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November 21, 2008
Permanent Digital Archives for Scholarly Works
As long-term availability of electronic publications has been a major concern for librarians and publishers in our ever-changing information collection, Thieme Publishing Group announced on November 20th their new plans for developing permanent archive scholarly publications. Currently Thieme Publishing Group is one of the leading scientific, medical, and academic publishing companies. The company has worked out an agreement with Portico to ensure that all their publications will be permanently preserved.
All journals and backfiles that are currently available through Thieme eJournals are being archived with the organization. By working in conjunction with Portico, a non-profit electronic archiving service, Thieme emphasizes its commitment to making certain that its scholarly work is both secure and accessible for the future of all libraries, and therefore all scholars, researchers, and students. Both Thieme and Portico hope to ensure all researchers, librarians, and publishers that they recognize the need for a digital archive to protect past, present, and future journals in order to avoid later problems, and they are confident that they have found a permanent solution.
Jamie Stoermer
Posted by colldev at November 21, 2008 04:14 PM