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Lifecycle information for E-literature: an introduction to the second phase of the LIFE project

Ayris, P.; Davies, R.; McLeod, R.; Miao, R.; Shenton, H.; Wheatley, P.; (2008) Lifecycle information for E-literature: an introduction to the second phase of the LIFE project. Presented at: LIFE2 Conference, British Library, London UK. Green open access

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Abstract

Introduction: The first phase of LIFE (Lifecycle Information For E-Literature) made a major contribution to understanding the long-term costs of digital preservation; an essential step in helping institutions plan for the future. The LIFE work models the digital lifecycle and calculates the costs of preserving digital information for future years. Organisations can apply this process in order to understand costs and plan effectively for the preservation of their digital collections The second phase of the LIFE Project, LIFE2, has refined the LIFE Model and added three new exemplar Case Studies to further build upon LIFE1. LIFE2 is an 18-month JISC-funded project between UCL (University College London) and The British Library (BL), supported by the LIBER Access and Preservation Divisions. LIFE1 was completed in April 2006. LIFE2 started in March 2007, and will complete in August 2008. This summary aims to give an overview of the LIFE Project, summarising some of the key outputs. There are three main areas discussed: 1 From LIFE1 to LIFE2 outlines some of the key findings from the first phase of the project as well as summarising the motivation behind this second phase. 2 The LIFE Model describes the current version of the model (version 1.1) which has been thoroughly updated from the first phase. 3 LIFE2 Case Studies describes the three new Case Studies for LIFE2. It does not include the results from the Case Studies (these will be available in the final LIFE2 Report), rather some background on each of the studies as well as discussion of why they were chosen.

Type: Conference item (Presentation)
Title: Lifecycle information for E-literature: an introduction to the second phase of the LIFE project
Event: LIFE2 Conference
Location: British Library, London UK
Dates: 23 June, 2008
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.life.ac.uk/2/conference.shtml
Language: English
Additional information: Published by the British Library, London. ISBN: 9780712350655. Supplemental video of the presentation also provided. An updated version can be found at http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/14110
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/8608
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