Past News: 2007

08.10.07
Events & Presentations

Portico Hosts 2nd Annual Participants’ Meeting

On June 23, 2007 at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C., Portico hosts its 2nd Annual Participants’ Meeting. The meeting featured presentations by Anne Kenney, Interim University Librarian, Cornell University Library and Richard Fyffe, Librarian of the College, Grinell College. Ms. Kenney reviewed the findings and recommendations of the 2006 report from the Council … Read More


08.06.07
Research & Surveys

Portico conducts E-Book Preservation Study

The purpose of this study is to learn what may be required to develop a robust solution for the long-term preservation of e-books. The study will include an assessment of current e-book preservation needs in the library and scholarly publishing communities, the technological preservation requirements of the genre, and possible economic models able to support … Read More


07.25.07
Events & Presentations

Librarians Talk about Archiving, Preservation and Portico (PDF)

Dear Colleagues –
As the higher education community continues its transition to ever greater reliance upon electronic resources, we – publishers, libraries and archives – are faced with an array of challenges surrounding the long-term preservation of these important scholarly resources.
Notable progress has been made, but the majority of libraries and a tremendous number of … Read More


06.19.07
Service & Fee Updates

Portico Unveils Holdings Comparison Service

Portico, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to preserve scholarly literature published in electronic form and to ensure that these materials remain accessible to future generations, announced today the availability of a Holdings Comparison Service to complement its rapidly growing archive of born-digital scholarship. The new service is designed to assist librarians in making decisions … Read More


06.12.07
Events & Presentations

Portico Participants’ Meeting at ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC

Saturday, June 23, 2007
8:30 – 10:00 AM EST
Continental Breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m.
Formal Program from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel
1000 H Street NW, Washington D.C.
Portico is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to our second Portico Participants’ Meeting to be held during this year’s ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. The meeting … Read More


06.05.07
Newly Signed Publishers

SPIE to archive Digital Library with Portico

Portico is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) to preserve its entire online journal and proceedings collection. Founded in 1955, SPIE is an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. With a membership of more than 17,000, SPIE organizes … Read More


05.29.07
Newly Signed Publishers

Portico signs archiving agreement with the American Society of Civil Engineers

Portico is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to preserve the society’s entire journal collection. Founded in 1852, ASCE is America’s oldest national engineering society and represents more than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide. ASCE advances professional knowledge and improves the practice of civil engineering through … Read More


05.22.07
Newly Signed Publishers

American Accounting Association to preserve journals with Portico

Portico is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with the American Accounting Association (AAA) to preserve its entire journal collection. Founded in 1916 as the American Association of University Instructors in Accounting, the AAA promotes excellence in accounting education, research and practice. A global organization, the AAA is composed primarily of accounting academicians … Read More


05.15.07
Newly Signed Publishers

ICDDR, B signs archiving agreement with Portico to preserve Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition

Portico is pleased to announce an agreement with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B). ICDDR, B is an independent, international, non-profit organization for research, education, training, clinical services, and information dissemination. Located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, the research activities of ICDDR, B encompass a wide range of protocols … Read More


05.01.07
Newly Signed Publishers

Portico to preserve journal collection from CSIRO Publishing

Portico is pleased to announce that it will be archiving the journal collection from CSIRO Publishing. CSIRO Publishing is a not-for-profit business unit of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. It operates as an independent science and technology publisher. Its journal publishing program covers a wide range of scientific disciplines, including agriculture, the plant … Read More