Ithaka S+R "'Case Studies in Sustainability" Updates Released

[Marita LaMonica <Marita.LaMonica@ithaka.org>]

Ithaka S+R, with funding from the JISC-led Strategic Content 
Alliance, revisited twelve digital projects first profiled in 
2009 to understand the impact of the economic downturn on each 
project's sustainability model. Ithaka S+R will be releasing a 
final report, a toolkit, and offering a series of free webinars 
in October 2011.

To download the individual case studies and to receive alerts on 
the October release, visit: 
http://www.ithaka.org/ithaka-s-r/research/case-studies-in-sustainability-2011

The cases covered include scholar-led initiatives, library and 
museum projects, and publishing projects with a diverse range of 
revenue models (e.g., subscription-based projects, 
endowment-funded resources, and open access digital libraries):

-Department of Digital Humanities (formerly Centre for Computing 
in the Humanities), King's College London (UK)

-DigiZeitschriften, Gottingen State and University Library 
(Germany)

-eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University (USA)

-Electronic Enlightenment, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford 
(UK)

-Hindawi Publishing Corporation (Egypt)

-Inamediapro and ina.fr, L'Institut national de l'audiovisuel 
(France)

-Licensed Internet Associates Programme, The National Archives 
(UK)

-The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways, National 
Science Digital Library, The Ohio State University (USA)

-Southampton Library Digitisation Unit (formerly BOPCRIS), 
Hartley Library, University of Southampton (UK)

-Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University (USA)

-Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, University of California, Irvine 
(USA)

-V&A Images, Victoria and Albert Museum (UK)

For the full announcement, visit:

http://www.ithaka.org/about-ithaka/announcements/ithaka-s-r-case-studies-in-sustainability-updates-released/

About Ithaka S+R

Ithaka S+R (http://www.ithaka.org/ithaka-s-r) is a strategic 
consulting and research service that focuses on the 
transformation of scholarship and teaching in an online 
environment, with the goal of identifying the critical issues 
facing our community and acting as a catalyst for change. 
Ithaka S+R is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that 
helps the academic community use digital technologies to preserve 
the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in 
sustainable ways. JSTOR, a research and learning platform, and 
Portico, a digital preservation service, are also part of ITHAKA.

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Marita La Monica
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
ITHAKA
Tel: 212-358-6400