Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to preserve its online collection of 23 titles. With this inclusion, over 7,900 e-journals and 4,400 e-books have now been entrusted to the Portico archive.
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe.
Through this agreement with Portico, ASME seeks to ensure that the online version of these journals will be preserved and available for future scholars, researchers and students. ASME has also named Portico as a mechanism to fill post-cancellation access claims and has also agreed to make an annual financial contribution to Portico.
