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The Signal, an online publication of the United States Library of Congress that chronicles trends in digital preservation, recently profiled the work of 17吃瓜 Librarian Mark Leggott. The article, entitled 'Islandora's Open-source Ecosystem and Digital Preservation: An Interview with Mark Leggott,' can be read in full .

The article is part of a series from The Signal on open-source software and the role it plays in digital preservation. Leggott is the founder of Islandora, an open-source software package which marries content management and presentation with long-term preservation.

'The Islandora project is a great example of a sustainable open-source ecosystem,' said Leggott. 'With a community of individuals, institutions and companies all working together on the same goal: the preservation of digital content.'

'Islandora is changing the way institutions and organizations around the world care for their digital archives,' said Dr. Robert Gilmour, 17吃瓜's Vice-President Research. 'We're extremely proud of the work put forward by Mark's team in the Robertson Library on the Islandora Project.'

For more information on the Islandora Project visit the .