2CUL Project Team

• Principle Investigators: Oya Rieger (Cornell), Bob Wolven (Columbia)
• Project Lead: Joyce McDonough, Director, Continuing and E-Resource Management, Columbia
• E-Journal Preservation Librarian: Shannon Regan
• Project Advisory Team:  Robert Wolven and Oya Rieger (the Co-Principal Investigators), Joyce McDonough (Director of Continuing and Electronic Resources Management at Columbia), Bill Kara (Director, E-Resources, Serials and Post-Cataloging Services, Cornell), Janet Gertz (Director of Preservation at Columbia), Breck Witte (Director of Library Information Technology at Columbia), Kizer Walker (Director of Collection Development, Cornell).

Project Goals

Funded by the Mellon Foundation, the project aims to identify priority content from the perspective of the research library community and make significant progress towards increasing the number and extent of e-journal archiving by major preservation programs. Ultimate goal is to develop and test methods to facilitate the continued expansion of e-journal preservation through ongoing assessment of priorities and documented practices to encourage and expand community engagement.  Additional Information:

Final Report

Strategies for Expanding eJournal Preservation FINAL PUBLIC REPORT.pdf
Strategies for Expanding eJournal Preservation FINAL PUBLIC Appendices.pdf

Summary Report with Key Findings: 2CULeJournalPreservationStrategies.pdf

Related Papers & Presentations

• Cornell University Library & Columbia University Library. Final Report of the 2CUL LOCKSS Assessment Team 2CULLOCKSSFinalReport.pdf
  Completed:March 2011; Public Release: October 2011
• Oya Y. Rieger & Bob Wolven. Preservation Status of E-Resources: A Potential Crisis in Electronic Journal Preservation. CNI Fall'11 Forum. Washington, DC. (video recording)
• Oya Y. Rieger & Bob Wolven.  Strategies for Expanding e-Journal Preservation. CNI Fall'13 Forum. Washington, DC.
• 2CUL Initiative Home Page:  http://2cul.org/