We are considering dumping our print copies of the IEEE and IEE journals covered electronically by IEEExplore but the library administration is nervous about this step.  I have contacted IEEE to see if they are keeping a print backup in case of a catastrophic loss of their database and am awaiting a response from them.  They have nothing on their website that addresses this issue.  I would like to know what other libraries are doing and if anyone knows of a print archive being kept anywhere of these journals.

Sincerely

John O. Christensen
Physical Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science,
and Popular Reading Librarian
2323 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah   84602
phone: 801-422-2928; fax: 801-422-0466
email: john_christensen@byu.edu