Portico and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek

["Eileen Fenton" <Eileen.Fenton@portico.org>]

Of possible interest to readers of this list and with apologies 
for cross-posting...

Portico announces agreement with the National Library of the 
Netherlands

Portico and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the National Library of 
the Netherlands (the KB), are pleased to announce they have 
reached an agreement for an off-line copy of the Portico archive, 
which exceeds 6 million articles and 60 million files, to be held 
for safekeeping by the KB. Through its e-Depot program the KB has 
demonstrated its role in the vanguard of digital preservation. 
Placing a Portico-owned copy of the archive, in a secure access- 
and climate-controlled facility operated by the KB is one 
component of the replication strategy Portico is implementing to 
ensure the safety and security of the archive upon which a 
growing, international community relies.  This arrangement also 
illustrates one way in which organizations internationally 
recognized for their digital preservation obligations and 
expertise can cooperate to form a strong, supportive network to 
safely preserve digital materials.

"I am very pleased that Portico will work with the KB, an 
internationally recognized leader in digital preservation, to 
strengthen the network of archives meeting the digital 
preservation challenge" said Eileen Fenton, Executive Director of 
Portico. Noting the KB has worked vigorously to advance the 
digital preservation agenda, Dr. W. van Drimmelen, Director 
General of the KB, said, "Preserving electronic scholarly 
publications is a key priority for the KB, and formalizing this 
arrangement with Portico is a natural extension of the KB's 
active archival role."

Additional information about Portico is available at 
<www.portico.org <http://www.portico.org/>

Additional information about the KB's digital preservation program,
including the e-Depot, is available at
<http://www.kb.nl/dnp/e-depot/e-depot-en.html> .


Eileen G. Fenton
Executive Director, Portico
eileen.fenton@portico.org