The Preservation Working Group is pleased to announce the launch of its new digital preservation resources page, which includes four quick guides that introduce digital preservation to library publishers. Created on the recommendations of LPC’s Preservation Task Force (2021-2023), these guides fill a gap in existing resources by offering concise instructional materials that walk library publishers through the initial steps of preserving their publications. These first four guides are platform-agnostic and explain how the scope of their publishing program should inform and relate to their preservation program. Additional guides providing platform and preservation service specifics are planned.
- Step Zero – Creating a Preservation Inventory
- Step One – Understanding the Preservation Landscape
- Step Two – Starting a Preservation Policy for Your Publishing Program
- Step Three – Scope
These guides are just the beginning. Additional guides providing platform and preservation service specifics are also planned. We aim to produce diverse, engaging, and easily accessible content to assist publishers in establishing preservation programs that are both ethical and impactful.
Please email us at contact@librarypublishing.org if you have ideas for additional content.