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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 with emphasis on infectious diseases, poverty and health, HIV/AIDS, diarrhoeal diseases, and social and behavioral sciences.

Through this agreement with Portico, the current and back file issues of the ICDDR, B publication Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition (incorporating the Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research) will be preserved for future scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students.

ICDDR, B has also agreed to make an annual financial contribution to Portico and has designated the Portico archive as an official delivery platform for post-cancellation access claims.

With the inclusion of the ICDDR, B publication, over 6,000 titles have now been entrusted to the Portico archive. The complete list of journal titles is available at http://www.portico.org/about/committed_titles_alpha.html and a list of participating publishers is available at http://www.portico.org/about/part_publishers.html.

Please visit the Portico website to view a current list of participating libraries http://www.portico.org/about/participating_libraries.html.

Last updated on May 24, 2007