Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access will address issues within the industry to ensure the future of digital research. Co-chaired by Fran Berman, director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center at University of California, San Diego, and Brian Lavoie, research scientist with OCLC Programs and Research, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., the panel will work with the international market to develop recommendations for the preservation, digitization and access of informational materials for future economic stability.
Digital information illuminates our world, and modern life, work, education, and research depend on it,” said Christopher L. Greer, program director in NSF’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure. “The time to act is now to ensure the digital information is reliably available as an engine for progress in our global knowledge society and to secure our digital heritage for future generations.
Full Press Release from the OCLC :: Panel to address economic sustainability of digital preservation
