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.

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17.04.2026

New best practice guidelines from the Metadata SIG

The European Print Initiatives Collaboration (EPICo) is pleased to announce that we have published guidelines for the use of retention statements in shared print programmes. […]

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17.04.2026

EPICo Spring Meeting in Hamburg

EPICo members hold regular online meetings and gather in person twice each year to strengthen collaboration, share updates and news from the Special Interest Groups […]

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