New archiving deals guarantees enduring accessibility to University of Chicago Press Journals

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For Immediate Release: April 12, 2006
Contact: Suzanne Wu / 773-834-0386 / swupress.uchicago.edu

New archiving deals guarantees enduring accessibility to 
University of Chicago Press Journals

The journals division of the University of Chicago Press has

signed a key archiving agreement with Portico, an electronic

archiving service launched last year with funding from
JSTOR, The 
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ithaka, and The Library of
Congress. 
The agreement secures long-term preservation and ongoing
access 
to the University of Chicago Press Journals electronic
content.

The University of Chicago Press has long been a leader in
the 
area of permanent e-journal preservation and an advocate of 
publisher responsibility for digital archiving. By signing
this 
new agreement with Portico, the University of Chicago Press 
further safeguards the research from its award-winning
journals, 
ensuring reliable access for generations to come.

"The agreement with Portico bolsters our commitment to
our 
readers and publishing partners that the highest-quality
research 
be made available to the widest possible audience -
including 
future scholars, researchers, and students," said Kate
Duff, 
Licensing & Permissions Manager of University of Chicago
Press 
Journals. "It is just one of several provisions we are
taking to 
ensure our electronic content is both preserved and usable
in the 
face of constantly evolving technology."

University of Chicago Press's collaboration with Portico 
coincides with a recent matching grant from the Library of 
Congress made to Portico. The three million dollar award
from the 
Library of Congress' National Digital Information
Infrastructure 
and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) will assist Portico in
their 
economic model and technical infrastructure building
efforts. The 
grant from the NDIIPP is part of Library of Congress'
efforts to 
achieve permanent archives of digital materials.

The University of Chicago Press was established in 1891,
making 
it one of the oldest continuously operating university
presses in 
the United States. The Journals Division currently publishes

forty-three leading journals and five annuals in the fields
of 
social sciences, humanities, biological and medical
sciences, and 
the physical sciences.

--
Suzanne Wu
Public Relations Coordinator
Journals Division
The University of Chicago Press
swupress.uchicago.edu
www.journals.uchicago.edu