CRL certifies Portico as trustworthy digital repository

[Martha Brogan <marthabrogan@sbcglobal.net>]

The Center for Research Libraries, an international consortium of 
university, college and independent research libraries, has 
released the findings of its preservation audit, in consultation 
with its Certification Advisory Panel (CAP), certifying Portico, 
www.portico.org, as a trustworthy digital repository.  The 
concise report, available at CRL's website, 
http://www.crl.edu/archiving-preservation/digital-archives/certification-and-assessment-digital-repositories/portico, 
specifies criteria from TRAC (Trustworthy Repositories Audit & 
Certification: Criteria and Checklist) that warrant further 
vigilance and identifies some additional concerns of CRL member 
institutions.  Portico has agreed to address the issues 
identified by the panel and to make certain disclosures to CRL 
periodically, to ensurecontinued certification.  CRL's report 
marks the first public disclosure of a digital certification 
review conducted by an independent entity.

Martha Brogan,
Chair, CRL Certification Advisory Panel and
Director of Collection Development and Management
University of Pennsylvania
Van Pelt -Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
Tel: 215-746-3418
Fax: 215-898-0559