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        Economic incentives for digital preservation: OCLC Newsletter considers recent white paper by OCLC researcher
        Writing in a recent issue of the OCLC Newsletter, Tom Storey&nbsp;provides an overview of Brian Lavoie's "The Incentives to Preserve Digital Materials: Roles, Scenarios and Economic Decision-Making."
        lavoie@oclc.org

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        September 13, 2003
        <P>In his paper, Lavoie&nbsp;identifies three key decision-making roles present in digital preservation efforts and develops five organizational models characterizing the structure of digital preservation activities. He then uses these roles and models to explore economic issues associated with the incentives to preserve digital materials, and considers several real-world digital preservation initiatives in light of this framework.</P>

        <P>OCLC Newsletter article:<BR><A href="http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/design/e-newsletter/260/dpr.htm">http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/design/e-newsletter/260/dpr.htm</A><A href="http://www.oclc.org/news/newsletter/260/dpr.htm"></A></P>
    <P>Brian Lavoie's white paper on the economic incentives to preserve digital materials:<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/digipres/incentives-dp.pdf"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/digipres/incentives-dp.pdf</FONT></A></P>

        Brian Lavoie
        +1-614-764-4399

        Bob Bolander
        bolander@oclc.org
        +1-614-761-5207

        Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research