Wednesday, 31 January 2024: 11:15 AM
313 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
With the advent of large digital repositories such as the HathiTrust and the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) many librarians are evaluating the necessity of retaining local copies of works available digitally and/or in shared repositories. This talk will provide an overview of several digital repositories and archives, and discuss the challenges, pros and cons of making retention decisions in light of these resources.

