About EPICo

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.

News & Stories

News-Archive

04.07.2025

EPICo Collaborative Visit to Mo i Rana Branch of the National Library of Norway

EPICo is mainly founded upon the information exchange between its members, using this as an opportunity to strengthen and develop practice across Europe. From June […]

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15.04.2025

Review of the 2nd EPICo Conference in Barcelona, September 2024

EPICo co-founder and continuing member Wolfgang Mayer recently published an article reviewing the 2nd EPICo conference in Barcelona in September (published under a CCBY licence). […]

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Vision and Mission

The vision of EPICo is to support the safeguarding of printed research collections across Europe and ensuring they are preserved in a reliable and sustainable way, supporting researchers both now and in the future.

The mission of EPICo is to facilitate shared print library collaborations across Europe by providing a forum for European research libraries (both national and academic) to share their collective expertise on storage, preservation, descriptive metadata and sustainability.

Current Members

Andy Appleyard (GB), Santi Balagué i Linares (ES), Chris Banks (GB), Frédéric Brodkom (BE), Jonny Edvardsen (NO), Olaf Eigenbrodt (DE), Claudius Herkt-Januschek (DE), Brigitte Kromp (AT), Wolfgang Mayer (AT), Ulrich Niederer (CH), Guillaume Niziers (FR), Ophélie Ramonaxto (FR), Helen Sakrihei (NO), Dorothea Sommer (DE), Theo Stubbs (GB), Daniel Tschirren (CH), Pentti Vattulainen (FI), Johanna Vesterinen (FI), Bert Zeeman (NL), Robert Zepf (DE)

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