Launch of UK Research Reserve

20 February 2009

The second phase of the programme to safeguard access to the UK's research journals has been launched.

The launch follows HEFCE's announcement in July of nearly £10 million to support the five-year programme following the successful completion of a pilot phase.

UKRR is a collection strategy for low-use print journals, collaboratively stored and managed across higher education institutions and the British Library. In the long term, the programme will release up to 100 kilometres of shelf space, saving the sector up to £29 million in capital funds.