been digitizing the tables of contents of newly published books and journal titles in Germany, both within and outside the publishing trade. As part of a major project that spanned the years 1945–2012, a total of more than 2.1 million tables of contents were digitized. The import of the tables of contents from this major project will be completed in the course of the 4th quarter. So far, around 1.6 million tables of contents have been made available from this project.

Further information on the completed major project can be found at: Catalogue Enrichment 1945-2012.

El Consorcio Iberoamericano para la Educación en Ciencia y Tecnología (ISTEC) y la Red Brasileña de Servicios de Preservación Digital Cariniana vienen desarrollando conjuntamente diversas actividades orientadas a la promoción de la preservación digital.

La Red Cariniana facilita el intercambio de estudios e investigaciones y la integración de contenidos de memoria digital institucional para una preservación distribuida a largo plazo. Surge para crear una red de servicios y productos de preservación digital, asegurando acceso continuo a las colecciones. Actualmente, cuenta con 22 instituciones nacionales y 5 internacionales, además de recursos para miembros y socios académicos de ISTEC.

The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) provide essential guidelines for managing and sustaining open scholarly infrastructure, fostering transparency, collaboration, and long-term access to research data. CLOCKSS aligns with POSI principles, ensuring its archive is diverse, secure, and community-driven. Governance includes a stakeholder-run board, transparency in operations, and a plan for succession. Financial sustainability is ensured through a stable revenue model. Additionally, CLOCKSS uses open-source technology for long-term data preservation and follows open access policies, ensuring its mission of preserving scholarly records remains steadfast. Metadata for all the content archived by CLOCKSS is publicly discoverable on their website and in the KEEPERS registry for journals.

The NISO RP-45-2024 set of recommendations provides guidelines for clear communication regarding retractions, removals, and expressions of concern (CREC) in research. It emphasizes transparency and standardized procedures to maintain visibility and trust. Services like CLOCKSS play a crucial role in preserving scholarly content and metadata, ensuring continued access even if original sources become unavailable. During journal ownership changes, collaboration between publishers is essential for maintaining accurate article statuses and metadata.