Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, and the B-on Consortium are pleased to announce an agreement to expand Portico's digital preservation services to research and academic libraries in Portugal. The B-on Consortium represents about 70 higher education institutions, research institutions, and other public bodies.
Launched in 2004, B-on provides online access to the main international sources of scientific content in Portugal. Its technical infrastructure, user support, and the relationship with the publishers and other content suppliers, including the digital preservation relationship with Portico, are ensured by FCCN.
Portico is a digital preservation service for e-journals, e-books, and other scholarly e-content. The Portico archive is certified as a 'trustworthy digital repository' by the Center for Research Libraries. More than 14,000 e-journals, over 150,000 e-books, and 48 d-collections have been entrusted to it.
