COPPUL's LOCKSS Private Network / Software Lifecycles & Sustainability: a PKP and reSearcher Update (Mark Jordan & Brian Owen )

COPPUL's LOCKSS Private Network (Mark Jordan)

COPPUL (the Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries) has implemented a LOCKSS Private Network to aid members in their digital preservation activities. This presentation will provide an overview of the COPPUL initiative and will focus on some of the technical aspects of preserving various types of contents using LOCKSS.

Software Lifecycles & Sustainability: a PKP and reSearcher Update (Brian Owen)

The PKP and reSearcher open source software suites have witnessed a significant expansion and uptake during the past few years. This presentation will address the software lifecycle (e.g. zombieware) and sustainability issues that invariably arise with many software development projects, especially open source initiatives. At the same time, it will provide an update on the status of various PKP and reSearcher modules that are illustrative of these larger concerns.