Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that American Chemical Society (ACS) has entered into an agreement with Portico to preserve its e-books. Through this agreement, ACS extends its relationship with Portico, which began in 2007 with the publisher's commitment to deposit its entire list of e-journals in the Portico archive.
According to Brandon Nordin, Publications Division vice president for Sales, Marketing and Digital Strategy, by the close of the year, ACS will have over one million original articles and book chapters in Portico's digital preservation system.
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organisation chartered by the US Congress. With more than 164,000 members, the Society is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals, books, and scientific conferences.
