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...helping to bring digital preservation to LIFE

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Welcome to the LIFE Website

   LIFE (Life Cycle Information for E-Literature) is a collaboration
   between University College London (UCL) and the British Library.

   The LIFE Project has developed a methodology to model the digital
   lifecycle and calculate the costs of preserving digital information for
   the next 5, 10 or 20 years. For the first time, organisations can apply
   this process and plan effectively for the preservation of their digital
   collections.

   The third phase of LIFE commenced in August 2009, and will run for one
   year with funding from JISC and RIN. By producing a predictive costing
   tool, LIFE^3 will significantly improve the ability of organisations to
   plan and manage the preservation of digital content. The project will
   expand its existing Generic Preservation Model to create a
   comprehensive suite of models covering all life cycle stages, providing
   greater accuracy and assurance in estimation. The predictive costing
   tool will be made available towards the end of 2010, as both a web
   application and an Excel-based model. The project team would be
   delighted to hear from organisations interested in assisting with
   trials of the tool.
     * Link: UCL Library Services
     * Link: British Library
     * Link: Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute
     * Link: JISC
     * Link: RIN
     * Link: LIBER
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   for enquiries contact life@bl.uk
   LIFE (Life Cycle Information for E-Literature) is a funded by the Joint
   Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Research Information Network
   (RIN) and is a collaboration between University College London (UCL)
   and the British Library
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