How Portico preserves the most at-risk content

Certain types of archival materials and scholarly publications are particularly vulnerable to being lost without a preservation plan in place. How can we ensure that this valuable content is secured for future generations of researchers?

In honor of Preservation Week 2024, Kate Wittenberg, Managing Director of Portico, shared updates on how we’re working with librarians, publishers, and the digital preservation community to develop new solutions to this challenge.

• Safeguarding cultural heritage: Portico’s preservation efforts
  Many librarians serve as stewards of history, ensuring their special collections remain accessible and usable in the future. This blog post explores the development of innovative strategies that improve the preservability of complex elements in special collections and publications.
• Preserving diverse histories: Portico’s commitment to securing underrepresented content
  Portico is dedicated to preserving diverse narratives and cultural expressions, helping to maintain a richer, more inclusive historical record. This blog post highlights a pilot project to safeguard underrepresented content in partnership with historical archives.

Portico is deeply engaged with the scholarly community, and we welcome continued input on our work. At next week’s Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) conference, we will join our librarian and publisher colleagues for the discussion, Improving the Preservability of Your Complex Digital Publications (session 3F, Thursday, May 30, 4-5 PM ET).

If you’re not attending the SSP conference, please contact our team anytime with your questions and input on our digital preservation work.