Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that it is now archiving its 36 databases and 55 eBookPLUS at the CLOCKSS Archive.
CLOCKSS is a US-based non-profit whose mission is to provide for the long-term digital archiving of academic publications. Partnership with CLOCKSS ensures that in the event of server failure and data loss, De Gruyter's content will remain globally available to the scientific community. The permanent backup of digital archives is stated to be particularly useful for libraries seeking to preserve their electronic collections.
De Gruyter can look back on a history spanning over 260 years. The group releases over 1,250 new titles each year in the fields of medicine, the humanities, natural sciences, and law, in addition to more than 650 journals and digital media publications. The De Gruyter Group includes the publishing houses Versita, Birkhäuser, Oldenbourg Wissenschaft and Akademie.
