In 2023, Kansas State University Libraries identified payments to Portico and LOCKSS as collections expenditures not directly tied to providing access to content, but rather to digitally preserving it-a critical library function. To assess the value of each service, we examined the extent and nature of their preservation coverage. The decision to discontinue LOCKSS was simplified by the discovery that our local instance had not been running for a few years due to institutional factors. However, this did not address broader questions about long-term preservation of born-digital, paid content.
In this presentation, we will share our e-journal overlap analysis and discuss the early stages of a broader digital preservation strategy-one that is still evolving at K-State and across the library field. The quieter "serials crisis" continues, and we still need to investigate e-books digital preservation
Presenters:
Michelle Turvey-Welch is the Head of Content Development at Kansas State University. She has held many different roles over her career within technical services. Michelle holds a Master of Library Science from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from William Jewell College in History and Psychology.
George Gottschalk is Head of Acquisitions and Resource Management at Kansas State University. He has worked in technical services, primarily focused on collections and/or acquisitions-focused roles. George holds a Master of Library and Information Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History, both from the University of Oklahoma.
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Ephranette Brown
Emory University, Robert W, Woodruff Library
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