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"Digital black hole" threatens your documents

News Lynne Brindley, chief executive of the British Library, said European libraries and archives are uniquely positioned to lead this digital preservation initiative, as they have the legal responsibility and the legislative framework to safeguard... [15 Dec 2006]

Digital library to save web content forever

News The new National Digital Library will store everything from digitised versions of centuries-old manuscripts to digital journals and web archives and will hoover up 300 terabytes of data in the next five years. [08 Jun 2006]

EC rivals Google with digital library plan

News The Commission acknowledged that making the resources in Europe's libraries and archives available on the internet "is not straightforward" and sets out three key areas for action; digitisation, online accessibility and digital preservation. [03 Oct 2005]

British Library to archive intellectuals' emails

News The British Library has started adding emails and electronic data to the list of documents it now archives. Dr Jeremy John, the British Library's curator of digital manuscripts, said the move to keep hold of emails and electronic documents was "a... [19 Oct 2004]

British Library to archive 'uncensored' web

News The consortium, led by the British Library, includes the Wellcome Trust, the National Archives and the Scottish and Welsh national libraries. Richard Boulderstone, director of e-strategy at the British Library, said that all types of material will... [25 Jun 2004]

British Library heads for global digital archives

News The British Library will make digital material and the internet more prominent in the future if stakeholders give the go-ahead to its latest strategic document. Stakeholders have been asked to respond by 3 August so the British Library can finalise... [15 Jun 2001]

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