From: Marita LaMonica <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:48:13 -0400 UK Academic Libraries Expand Participation in Portico Portico is pleased to announce the expansion of its digital preservation services to twenty more academic libraries in the United Kingdom, bringing the total number of UK participating institutions to fifty-seven. Among the additional JISC libraries that initiated participation this year are University of Leeds, University of Cambridge, and University of Manchester. The complete list of Portico participating libraries in the UK is available at http://bit.ly/QADW6W "Concerns about continuing access are a barrier to e-only, thus JISC Collections is pleased to have collaborated with Portico to enable more institutions to participate," commented Lorraine Estelle, Chief Executive Officer of JISC Collections. Steve Sharp, Resource Acquisition Team Leader at University of Leeds, added, "As we all expand our digital collections, it is reassuring to know we have secure back-up for our content. The University of Leeds is delighted to be participating in the JISC Collections agreement with Portico." JISC has been providing consultation and guiding adoption of digital preservation solutions by its members. Over the past 18 months, JISC and Portico have collaborated on a series of webinars and workshops about digital preservation for the UK library community. Similarly, JISC Collections was active in negotiating and installing a master agreement between Portico and JISC member libraries. "Digital preservation has become an important issue in the United Kingdom and the global community," commented Kate Wittenberg, Portico Managing Director. "We are thrilled to have the support of both the JISC and these fifty-seven member libraries." About Portico Portico (www.portico.org) is a digital preservation service for e-journals, e-books, and other scholarly e-content. The Portico archive is certified as a "trustworthy digital repository" by the Center for Research Libraries; more than 13,000 e-journals, more than 120,000 e-books, and 48 d-collections have been entrusted to it. For a complete list of Portico-related facts and figures, please visit Portico Archive Facts & Figures. _____________ Marita La Monica Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications ITHAKA [log in to unmask]