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Archiving Web-Published Materials
4. Discussion
4.1 Partnerships
In several cases librarians reported that budget constraints are forcing their libraries to cut
expenses and realign budgets. At the same time, libraries and archives are responding to an
urgent and growing need to collect and preserve web-published materials, an effort that stresses
their existing resources and an effort they acknowledge cannot be addressed without partnering
both with other departments within their organizations and with external organizations.
Regarding the cost for preservation of digital materials Rusbridge comments that "the
trouble is, it is a new cost, and we have not worked out how to factor it into our budgeting and
business models."28 This observation certainly applies to the costs for preservation of web-
published materials, which are themselves a subset of digital materials. Collaborative
partnerships could help address these costs. Findings from this needs assessment suggested
models for both external and internal partnership opportunities.
External Partnerships
There is an opportunity at the state level for collaboration among state agencies, the state
library, and university libraries. When university library collections include state government
publications, the preservation roles and responsibilities among government agencies and the
university library need to be determined. University librarians encounter confusion at some state
agencies in terms of identifying who is responsible for publication and preservation of web-
published materials. While state libraries are uniquely positioned to undertake preservation of
materials created by state agencies, they are often severely understaffed and unable to meet
preservation demands.Published 2008
K.R. Murray & I.K. Hsieh
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Murray, Kathleen R. & Hsieh, Inga K. Archiving Web-Published Materials: A Needs Assessment of Librarians, Researchers, and Content Providers, article, 2008; [New York, New York]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29322/m1/27/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .