Hello Josh, Auburn University is a member of two Private LOCKSS Networks: the MetaArchive Cooperative and the Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPNet). Here's a link to a recent conference paper that describes both networks, including their current pricing structures:
http://conference.ifla.org/past/ifla78/216-trehub-en.pdf LOCKSS has worked well for us so far, in part because supporting community-based solutions is important to us. As you point out, however, Glacier is an attractive alternative, especially for institutions that may be more interested in low-cost, low-throughput storage and less concerned about entrusting their content to a commercial outfit or having to pay extra to get it back out. As with most things, you pay your money--more or less, depending--and make your choice. And take your risks. Good luck with whatever solution(s) you decide on. They need not be mutually exclusive. Best, Aaron Aaron Trehub Assistant Dean for Technology and Technical Services Auburn University Libraries 231 Mell Street, RBD Library Auburn, AL 36849-5606 Phone: (334) 844-1716 Skype: ajtrehub E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://lib.auburn.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joshua Welker Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups Matt, I appreciate the information. At that price, it looks like MetaArchive would be a better option than most of the other services mentioned in this thread. At this point, I think it is going to come down to a LOCKSS solution such as what MetaArchive provides or Amazon Glacier. We anticipate our digital collection growing to about 3TB in the first two years. With Glacier, that would be $368 per year vs $3,072 per year for MetaArchive and LOCKSS. As much as I would like to support library initiatives like LOCKSS, we are a small institution with a very small budget, and the pricing of Glacier is starting to look too good to pass up. Josh Welker -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Schultz Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups Hi Josh, Glad you are looking into LOCKSS as a potential solution for your needs and that you are thinking beyond simple backup solutions for more long-term preservation. Here at MetaArchive Cooperative we make use of LOCKSS to preserve a range of content/collections from our member institutions. The nice thing (I think) about our approach and our use of LOCKSS as an embedded technology is that you as an institution retain full control over your collections in the preservation network and get to play an active and on-going part in their preservation treatment over time. Storage costs in MetaArchive are competitive ($1/GB/year), and with that you get up to 7 geographic replications. MetaArchive is international at this point and so your collections really do achieve some safe distance from any disasters that may hit close to home. I'd be more than happy to talk with you further about your collection needs, why we like LOCKSS, and any interest your institution may have in being part of a collaborative approach to preserving your content above and beyond simple backup. Feel free to contact me directly. Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org [email protected] 616-566-3204 On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Joshua Welker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We are starting a digitization project for some of our special > collections, and we are having a hard time setting up a backup system > that meets the long-term preservation needs of digital archives. The > backup mechanisms currently used by campus IT are short-term full-server > backups. > What we are looking for is more granular, file-level backup over the > very long term. Does anyone have any recommendations of software or > some service or technique? We are looking into LOCKSS but haven't dug too > deeply yet. > Can anyone who uses LOCKSS tell me a bit of their experiences with it? > > Josh Welker > Electronic/Media Services Librarian > College Liaison > University Libraries > Southwest Baptist University > 417.328.1624 > -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org [email protected] 616-566-3204
