Cooperative preservation management and the digitisation of journal collections in French higher education libraries
ISSN: 0143-5124
Article publication date: 18 January 2023
Issue publication date: 8 August 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The study aims to highlight the outputs and issues of cooperative preservation and digitisation of journal collections in French higher education libraries.
Design/methodology/approach
Overview of the French shared preservation initiative for academic journals and of the Persée programme.
Findings
After 18 years of operation of the French shared journal preservation initiative, the Persée digitisation programme represents a new lever for a common policy.
Originality/value
Contributes to the discussion on the complementarity between preservation and digitisation.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
This paper is a case study about a shared effort to improve the preservation of print research journals in French university libraries and a concerted digitisation programme for a better access by researchers.
Citation
Niziers, G. and Richard, G. (2023), "Cooperative preservation management and the digitisation of journal collections in French higher education libraries", Library Management, Vol. 44 No. 5, pp. 357-360. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-10-2022-0099
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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