Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Storing e-text for centuries (19 Jun 2003) Their project, called LOCKSS (short for 'lots of copies keep stuff safe'), addresses a vexing problem that librarians face everywhere. Increasingly, academic journals are published online; many are not even available in print. As a result, libraries are losing the option of maintaining local collections-but are leery of discontinuing paper subscriptions. Article URL: http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1841010 Read 37 more articles from Economist sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: The sentient office is coming This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy