From: Marita LaMonica <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:32:39 -0400

B-on Consortium in Portugal Initiates Portico Participation

Portico and the B-on Consortium are pleased to announce an agreement
to expand Portico’s digital preservation services to research and
academic libraries in Portugal. The B-on Consortium represents about
70 higher education institutions, research institutions, and other
public bodies.

“Over the past eight years, the B-on Consortium has delivered access
of digital scholarly content across the Portuguese academic and
scientific community, and our participation in Portico helps protect
our investment in published e-resources,” commented Pedro Veiga,
chairman of Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional (FCCN), the
entity responsible for B-on. “Portico is enabling B-on to accelerate
its transition to a reliance on e-resources by providing a reliable
and trustworthy digital preservation service.”

Launched in 2004, B-on provides online access to the main
international sources of scientific content in Portugal. Its technical
infrastructure, user support, and the relationship with the publishers
and other content suppliers, including the digital preservation
relationship with Portico, are ensured by FCCN.

“B-on’s commitment to digital preservation represents a great
development for higher education institutions in Portugal,” stated
Kate Wittenberg, managing director of Portico. ” We are thrilled to
now see libraries from 14 countries working together through Portico.”

For more information visit
http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/news-events