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.

This paper gives a short overview of Keepers registry and describes two use cases for interacting with the registry: (1) using it to query data and crosscheck it against institutional holdings to prioritize holdings for in-house digital preservation (2) reporting archival holdings back to Keepers Registry to make institutional preservation activities transparent. The paper describes the use cases in the context of TIB’s digital preservation processes and outlines solutions found and challenges encountered. It concludes with an outlook to further work for TIB’s workflows as well as for an e-journal preservation registry in general.

On 5 July 2024, Dr Maureen Pennock, Head of Digital Collection Management at the British Library, presented an overview of her  work to develop the CHARM Reference Model for Digital Preservation Risk, as part of her PhD thesis at the University of Dundee.

CHARM, a risk science approach, differentiates between risk conceptualization and measurement. It aids in creating holistic risk assessments that consider various types of risk, rather than focusing solely on one type. This approach can support flexible and comprehensive preservation planning risk responses.

A Pew Research Center analysis reveals the impermanence of online content. Between 2013 and 2023, 25% of webpages vanished, with 38% from 2013 now inaccessible. Government and news websites frequently contain broken links, affecting 21% and 23% of pages, respectively. Wikipedia has 54% of pages with at least one dead reference link. On social media, nearly 20% of tweets disappear within months, often due to account changes or deletions. The study underscores the widespread and varied nature of “digital decay,” impacting diverse online platforms and content types. The methodology is explained.

The MetaArchive Cooperative announced that Educopia is ending its sponsorship, but members’ data remains secure. MetaArchive, the longest-running private LOCKSS network, will continue its operations, allowing members time to find new hosting solutions. The LOCKSS Program team is exploring options like finding a new host, merging with other networks, or creating new ones. MetaArchive’s resilience and collaborative approach have been vital, and its transition is seen as a positive example in digital preservation. Discussions for new partnerships are underway.

HathiTrust is excited to announce the release of its new Strategic Vision. In its first 15 years, HathiTrust has collected, preserved, and provided lawful access to more than 18 million texts in more than 400 languages. Today it stewards the single largest collection of digitized texts created by and for the academic community. This Strategic Vision responds to the changed circumstances of its member libraries, the world, and HathiTrust itself, but builds on existing strengths to outline critical and meaningful work over the next three to five years.

HathiTrust’s Strategic Vision