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OCLC Researcher Brian Lavoie publishes analysis of the incentives for digital preservation

 
Appropriate incentives are fundamental to the development of economically sustainable digital preservation activities. This white paper (PDF:747K/51pp.) identifies the key decision-making roles in the digital preservation process, characterizes a core set of organizational models under which decision-makers might undertake digital preservation, and examines the implications of these models for the incentives to preserve digital materials.

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http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/past/orprojects/digipres/incentives-dp.pdf

For more information:

Brian Lavoie
Research Scientist
OCLC Research
lavoie @oclc.org
+1-614-764-4399

Bob Bolander
Communications & Programs Manager
OCLC Research
bolander@oclc.org
+1-614-761-5207

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