Tim Martin is a member of the CLOCKSS Board of Directors.

1. 9 September 2021
Strategic Importance of
Digital Preservation
Tim Martin
Manager, Business Development and Publisher Relations
martint@oclc.org

2. A global network of libraries
Americas
9,033 members in
26 countries
EMEA
5,217 members in 61
countries
Asia Pacific
1,387 members in
20 countries

4. STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE

5. • Core Purpose/Mission
– Preservation and access – all formats
– Preservation of digitized and born-digital content has grown in
strategic importance.
– Signing contracts for digital preservation within and beyond the
library.
Libraries are Historical Institutions

6. • Limited Budgets
• Technology Constraints
• Selection / Appraisal: Preserve or Not to Preserve?
– Who is responsible for Open Content?
• Security
Library Concerns

7. • OCLC Research / RLG
– Manage research projects, presentations, white papers
– Collaborated to create infrastructure for digital archiving
• OCLC Unique Position
– Combining interests/capacities in product development, research and
business development
Digital Preservation Activities

8. • Workflow Support for Digital Curation/Preservation
– CONTENTdm
– Integration with preservation / asset management
– Library Management Systems Integration
• Ease of use – Discovery and Access
• Continued Support of CLOCKSS
– Similar missions and visions in support of libraries and publishers
– 1 of 12 mirrored repository sites
OCLC Focus

9. Tim Martin – martint@oclc.org