[IRTalk] Project JASPER - Preserving Open Access Journals

[Bernie Folan]

*Project JASPER*

*Open access journals must be preserved forever*

Project JASPER (JournAlS are Preserved forevER) is an initiative to
preserve open access journals. It was launched on World Preservation Day
2020 and is in response to research* that shows that online journals—both
open and closed access journals—can just disappear from the internet. This
happens because of a lack of awareness amongst smaller publishers around
the need for long-term digital preservation and/or the resources to enroll
a journal in a long-term digital preservation scheme.

*Phase One*

Phase One of Project JASPER is a pilot project between CLOCKSS, DOAJ,
Internet Archive, Keepers Registry, and PKP. It is a scoping exercise
aiming to find a solution that will reduce the number of unarchived open
access journals.

Starting with a list of diamond open access (i.e. non-APC charging)
journals from DOAJ, the five partners are working together to produce an
open and sustainable process that will facilitate the archiving of more
journals. The process will be open to a diverse community of archiving
services, notably those participating in the Keepers Registry. Other
“Keepers” and other preservation repositories will be invited to join at a
later stage once the design, implementation, and testing are complete.

*For more information visit *https://doaj.org/preservation/

Best wishes,
Bernie

Bernie Folan
(on behalf of Project JASPER)
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