Korean Electronic Site License Initiative: archiving of electronic journals
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520610716199 |
| Pages | 731-736 |
| Date | 01 November 2006 |
| Published date | 01 November 2006 |
| Author | Eun G. Park,Ho Nam Choi |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
AT THE SHARP END
Korean Electronic Site License
Initiative: archiving of electronic
journals
Eun G. Park
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, McGill University,
Montreal, Canada, and
Ho Nam Choi
National Digital Science Library, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Information, Daejeon, Korea
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present a progress report on the building of a digital
archive of electronic journals by the Korean Electronic Site License Initiative (KESLI) of the National
Digital Science Library in Korea.
Design/methodology/approach – The research involves identifying a system architecture, testing
its prototype, deciding journal selection criteria and priority publisher selection criteria, and defining
metadata sets.
Findings – The paper finds that production system and archiving system models are being
implemented and tested. Implementation of the delivery system module is in progress. Preservation
strategies will be identified.
Practical implications – The KESLI electronic journal digital archive project is proceeding toward
completion of its tasks by the end of 2007.
Originality/value – The observations and lessons in the paper provide insights into building a
digital archive of electronic journals that can be used as a basis for building similar digital archives in
other countries.
Keywords Digital storage,Archiving, Electronic journals, SouthKorea
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
This paper presents a progress report on the Korean Electronic Site License Initiative
(KESLI) digital archive project for preserving electronic journals that are licensed by
publishers in Korea. To address issues surrounding how best to maintain access to
digital intellectual contents of academic journals, library and research communities
work cooperatively with each other and with publishers to meet the challenges of
developing digital archives. In 1999 the National Digital Science Library (NDSL)
established KESLI, a consortium of libraries and research communities collaborating
in journal licensing and unified access to journals at the national level (Korean
Electronic Site License Initiative, 2006). The goals of KESLI are twofold:
(1) to aid accessibility to the intellectual contents of academic journals by
preventing restrictions of access to the licensed content; and
(2) to preserve digital contents of electronic journals for the long term.
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KESLI: archiving
of electronic
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Refereed article received
5 August 2006
Approved for publication
21 August 2006
Online Information Review
Vol. 30 No. 6, 2006
pp. 731-736
qEmerald Group Publishing Limited
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DOI 10.1108/14684520610716199
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