Elsevier Announces Agreement with Portico, Ensures continued access to eBooks on ScienceDirect
From the news release:
Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information, today announced an agreement with Portico, a not-for-profit digital preservation service, to aid ScienceDirect, Elsevier's online STM platform, in addressing the challenges of eBook preservation. This agreement will ensure that the collection of eBooks on ScienceDirect is protected for the future.
The burgeoning growth of digital content of all types has created questions and concerns about the lifespan of archived materials, and the realization that information that is available today, may at some point deteriorate or otherwise become inaccessible.
Portico specializes in digital preservation of electronic scholarly resources that allows archived files to remain usable and complete as technology and file formats evolve. The agreement will allow ScienceDirect to implement a safeguard plan that ensures technological preservation for its entire collection of eBooks on ScienceDirect, and is designed to meet the research demands of ScienceDirect's customers.
"This relationship represents yet another example of our commitment to preserve scholarly content," said Rafael Sidi, Director, ScienceDirect. "Users can feel secure knowing that eBooks on ScienceDirect will be available for perpetuity."
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