LOCKSS call for 2010-11 participation

The UK LOCKSS Alliance is inviting new members for the 2010–11 academic year.

Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) is an international initiative to ensure libraries remain central to the process of scholarly information management. The UK LOCKSS Alliance (UKLA), a membership organisation, and JISC Collections have issued a Call for Participation to senior figures at UK HE libraries.

LOCKSS provides libraries with the tools and support to easily and inexpensively take custody of the e-journal content for which they have paid; to build – not simply lease – local collections of the scholarly material their readers care most about.

LOCKSS provides libraries with guaranteed continuing access to e-journal content, without affecting the daily relationship between library and publisher.

Participation and Subscription Details

Pricing details can be found at the JISC Collections website. The membership fees for 2010-11 are being held at the 2009-10 rates.
More information about UKLA can be found at the EDINA website.
More on this Call for Participation, including stories about LOCKSS success from UK HE Librarians