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In my experience, writable DVDs are not a stable backup medium. If you really want to go the DIY, simple as possible route, I suggest that you get 3-4 of the drives and rotate them. On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:34 AM, James Gilbert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > I lurked on this thread, as I did not know the size of your institution. > > Being a public library serving about 24,000 residents - we have the > small-institution issues as well for this type of project. We recently > tackled a similar situation and the solution: > > 1) Purchase a 3TB SeaGate external network storage device (residential drive > from Best Buy) > 2) Burn archived materials to DVD > 3) Copy files to external storage (on site in my server room) > 4) DVDs reside off-site (we are still determining where this would be, as > the library does not have a Safe Deposit Box) > > This removes external companies, and the data is quick trip home and back. > > I know it is not elaborate and fancy, very little code... but it was $150 > for the drive; and cost of DVDs. > > James Gilbert, BS, MLIS > Systems Librarian > Whitehall Township Public Library > 3700 Mechanicsville Road > Whitehall, PA 18052 > > 610-432-4330 ext: 203 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Joshua Welker > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 10:09 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups > > Matt, > > I appreciate the information. At that price, it looks like MetaArchive would > be a better option than most of the other services mentioned in this thread. > At this point, I think it is going to come down to a LOCKSS solution such as > what MetaArchive provides or Amazon Glacier. We anticipate our digital > collection growing to about 3TB in the first two years. With Glacier, that > would be $368 per year vs $3,072 per year for MetaArchive and LOCKSS. As > much as I would like to support library initiatives like LOCKSS, we are a > small institution with a very small budget, and the pricing of Glacier is > starting to look too good to pass up. > > Josh Welker > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matt > Schultz > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:49 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups > > Hi Josh, > > Glad you are looking into LOCKSS as a potential solution for your needs and > that you are thinking beyond simple backup solutions for more long-term > preservation. Here at MetaArchive Cooperative we make use of LOCKSS to > preserve a range of content/collections from our member institutions. > > The nice thing (I think) about our approach and our use of LOCKSS as an > embedded technology is that you as an institution retain full control over > your collections in the preservation network and get to play an active and > on-going part in their preservation treatment over time. Storage costs in > MetaArchive are competitive ($1/GB/year), and with that you get up to 7 > geographic replications. MetaArchive is international at this point and so > your collections really do achieve some safe distance from any disasters > that may hit close to home. > > I'd be more than happy to talk with you further about your collection needs, > why we like LOCKSS, and any interest your institution may have in being part > of a collaborative approach to preserving your content above and beyond > simple backup. Feel free to contact me directly. > > Matt Schultz > Program Manager > Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org > [log in to unmask] > 616-566-3204 > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Joshua Welker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> We are starting a digitization project for some of our special >> collections, and we are having a hard time setting up a backup system >> that meets the long-term preservation needs of digital archives. The >> backup mechanisms currently used by campus IT are short-term full-server > backups. >> What we are looking for is more granular, file-level backup over the >> very long term. Does anyone have any recommendations of software or >> some service or technique? We are looking into LOCKSS but haven't dug too > deeply yet. >> Can anyone who uses LOCKSS tell me a bit of their experiences with it? >> >> Josh Welker >> Electronic/Media Services Librarian >> College Liaison >> University Libraries >> Southwest Baptist University >> 417.328.1624 >> > > > > -- > Matt Schultz > Program Manager > Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org > [log in to unmask] > 616-566-3204 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com