| dc.description.abstract | Largest
publishers
and
biggest
libraries
around
the
world
have
treated
the
long-‐term
preservation
of
scientific
e-‐journals
with
high
standard
practices.
There
are
international
initiatives
that
provide
both
libraries
and
publishers
a
digital
redundancy
of
digital
works,
and
availability
of
the
content
if
a
trigger
event
happened,
so
they
are
considered
good
practices
to
assure
long-‐term
access
for
users.
Some
national
libraries
have
also
a
key
role
in
the
preservation
of
scientific
e-‐journals.
However,
these
best
practices
are
not
a
reality
for
small
publishers
or
independent
journals
in
Latin
America.
The
aim
of
the
study
is
to
have
a
better
understanding
about
the
digital
preservation
of
scientific
e-‐journals
in
Colombia.
The
work
was
done
under
the
case
study
research
method.
Ten
interviews
were
applied
to
high-‐level
people
from
several
organizations
involved
in
the
process
of
digital
preservation
of
scientific
e-‐journals.
The
analysis
was
a
combination
of
deductive
and
inductive
methods,
from
a
qualitative
approach,
using
the
grounded
theory
and
constant
comparative
analysis
technique.
The
results
are
that
digital
preservation
of
scientific
e-‐journals
is
a
multilevel
practice,
its
main
objective
is
to
reduce
the
risk
of
losing
digital
content
and
the
aim
is
to
provide
long
term
access
to
the
users.
Digital
preservation
is
influenced
by
the
cultural
and
organizational
change,
because
people
involved
in
the
process
are
still
living
a
transition
from
printed
to
digital-‐born
issues.
Digital
preservation
is
part
of
a
long-‐term
planning
at
several
levels;
it
requires
a
synergy
between
the
actors
involved,
including
policies
at
journal,
publishers,
research
and
national
level.
All
of
these
policies
required
meeting
standards
and
copyright
requirements
to
became
the
preservation
feasible.
The
policies
should
include
not
only
roles
and
responsibilities
but
also
the
strategies
and
infrastructure
required.
As
conclusion,
Latin
America
countries
have
the
responsibility
and
the
opportunity
to
provide
long-‐term
solutions
to
scientific
e-‐journals,
but
they
need
to
undertake
actions
at
journal,
publisher,
research
and
national
level. | en_US |
