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
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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
>



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Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative
http://www.metaarchive.org
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