Exactly....I brought up LOCKSS in my first reply, ONLY to use the "lots of
copies" line. Not suggesting that it's a backup solution. Other than lots of
copies is a backup solution. See how straightforward that is?

*sigh*

I like the media-in-pelican-cases solution.

Jason


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Mark Jordan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Kyle,
>
> ----- "Kyle Banerjee" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > LOCKSS is good for protecting articles since that is what it is
> > designed to do. For a variety of reasons that go beyond cost, I think
> > it's a hopeless model for backup.
> >
>
> Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that LOCKSS is for backup, in its PLN
> form it's part of a more general collaborative preservation program that
> includes policies, business continuity plans, etc. It was never intended to
> be a backup tool. You're right about journal articles being central to its
> original design, but PLNs are simply another use for the platform; for
> example, content on a PLN is not restricted to public-facing versions, it
> can be packaged up for long-term preservation.
>
> Mark
>



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