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Forwarded from the NINCH list. >>> NINCH-ANNOUNCE <[log in to unmask]> 1/17/02 2:31:01 PM >>> NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources from across the Community January 17, 2002 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) & International Publishers' Association (IPA) Establish Joint Steering Group Librarians and Publishers Work to a Common Agenda <http://www.ifla.org/III/misc/pr310801.htm> Publishers and Librarians Promote Common Principles on Copyright in the Electronic Environment <http://www.ifla.org/V/press/ifla-ipa.htm> Here are some principles hammered out between IFLA and the IPA on copyright. The announcement below also refers to other joint statements between these international bodies of librarians and publishers, including a draft statement on the Archiving and Preserving of Digital Information. David Green =========== * While the fundamental principles underlying copyright protection in the print environment remain the same in the electronic environment (in this sense, "digital is not different"), the Group recognises that the advent of new technologies has fundamentally changed methods of publication and dissemination as well as rights management (in this sense, "digital is different"). * Bridging the digital divide is best achieved by government programmes increasing funding for the provision of books and other publications in libraries as well as for connecting end-users to the Internet, especially in developing countries and disadvantaged groups in developed nations. * Exceptions and limitations to copyright in the public interest remain necessary in the electronic environment, in order to maintain an equitable balance between the rights of creators and distributors and the needs of users but the nature and extent of exceptions and limitations must be assessed by applying the three step test. * Libraries are key players in ensuring long-term preservation archiving of electronic information, through appropriate arrangements with publishers. However, the conditions of access and other technical and policy issues require further discussion among stake holders. IPA and IFLA will promote the above principles to their respective memberships (see www.ipa.-uie.org and www.ifla.org ) >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:26:43 +0100 >From: Sjoerd Koopman <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: IFLA/IPA Statement Archiving Digital Information > > >The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions >(IFLA) and the International Publishers' Association (IPA) have >established a joint steering group to work together on matters of >common interest. > >Joint statements have been published recently - see: > >"Librarians and publishers working to a common agenda" at: ><http://www.ifla.org/III/misc/pr310801.htm> > >and: > >"Publishers and librarians promote common principles on copyright in >the electronic environment " at: ><http://www.ifla.org/V/press/ifla-ipa.htm> > >A next statement is under preparation: Joint Statement on the >Archiving and Preserving of Digital Information (see draft text >below). > >We would like to solicit your opinion about this new statement. >Please let us have your comments at <[log in to unmask]>. > >Thank you in anticipation of your reaction, > >Ross Shimmon >Secretary General IFLA > >IFLA HQ >Prins Willem Alexanderhof 5 >2595 BE The Hague >Netherlands > >Tel: 31-70-3140884 >Fax: 31-70-3834827 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION" INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ARCHIVING AND PRESERVING OF DIGITAL INFORMATION BACKGROUND Preserving digital information is becoming an increasingly urgent challenge for both libraries and publishers, as the amount of digital information is growing quickly and preservation policies and techniques for this format of material have received little or no priority. While many electronic publications are produced in both print and digital formats, although not always at the same time or in identical versions, more and more material is produced as "born digital", that is, it has no print equivalent. It is estimated that much of this type of material has already been lost, as some producers have deleted their electronic publications without ensuring that a long-term archiving process was implemented. The need is pressing. While the costs of long-term archiving are high, the cost of doing nothing would be disastrous. Libraries have traditionally taken care of the publications they have acquired, and have saved the physical artifact because they wished to safeguard the information contained in the artifact. With digital information the safeguarding of the content becomes a shared responsibility between the producer and the collector of the information. While both publishers and libraries are committed to maintaining digital files, efforts to date are inconsistent, fragmented and underfunded. PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS Both IFLA and IPA wish to work together to obtain some practical and long-term results in the area of digital preservation. They therefore advocate the following principles and recommendations: 1. An increasing amount of information published only in electronic form has enduring cultural and documentary significance and is just as important as information published in more traditional forms. 2. The long-term availability of this information is required and action must be taken now to make this possible. 3. Both organizations will work to make long-term archiving and preservation a key agenda item internationally. 4. Both organizations will encourage the development of industry standards, systems, and research for digital archiving and preservation, including identifying funding opportunities to support such work. 5. While publishers generally can ensure the short-term archiving of their publications so long as these publications are economically viable, libraries are best-placed to take responsibility for long-term archiving through appropriate arrangements with publishers. 6. Since national libraries have the mandate to acquire and preserve the published heritage in their respective countries, and most are experimenting with the acquisition of digital publications, these libraries, with other leading libraries and organizations, should take the lead responsibility for long-term archiving of digital publications; 7. A publisher/library working group will further develop joint initiatives regarding the technical, economic and policy issues of digital preservation. -- ============================================================== NINCH-Announce is an announcement listserv, produced by the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH). The subjects of announcements are not the projects of NINCH, unless otherwise noted; neither does NINCH necessarily endorse the subjects of announcements. We attempt to credit all re-distributed news and announcements and appreciate reciprocal credit. 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