Gale indexes millions of pages of content with Google and library discovery services for easier access and improved researcher workflow - June 23, 2015
Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is supporting discovery by working with Google to index millions of documents in Google Scholar, and expanding the amount of content indexed by major library discovery services. In addition, Gale is promoting transparency in discovery through compliance with industry information… Read More
Portico tackles the ‘long tail,’ focuses on small publishers - June 23, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has grown to include more than 300 participating publishers—representing more than 2,000 societies and associations—and more than half are small publishers. The recent increase in signings of 'small' publishers that produce ten titles or fewer is a result of community feedback. … Read More
National Library of the Netherlands and Portico partnership at the forefront of digital preservation and international collaboration - May 29, 2015
The National Library of the Netherlands (KB) and Portico have announced a new partnership that will support the preservation of e-journals through the KB’s International e-Depot program and take advantage of Portico’s extensive preservation infrastructure and expertise. The KB’s International e-Depot program focuses on the… Read More
ProQuest partners with the National Library of Scotland to digitise unique government documents - May 15, 2015
ProQuest has partnered with the National Library of Scotland to create the very first digitised collection of 19th Century House of Lords Parliamentary Papers, providing online access to previously unseen and valuable historical documents. Launching in late 2015, this unique project will allow those who… Read More
Portico and Pacific University Libraries announce preservation deal - May 4, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Pacific University Libraries will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that these e-journals will be secure and available into the future. The e-journals, published under an open access model, will remain open access through Portico if… Read More
EDP Sciences in deal with Portico to preserve e-journals - April 13, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that EDP Sciences, a learned-society owned publisher, will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. EDP Sciences (Édition Diffusion Presse Sciences), a subsidiary of several… Read More
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases plan for public access to NOAA-funded research - April 13, 2015
In early April 2015, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 'NOAA Plan for Increasing Public Access to Research Results'. The plan details the extensive, long-term investments that NOAA has made in the preservation of and access to digital data and how the… Read More
Scientific Research Publishing chooses Portico for e-journal preservation - April 9, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) will preserve its e-journals with Portico, ensuring that their content will be secure and available into the future. SCIRP is based in the US and China. SCIRP is one of the largest Open Access journal… Read More
CSurgeries to preserve e-journal with Portico - April 2, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that CSurgeries will be preserving its e-journal with Portico, ensuring that it will be secure and available into the future. CSurgeries is based in Wexford, Pennsylvania. CSurgeries is an online surgical video journal dedicated to creating a centralized source… Read More
Peer J and PeerJ Preprints to be preserved with Portico - March 26, 2015
PeerJ and PeerJ Preprints will be preserved with Portico through its E-Journal Preservation Service, ensuring that this content will be secure and available into the future. PeerJ is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. It publishes research articles in the Biological and Medical Sciences, and… Read More
