Digital Archiving Secures the Availability of Future Scholarly Research

Stuttgart – The long-term availability of electronic publications is a major concern for librarians and publishers. Thieme Publishing Group, one of the leading scientific, medical, and academic publishing companies, has announced an agreement with Portico, to ensure their publications are permanently preserved. All journals and backfiles available through Thieme eJournals (www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals) are being archived with the organization. By working in conjunction with this non-profit electronic archiving service, the publisher underscores its commitment to making certain that its scholarly work is both secure and accessible for future scholars, researchers, and students.

Eileen Fenton, Executive Director of Portico, commented, “We are very pleased that the online journals published by Thieme will be added to the Portico archive. As electronic journals have become a vital part of the scholarly record, the need for robust, multi-layered archival arrangements has become more urgent. We look forward to incorporating Thieme’s journal content into Portico’s active archive operations, and are delighted to serve as the secure repository of this portion of the scholarly record.”

Since its launch in 2005, Portico has archived more than 8 million articles for its customers. The system was built after obtaining extensive input from academic librarians and publishing companies. By working closely with them, the organization has developed a sustainable service that balances the needs of everyone in search of a stable, reliable and trusted third party archive.

"Long term archiving has become one of the most important tasks for the scientific community and publishers to ensure that information is preserved for future generations of researchers. We at Thieme, are pleased to be able to partner with Portico to assist in archiving and providing everlasting Thieme eJournal content in the future," says Thomas Connertz, Director Thieme eJournals.

Researchers, librarians, and publishers recognize the need for a digital archive to protect past, present, and future journals in order to avoid later problems. This new agreement demonstrates the unwavering commitment of the company to provide for the permanent availability of its scholarly research.

About Portico

The mission of Portico is to preserve scholarly literature published in electronic form and to ensure that these materials remain accessible to future generations of scholars, researchers and students (www.portico.org). Portico was initiated by JSTOR (www.jstor.org), a not-for-profit organization, whose activities include responsibility for digitizing, preserving, and providing access to an extensive archive of research literature. Initial support for Portico was provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (www.mellon.org), Ithaka (www.ithaka.org), the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov), and JSTOR.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group is a privately held scientific and medical publishing house employing more than 950 people and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Stuttgart and three other locations in Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in medical and scientific publishing. Today, Thieme is the market leading publisher of neurosurgical content and holds strong market positions in orthopedics, radiology, anatomy and chemistry, among other specialties. Thieme publishes 137 peer-reviewed journals and over 500 new books annually. The company also has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. Popular online products include Thieme eJournals and the Thieme ElectronicBook Library, which are accessible via www.thieme-connect.com, Thieme's platform for electronic products. New anatomy resources include the www.thiemeteachingassistant.com for faculty, and www.winkingskull.com for students. Please visit www.thieme.-connect.com for additional information.

Bettina Ziegler
Public Relations and Press Office
Thieme Publishing Group
Ruedigerstraße 14
70469 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel: +49-711-8931-280
Fax: +49-711-8931-167
bettina.ziegler@thieme.de

This release was published on openPR.