Portico Archive Reaches Milestone in Digital Preservation

[Sarah Glasser <Sarah.Glasser@ithaka.org>]

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Portico Archive Reaches Milestone in Digital Preservation

Portico (www.portico.org/digital-preservation/) is pleased to 
announce that 110 publishers, representing more than 2,000 
professional and scholarly societies, are now participating in 
the Portico archive. Furthermore, nearly 15 million articles are 
now safely preserved in the Portico archive. "These are 
significant milestones for Portico and this substantial growth in 
a short period of time underscores the importance of digital 
preservation, and the commitment of the hundreds of Portico's 
participating libraries and publishers to ensuring long-term 
access to scholarly content," said Eileen Fenton, Portico's 
Managing Director.

The 110 publishers who have entrusted their content to the 
Portico archive and signed formal agreements with Portico 
represent e-books, e-journals, and d-collections. Additionally, 
all publishers participating in JSTOR's Current Scholarship 
Program 
(http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/programs/currentScholarship.jsp) 
will now have their current content preserved in Portico.

Since 2005, the number of titles and types of content preserved 
in Portico has grown significantly. To date, over 11,000 
e-journals and 33,000 e-books have been entrusted to the Portico 
archive.  For a complete list of Portico-related facts and 
figures, please visit Portico's Archive Facts & Figures 
(http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/the-archive-content-access/ 
archive-facts-figures). The complete list of titles and 
participating publishers is available at 
www.portico.org/digital-preservation/who-participates-in-portico/

To learn more about Portico, the considerable growth of the 
archive, and Portico's services for libraries and publishers, 
please visit us at Booth #3393 at the American Library 
Association (ALA) Annual Meeting, or attend the JSTOR|Portico 
Participants' Meeting. More information is available at 
www.portico.org/digital-preservation/news-events/events/american-library 
-association-ala-annual/

Sarah Glasser
Associate Director, Marketing & Communications
ITHAKA

ITHAKA (www.ithaka.org <http://www.ithaka.org/> ) is a 
not-for-profit organization that helps the academic community use 
digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to 
advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. We provide 
innovative services that benefit higher education, including 
Ithaka S+R, JSTOR, and Portico.