Reading this I am gaining intimations of mortality. I have archived our journal with LOCKSS but I would like to do a ‘belt and braces’ job on it just so that I can be sure that it survives my, not so distant, decease. Could I please apply to the Collective Wisdom for advice on how to ensure that the journal’s articles are preserved for posterity?

Best wishes,

Richard

Prof. Richard Woodfield

Editor of the Journal of Art Historiography

General Editor of Ashgate's Studies in Art Historiography

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

The University of Birmingham

Dear Colleagues,

There is a fascinating article in the Jan. 26, 2015, issue of the New Yorker Magazine:

“The Cobweb: Archiving the Internet”, by Jill Lapore

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/26/cobweb

It offers a good overview of the attempts to archive the internet and Web even as it grows more “humongouser” [her words!]. The relationship of these endeavors to libraries and to copyright issues are worth contemplating.

Leigh Gates

Director of Library Services

Harrington College of Design

200 W. Madison St.

Chicago, IL 60606

312.697.8021 P

312.697.3318 Front Desk

www.harrington.edu

"There is no such thing as information overload—only bad design." Edward Tufte

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