APS Updates all Scanned Archival PDFs in PROLA

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APS Updates all Scanned Archival PDFs in our Physical Review 
Online Archive

Ridge, NY, June 6, 2011 - The American Physical Society is 
pleased to announced a refresh of all PDFs contained in the 
scanned portion of our Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA). 
APS was one of the first publishers to put our entire backfile 
online, completing the scanning process in May 2001. In those 
early days, APS opted to put our content online quickly and in an 
inexpensive manner that would then allow us to take advantage of 
any future improvements in technology. We have now completed the 
next step by partnering with Aquaforest. Using their Autobahn DX 
conversion software, we have efficiently reprocessed our entire 
scanned archive of approximately 250,000 articles, further 
compressing them and adding searchable text. Researchers will 
find these enhanced PDFs faster to download and much more 
convenient to navigate and read. APS is committed to ensuring the 
long-term availability and usability of all of the information 
that we publish.

Contact: Mark Doyle
American Physical Society,
doyle@aps.org
631-591-4208