RE: EPA Set to Close Library Network and Electronic Catalog

[<matt@biomedcentral.com>]

By that logic, should publishers not also boycott the Library of 
Congress - another 'potentially unstable' federal institution?

The fact is, no organization (federal, corporate, or 
not-for-profit) can offer a perfect guarantee of preservation. 
That is all the more reason why a belt-and-braces approach is a 
good idea, and why accusations that PubMed Central constitutes 
'wasteful duplication' are misplaced. PubMed Central has an 
important role to play in digital preservation, but it is 
certainly not an obstacle to other preservation initiatives - in 
fact it facilitates them.

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Matthew Cockerill, Ph.D.
Publisher
BioMed Central ( http://www.biomedcentral.com/ )
London UK
Email: matt@biomedcentral.com