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        OCLC Researcher Brian Lavoie publishes analysis of the incentives for digital preservation
        Appropriate incentives are fundamental to the development of economically sustainable digital preservation activities.
        lavoie @oclc.org

        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2003-04-04.htm
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        April 4, 2003
        <a href="../projects/digipres/incentives-dp.pdf">This white paper</a> (PDF:747K/51pp.) identifies the key decision-making roles in the digital preservation process, characterizes a core set of organizational models under which decision-makers might undertake digital preservation, and examines the implications of these models for the incentives to preserve digital materials.

        <p><a href="../projects/digipres/incentives-dp.pdf">http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/digipres/incentives-dp.pdf</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