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i. EPICo (European Print Initiatives Collaboration) is an informal network with the aim of keeping important printed library materials available in a time of pressure on library spaces and increasing use of electronic material. In Europe there are several national or regional initiatives to preserve and archive print research material for the user of today and the user of the future. These initiatives include repository libraries for the storage of print material, and collaborative journal preservation programmes. As a collaborative network, the most important attributes of EPICo are the people and schemes represented, actually our team is composed of 17 participants from several European countries (universities, consortia of universities and national libraries).

Since its launch in 1999 by Pentti Vattulainen of the Finnish National Repository Library the Kuopio Conference has gained an ever-growing audience of international experts within a well-established network through IFLA, LIBER and other initiatives. At its 6th meeting in 2018 in Basel, Switzerland, the conference came under the umbrella of EPICo, the European Print Initiatives Collaboration and a series of biannual events was planned across Europe, starting with the 7th Kuopio conference in Vienna, 07th - 09th September 2022. The conference will be organized and hosted by University of Vienna. Under the main title “Review and Renew: Changing Strategies in Collection Management” library professionals, scientists and representatives of major Publishers will present their approaches to challenges like preservation policies, evaluation of archiving projects, economic models, metadata and other related topics.

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EPICo European Print Initiatives Collaboration and the 7th Kuopio Conference

i. EPICo (European Print Initiatives Collaboration) is an informal network with the aim of keeping important printed library materials available in a time of pressure on library spaces and increasing use of electronic material. In Europe there are several national or regional initiatives to preserve and archive print research material for the user of today and the user of the future. These initiatives include repository libraries for the storage of print material, and collaborative journal preservation programmes. As a collaborative network, the most important attributes of EPICo are the people and schemes represented, actually our team is composed of 17 participants from several European countries (universities, consortia of universities and national libraries).

Since its launch in 1999 by Pentti Vattulainen of the Finnish National Repository Library the Kuopio Conference has gained an ever-growing audience of international experts within a well-established network through IFLA, LIBER and other initiatives. At its 6th meeting in 2018 in Basel, Switzerland, the conference came under the umbrella of EPICo, the European Print Initiatives Collaboration and a series of biannual events was planned across Europe, starting with the 7th Kuopio conference in Vienna, 07th - 09th September 2022. The conference will be organized and hosted by University of Vienna. Under the main title “Review and Renew: Changing Strategies in Collection Management” library professionals, scientists and representatives of major Publishers will present their approaches to challenges like preservation policies, evaluation of archiving projects, economic models, metadata and other related topics.