SPIE Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 19, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics to preserve the content of the SPIE Digital Library, the world’s largest collection of optics and photonics literature, in its dark archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, SPIE has committed to the preservation of Proceedings of SPIE, SPIE Journals, and SPIE ebooks. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone should a "trigger event" occur that results in SPIE no longer providing access to the content and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful at any time in the future.

SPIE Director of Publications Eric Pepper noted, “SPIE believes that the community of researchers, educators, and students who are involved in the multidisciplinary fields of optics and photonics must have access to the literature of these fields in perpetuity. In fact, we are digitizing our earliest publications at this time in order to expand such access. Participation in CLOCKSS is part of our program to ensure this access into the future.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer added, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes SPIE’s publications covering light-based technologies into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, SPIE has ensured that access to their publications, which promote knowledge transfer, education, and awareness of technology in optics and photonics, will continue for all. We are grateful, as SPIE joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its journals, proceedings, and ebooks in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About SPIE: SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. Serving approximately 180,000 constituents from more than 170 countries, the Society advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. The SPIE Digital Library includes over 325,000 items from Proceedings of SPIE, SPIE Journals, and SPIE eBooks. http://spie.org

IGI Global Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 19, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with IGI Global to preserve their ejournals and ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, IGI Global has committed to the preservation of their ejournals and ebooks. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Saeed Otufat-Shamsi, IGI Global's Senior Director of Business Development, commented, "IGI Global supports the library's role as the custodians of archived content, ensuring that electronic content is protected for future generations of researchers. We are pleased to partner with CLOCKSS to provide a permanent archive of our electronic scholarly journals and books through one of the most advanced digital preservation initiatives. The solution of a decentralized, geographically disparate preservation model ensures that the digital assets of the community will survive intact."

CLOCKSS Executive Director, Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes IGI Global’s ejournals and ebooks, with their coverage of the IT and computer science fields, into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, IGI Global has ensured that IGI’s premier and peer-reviewed content in education, social science, library science, healthcare, business management, public administration, and computer science will be available for a worldwide audience now and in the future. We are grateful, as IGI Global joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournals and ebooks in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About IGI Global: Since 1988, IGI Global has provided comprehensive research materials on computer science and information technology management, focusing on the ways in which information technology affects human activities and interactions across disciplines. With offices in Hershey, PA, New York City, and Vancouver, BC, IGI Global is a leading multimedia publisher of books, journals, teaching cases, and databases covering the areas of education, social science, library science, healthcare, business management, public administration, and computer science. http://www.igi-global.com/

Multi-Science Publishing Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 19, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Multi-Science Publishing to preserve their ejournals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Multi-Science Publishing has committed to the preservation of their ejournals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Commented Multi-Science Director Bill Hughes, “The coming of the digital age has provided huge benefits for all engaged in scholarly communication, whether as researchers, librarians or publishers. However, the spectre exists, for future generations, of a landscape of broken links and unretrievable research. CLOCKSS activities make that possibility less likely, so we are pleased to be working with them to ensure that our modest contribution to learning is preserved for the benefit of future generations.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Multi-Science Publishing’s ejournals, covering new disciplines in science and technology, into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Multi-Science has ensured that their unique publications and flow of information will continue to be widespread in the future. We are grateful, as Multi-Science Publishing joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Multi-Science Publishing: Established for over 50 years, Multi-Science specializes in publishing journals that fill gaps in the scientific literature and are responses to technological developments that call new disciplines into existence. All Multi-Sciences primary journals are fully refereed. As well as journals, Multi-Science publishes books in the same subject areas as its journals. http://www.multi-science.co.uk

The National Academies Press Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 19, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with The National Academies Press (NAP) to preserve their ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, The National Academies Press has committed to the preservation of their ebooks. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Barbara Kline Pope, Executive Director of the National Academies Press, remarked, “We trust CLOCKSS to take care of archiving the nearly 4,000 books that document decades of authoritative information and knowledge of the National Academy of Sciences and its affiliated organizations. In addition, we know that these important works will be accessible if, for some reason, we are no longer able to make them freely available.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes The National Academies Press’s ebooks, covering an amazing range of topics, into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, National Academies Press has ensured that their definitive information on everything from space science to animal nutrition will continue to be available, now and in the future. We are grateful, as The National Academies Press joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ebooks in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About National Academies Press: The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing the most authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy. The institutions represented by the NAP are unique in that they attract the nation’s leading experts in every field to serve on their award-winning panels and committees. http://www.nap.edu/

Palgrave Macmillan Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 12, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Palgrave Macmillan to preserve their ejournals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Palgrave Macmillan has committed to the preservation of their ejournals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

David Bull, Publishing Director, Journals & Reference said “Today our journals business is primarily digital. We publish important and ground-breaking research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Business. It is important for our customers and users that we have robust digital preservation strategies. We already partner with Portico, and are now delighted to offer further security through this partnership with CLOCKSS. We expect to add further titles shortly to the initial list preserved by CLOCKSS.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Palgrave Macmillan’s ejournals into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Palgrave Macmillan has ensured that the scholarship in their publications will be available for a worldwide audience now and in the future. We are grateful, as Palgrave Macmillan joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Palgrave Macmillan

Palgrave Macmillan is a global publisher, serving learning and scholarship in higher education and the professional world. We have an established and distinguished track record in international academic publishing with considerable strengths in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Business. Our academic publishing programme includes textbooks, journals, monographs, professional and reference works in print and online. Palgrave Macmillan represents an unbroken tradition of 150 years of independent publishing, continually reinventing itself for the future. For more information, please visit www.palgrave.com.

  For further information please contact:
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  c.beattie@palgrave.com
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Ubiquity Press Ltd. Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 12, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Ubiquity Press Ltd. to preserve their ejournals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Ubiquity Press has committed to the preservation of their ejournals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Brian Hole, Publisher at Ubiquity Press, notes, “As a researcher-led publisher, Ubiquity Press is delighted to be partnering with CLOCKSS. Our shared commitment to serving the needs of the research community makes this a natural partnership that will ensure our content remains freely available long into the future.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Ubiquity Press’s ejournals, which cover a wide range of academic topics, into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Ubiquity Press has ensured that their publications will continue to remain widely available to the academic community in the future. We are grateful, as Ubiquity Press joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Ubiquity Press Ltd.: Ubiquity Press is an open-access publisher of peer-reviewed, academic journals. Founded by researchers for researchers, we are committed to making scholarly research more widely available on the web. Our services are developed in close collaboration with the academic community and help researchers around the world to find and access the information they need, without barriers. http://www.ubiquitypress.com

Libertas Academica Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 12, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Libertas Academica to preserve their ejournals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Libertas Academica has committed to the preservation of their ejournals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Tom Hill, CEO of Libertas Academica, comments, “Libertas is very pleased to extend our current archiving activities to include CLOCKSS. We regard archiving as one of the foremost responsibilities of all legitimate open access publishers. Our decision to work with the highly-regarded CLOCKSS reflects our commitment to the very best level of service to authors and readers. One of CLOCKSS’ most notable strengths is its commitment to make archived content publically available in certain circumstances, and although after seven years of successful continuous operation the likelihood of such a “trigger event” is extremely remote, we consider that this development is an essential element of our responsibility for our authors’ papers. Libertas looks forward to working with the professional staff of CLOCKSS in the future.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Libertas Academica’s STM ejournals into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Libertas Academica has ensured that the ideas in their publications will continue to be available to as wide an audience as possible, now and in the future. We are grateful, as Libertas Academica joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Libertas Academica: Libertas is a publisher of scientific, technical and medical open-access journals founded in 2005. Literally translated, Libertas Academica means “freedom to scholars” or “freedom to research”. http://www.la-press.com/

Indiana University Mathematics Journal Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

January 12, 2012

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the Indiana University Mathematics Journal to preserve their ejournal in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Indiana University Mathematics Journal has committed to the preservation of their ejournal. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Sara Walbridge of the Indiana University Mathematics Journal states "Our association with CLOCKSS extends our commitment to ensuring that the content we publish will always be available to the mathematics community. We feel that it is a benefit that, should a catastrophic event prevent us from publishing the Journal, our literature will still be available to the community at no additional cost."

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes the Indiana University Mathematics Journal into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Indiana University Mathematics Journal has ensured that the research in their publication will remain available to all researchers now and in the future. We are grateful, as the Indiana University Mathematics Journal joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its ejournal in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About the Indiana University Mathematics Journal: Launched in 1952, the Indiana University Mathematics Journal is published and edited by the faculty of the Mathematics Department at Indiana University. The journal aims to publish significant research articles in both pure and applied mathematics. http://www.iumj.indiana.edu

SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

December 20, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with SIAM to preserve their eJournals and eBooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world.

In addition, SIAM has been elected to a seat on the Board of Directors of the CLOCKSS Archive. David K. Marshall will serve as the representative from SIAM starting in January 2012.

By archiving with CLOCKSS, SIAM has committed to the preservation of their eJournals and eBooks. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“We are delighted to join CLOCKSS,” states SIAM’s Publisher, David K. Marshall. “Librarians want a guarantee that subscribed or purchased content will be available in perpetuity. In addition, SIAM wants its authors to know that their articles and e-books will be digitally preserved. Partnering with CLOCKSS ensures that both of these goals will be met – now and forever.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "CLOCKSS welcomes SIAM’s eJournals and eBooks into the community's archive. Their content is compelling as they advance the application of mathematics and computational science to engineering, industry, science, and society. SIAM Is one of the leading society-based publishing programs, and their viewpoint will be beneficial to us. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful as SIAM joins the CLOCKSS Archive for its generous willingness to preserve its eJournals and eBooks in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About SIAM: SIAM exists to ensure the strongest interactions between mathematics and other scientific and technological communities through membership activities, publication of journals and books, and conferences. http://www.siam.org

UKSG Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

December 20, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with UKSG, the nonprofit organization that connects the information community, to preserve its eJournal and eBook in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, UKSG has committed to the preservation of Serials, its forthcoming successor, Insights, and The E-Resources Management Handbook. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures UKSG authors’ works will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

”Our handbook and journal provide practical support, strategic insight and valuable cross-community discussion,” comments Hazel Woodward, Chair of UKSG’s Publications Subcommittee. “They have foreseen, debated and documented the immense changes in the knowledge community over 25 years. It’s important that this ongoing dialogue is preserved, to inform future developments; CLOCKSS provides us with a simple, cost-effective and community-oriented way to guarantee that long-term record.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes UKSG’s e-journals and e-books into the community's archive. UKSG encourages the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication. By archiving with CLOCKSS, they have ensured that the ideas in their publications will be available now and in the future. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as UKSG joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals and e-books in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About UKSG: UKSG exists to connect the information community and encourage the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication. It is the only organization spanning the wide range of interests and activities across the scholarly information community of librarians, publishers, intermediaries, and technology vendors. http://www.uksg.org

Society for Leukocyte Biology Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

December 20, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the Society for Leukocyte Biology to preserve their e-journal in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Society for Leukocyte Biology has committed to the preservation of their e-journal. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Jennifer Holland, Society of Leukocyte Biology Executive Director, said, “The Society for Leukocyte Biology recognizes that the information community needs a permanent archive to the electronic content published in Journal of Leukocyte Biology. The goals of the society are to advance the discipline of leukocyte biology through the efforts of researchers and their scientific endeavors. The partnership between CLOCKSS and SLB will provide our researchers and the users of the information with a security and confidence that the access to this information will be there for future generations.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes the Society for Leukocyte Biology’s e-journal into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the society has ensured that their work promoting education and understanding of leukocytes’ importance in disease and their application to biotechnology will remain available to a wide audience in the long term. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as the Society for Leukocyte Biology joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journal in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About the Society for Leukocyte Biology: The goals of the Society are to promote the discipline of leukocyte biology by promoting research and scientific endeavor in the field; promoting the study of leukocyte biology by young investigators; promoting the field to a wide audience, including other scientists and people interested in science; promoting and extending current understanding of the importance of leukocyte biology, particularly in regard to the physiology of these cells and their relationship to the immune system; and promoting education and further understanding of leukocytes' importance in disease and their application to biotechnology. http://leukocytebiology.org

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

December 20, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology to preserve their eJournal in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has committed to the preservation of their eJournal. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“Our readership: the researchers, scientists and librarians, want to know that access to the online content of The FASEB Journal will be available to future generations. CLOCKSS is a recognized leader for the preservation and archiving of journals which makes them an excellent choice as a partner for long-term preservation and access to our content,“ said Jennifer Pesanelli, Deputy Executive Director for Business Development and Director of Publications for FASEB.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology’s eJournal into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has ensured that the wealth of information they provide will continue to be available to both scientific organizations and the general public now and in the future. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its eJournal in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology: Founded in 1912, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) was originally created by three independent scientific organizations to provide a forum in which to hold educational meetings, develop publications, and disseminate biological research results. What started as a small group of dedicated scientists has grown to be the nation’s largest coalition of biomedical researchers, representing 24 scientific societies and over 100,000 researchers from around the world. FASEB is now recognized as the policy voice of biological and biomedical researchers. http://www.faseb.org

Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

December 2, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland to preserve their e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland has committed to the preservation of their e-journals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Kevin Murphy, the Mineralogical Society's Executive Director, notes "We at the Mineralogical Society are delighted to join the CLOCKSS family, providing a safe haven for our scholarly content for scientists to use long into the future.”

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland’s e-journals into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the society has ensured that their work to advance the knowledge of the science of mineralogy is secured for future generations of scholars. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland: The Society, instituted in 1876, has the general object of advancing the knowledge of the science of mineralogy and its application to other subjects including crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental science and economic geology. http://www.minersoc.org

Association of Research Libraries Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

November 29, 2011

Washington, DC, and Palo Alto, CA—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the CLOCKSS Archive have partnered to preserve ARL's e-journals and e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, the Association of Research Libraries has committed to the preservation of their e-journals and e-books. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time. The publications to be archived are available via ARL Digital Publications (http://publications.arl.org/). Currently this content includes the ARL Annual Salary Survey, the ARL Statistics collection, Research Library Issues, and SPEC Kits.

Charles B. Lowry, ARL Executive Director, said, "We are pleased that CLOCKSS is helping us ensure access to our flagship publications for years to come. These publications are important documents of the state of ARL member libraries and the approaches they take to current issues. They play a key role in strategic conversations about research libraries and in the historical record of the ARL community. It gives us peace of mind to know that they will be preserved by CLOCKSS."

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes the Association of Research Libraries’ e-journals and e-books into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, ARL has ensured that the issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and library education professionals will continue to be available in the future. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as the Association of Research Libraries joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals and e-books in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About the Association of Research Libraries: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. http://www.arl.org

Ammons Scientific preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

November 10, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Ammons Scientific to preserve their e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Ammons Scientific has committed to the preservation of their e-journals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“Ammons Scientific has great confidence in CLOCKSS as a permanent archive for our Journals. Our goals for establishing this archive correspond perfectly with those of CLOCKSS: to ensure that the scientific communications of so many authors over the 65 years of our Journals’ publication be available “no matter what.” Archiving these Journals is an affirmation of the value of authors’ work to other scholars and a natural extension of our partnership with authors in communicating research findings to the broadest possible readership,” states Dr. Stephanie A. Isbell, CEO, Ammons Scientific.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "CLOCKSS welcomes Ammons Scientific’s e-journals into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Ammons Scientific has ensured the long-term preservation of their e-journals in the field of psychology. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as Ammons Scientific joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Ammons Scientific: Ammons Scientific LTD publishes peer-reviewed journals in the field of psychology. The journals were founded to encourage scientific originality, creativity, and understanding; provide an outlet for a dynamic and rapidly developing field; and allow researchers to share ideas, results, and supportive critiques in the topic areas of experimental, theoretical, and speculative articles in the field of general psychology as well as perception and motor skills. http://www.ammonsscientific.com

The Laser Institute of America Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

October 10, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with The Laser Institute of America to preserve their e-publications in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, The Laser Institute of America has committed to the preservation of their e-publications. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“We are pleased that an organization like CLOCKSS exists. By partnering with CLOCKSS we can ensure that valuable laser, laser applications and laser safety content will be preserved,” states Peter Baker, Executive Director, Laser Institute of America.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes The Laser Institute of America’s e-publications into the community's archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, they have ensured that their publications focusing on the application of lasers and safety will continue to be available in the future, as well as now. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as The Laser Institute of America joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-publications in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About The Laser Institute of America: The Laser Institute of America (LIA) is a network of corporations, non-profit institutions and individuals from all disciplines with a common interest in the application of lasers and related technologies. LIA members make up a cross section of the entire laser community, with members representing the many different areas of laser applications. http://www.lia.org

The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

October 5, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry to preserve their e-journal, HETEROCYCLES, in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry has committed to the preservation of HETEROCYCLES. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry into the community's archive. The journal is known for its rapid exchange of research in the key area of chemistry. By archiving with CLOCKSS, The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry has ensured that the research published in HETEROCYCLES will remain open access should there be a trigger event, and at the disposal of scholars. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals and e-books in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About HETEROCYCLES: Since its inception in 1973 HETEROCYCLES has provided a platform for the rapid exchange of research in the areas of organic, pharmaceutical, analytical, and medicinal chemistry of heterocyclic compounds. In addition to communications, papers, and reviews, a special section of the journal presents newly discovered natural products whose structure has recently been established. http://www.heterocycles.jp

The Company of Biology Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

September 15, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with The Company of Biologists to preserve their e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, The Company of Biologists has committed to the preservation of their e-journals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“With LOCKSS technology already providing perpetual access to our journals and now CLOCKSS providing a permanent access, dark archive solution, we believe that our journals, Development, Journal of Cell Science, The Journal of Experimental Biology, and our Open Access journals, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open (Launching September 2011) will be effectively preserved for the biological sciences community over time and be in safe hands for the future.” Dr Claire Moulton, Publisher, The Company of Biologists.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes The Company of Biologists e-Journals into the community's archive. Since 1925, the aim of The Company of Biologists has been to promote research and study across all branches of biology. Their journals are managed by the community of biologists, and this philosophy is in keeping with CLOCKSS’s commitment to its library-publisher community. By archiving with CLOCKSS, they have ensured the survival of this research for future generations. The CLOCKSS Archive has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful as The Company of Biologists joins the CLOCKSS Archive for its generous willingness to preserve its e-Journals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About The Company of Biologists: The Company of Biologists is a non-profit organization whose objectives are the advancement and promotion of research in, and the study of, all branches of biology. Company Directors act as trustees and are active biologists, librarians, or computer scientists whose expertise is valuable for the running of the Company. Their task is to ensure that the Company continues to provide a relevant and worthwhile service to the international community of biologists. http://www.biologists.com

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

September 15, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) to preserve their e-journal in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice has committed to the preservation of their e-journal. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

Denise Koufogiannakis, Editor-in-Chief of the journal, notes, "EBLIP is pleased to partner with CLOCKSS in order to ensure long-term preservation and access to our journal's content. As an open access and online-only publication, we know that this partnership will strengthen the trust that authors place in EBLIP when choosing to publish with us. We value the CLOCKSS Archive's commitment to the preservation of scholarly information, and its collaborative and distributed model for doing so."

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Evidence Based Library and Information Practice into the community's archive. As an open access publication, by archiving with CLOCKSS, they have ensured that the original research and commentary in their publication will remain available to all, now and in the future. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as Evidence Based Library and Information Practice joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve the publication in a way that secures it for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Evidence Based Library and Information Practice: EBLIP is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal and is supported by an international team of editorial advisors. The purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for librarians and other information professionals to discover research that may contribute to decision making in professional practice. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence-based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide variety of topics. The journal is hosted by Learning Services at the University of Alberta. http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP

Business Expert Press Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

September 15, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Business Expert Press to preserve their e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Business Expert Press has committed to the preservation of their e-books. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“Our publishing model is built around giving our customers long-term control of the content they acquire” noted Business Expert Press Publisher, David Parker. “Working with CLOCKSS is a natural next step for us: it assures librarians that when they purchase an ebook from Business Expert Press, it will always be available for their users,” he added.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Business Expert Press’s e-books into the community's archive. Their content is an excellent resource of complementary titles within specific business disciplines and across topics of interest. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as Business Expert Press joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-books in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Business Expert Press: Business Expert Press, a leading resource for business education, publishes concise, practical books for business students—built around the modern teaching curriculum, written by experts, and available without restrictions from any device. http://www.businessexpertpress.com

Momentum Press Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

September 15, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Momentum Press to preserve their e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Momentum Press has committed to the preservation of their e-books. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“It is critical for Momentum Press that its invaluable engineering and scientific content be safely archived for us--and our authors, customers, and readers,” said Joel Stein, Publisher of Momentum Press. “We are extremely pleased to be working with CLOCKSS in safeguarding our most valuable assets,” he added.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Momentum Press’s e-books into the community's archive. We are delighted to include the original scientific and engineering content published in their publications. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as Momentum Press joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals and e-books in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Momentum Press: Momentum Press was founded in 2007 on the principle of providing the very best information and knowledge on today’s advancements in science, engineering, and applied technology. Its aim is to reach practitioners, researchers, educational faculty, and students in engineering, science, and industry with both traditional print media as well as new, innovative, electronically delivered content. Momentum Press intends to reach those goals by offering its authors and customers a happy alternative to the often impersonal publishing environment so often encountered among today’s ever-larger media conglomerates. http://www.momentumpress.net

Medknow Publications Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

August 31, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archives is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Medknow Publications to preserve their e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Medknow Publications has committed to the preservation of their e-journals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“As a publisher committed to have barrier free access to information, Medknow is pleased to be a part of the CLOCKSS Archive. With long term availability of our content we are ensuring that we break even the time-barrier for access to our content. This is particularly useful for the smaller journals and journals from the developing countries which usually face continuity problem due to lack of finances. Medknow together with the CLOCKSS Archive will ensure that what is published today is available for the scholars of tomorrow.” said Dr Sahu, CEO of Medknow.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Medknow Publications’s e-journals into the community's archive. As a large open-access publisher, Medknow has ensured that their publications will be available to everyone now and for years to come. The variety and the global nature of Medknow’s journals are very important additions to the preservation of worldwide academic content. The CLOCKSS Archive has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful, as Medknow Publications joins the CLOCKSS Archive, for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Medknow Publications and Media Pvt Ltd: Medknow Publications is a publisher for peer-reviewed, online/print+online journals in the area of STM. Medknow, publishing 160+ journals from 16 countries, is the largest open-access publisher publishing on the behalf of learned societies and associations. Medknow pioneers in the 'fee-less-free' model of open-access publishing and provides immediate free access to the electronic editions of the journals, the majority of which do not charge the author or author's institution for submission, processing, or publication of the articles. http://www.medknow.com

ASPET's "Molecular Interventions" now available from the CLOCKSS Archive

August 16, 2011

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) announced on Monday August 15th that the journal "Molecular Interventions," which has been discontinued, will be accessible through the CLOCKSS Archive.

"Molecular Interventions" ceased publication at the end of April, 2011. Archival content from volume 1, issue 1 (2001) to volume 11, issue 2 (2011) was removed from the Highwire platform on August 15, 2011. The CLOCKSS Archives, ASPET's preservation partner, will provide free access to the title and take responsibility for its ongoing long-term preservation. http://www.clockss.org/clockss/Triggered_Content

Richard Dodenhoff, Journals Director for ASPET, commented: “Part of ASPET’s mission is to promote pharmacological knowledge. We regret that we are unable to continue publication of Molecular Interventions, which was a highly valued journal and in which ASPET invested so much, but we are glad to see it preserved and made freely available to all readers by CLOCKSS.”

"ASPET, along with the founding members of the CLOCKSS Archive, agreed early on to make triggered content in CLOCKSS available to the world for free," explains Randy Kiefer, Executive Director of the CLOCKSS Archive. "That policy sets the CLOCKSS Archive apart, and is a result of the community-based governance by libraries and publishers. The CLOCKSS Archive's digital preservation efforts enable libraries of all sizes to serve future scholars, researchers, and students."

Inderscience Publishers Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

July 13, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archives is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Inderscience Publishers to preserve their eJournals and eBooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Inderscience has committed to the preservation of their eJournals and eBooks. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“Inderscience recognizes that institutions are looking for assurances of permanent access to online content independent of publisher provided access they have purchased" said Dr Dorgham, President. "We recognize that librarians build collections today but must ensure the future availability of today's intellectual, cultural and historical content. Inderscience's decision to partner with CLOCKSS ensures that libraries will have a true preservation solution and permanent access to Inderscience digital collections."

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes Inderscience Publishers’ e-Journals and e-Books into the community's archive. Inderscience is doing important work mapping new frontiers in emerging technologies, research, industry and governance. These journals complement the wide variety of topics preserved by other publishers. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful as Inderscience joins the CLOCKSS Archive for its generous willingness to preserve its eJournals and eBooks in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About Inderscience Publishing: Inderscience is a publisher of high quality peer-reviewed international journals in the fields of Science, Engineering & Technology, Management, Business Administration & Law, Computing, Internet & ICT, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Economics, Accounting & Finance, Education, Learning and Human Resources Development, Healthcare and Medical Engineering, Public Policy and Public Administration, Risk Assessment, Safety & Emergency Management, Arts, Entertainment and Leisure. Inderscience maps new frontiers in emerging and developing technology areas in research, industry and governance, and link with centres of excellence worldwide to provide authoritative coverage and references in focused and specialist fields. For more information about the Inderscience journal publishing programme, visit us the web site. http://www.inderscience.com

The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law joins the CLOCKSS Archive

July 11, 2011

CLOCKSS is pleased to announce that it has partnered with The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), to preserve their e-journal in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world.

By archiving with CLOCKSS, APPL has committed CLOCKSS to the preservation of their e-journal. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“AAPL is an educational professional organization, and one of our missions is to provide information about forensic psychiatry to the public. CLOCKSS give us the opportunity to insure that the knowledge in our journal will always be available to those who seek it.” Peter Ash, MD, President, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "CLOCKSS welcomes the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law’s e-journal into the community's archive. Their content is in the significant field of study of forensic psychiatry. The CLOCKSS Archive has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful to the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journal in a way that secures it for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About AAPL: AAPL (pronounced "apple") is an organization of psychiatrists dedicated to excellence in practice, teaching, and research in forensic psychiatry. Founded in 1969, AAPL currently has more than 1,500 members in North America and around the world. http://www.aapl.org

European Respiratory Society Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

June 27, 2011

The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to preserve their e-journals and e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world.

By archiving with CLOCKSS, ERS has committed to the preservation of its e-journals and e-books. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“The European Respiratory Society is very pleased to announce its partnership with CLOCKSS. The CLOCKSS initiative is of utmost importance in assisting with our strategy of ensuring the preservation of our e-publications for the benefit of the global respiratory community.” said Elin Reeves, ERS Publications Manager.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "CLOCKSS welcomes the European Respiratory Society’s e-journals and e-books into the community's archive. Their content is of significant importance to all, as our awareness of health becomes paramount in our lives. This medical content is a wonderful addition to the many other health journals being digitally preserved with us. The CLOCKSS Archive has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful as the European Respiratory Society joins the CLOCKSS Archive for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals and e-books in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About ERS: ERS is the leading professional organisation in its field in Europe. It is broad based, with some 10,000 members and counting in over 100 countries. Its scope covers both basic science and clinical medicine. ERS seeks to alleviate suffering from respiratory disease and to promote lung health through research, sharing of knowledge, and through medical and public education. http://www.ersnet.org

British Institute of Radiology Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive

June 26, 2011

CLOCKSS is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) to preserve their e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world.

By archiving with CLOCKSS, BIR has committed to the preservation of their e-journals. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a "trigger event" and ensures an author's work will be maximally accessible and useful over time.

“The BIR has been an academic publisher for over 100 years. We are delighted to have found a way to preserve our e-journals for library and institutional subscribers and readers for many years to come,” states Sherry Dixon, Publisher.

CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds, "CLOCKSS welcomes the British Institute of Radiology’s e-journals into the community's archive. The BIR is engaged in a worthy mission of creating discussion and information exchange regarding the potential of imaging science. We are pleased to preserve their content. CLOCKSS has achieved a rare consensus among libraries and publishers, and we are grateful as the British Institute of Radiology joins the CLOCKSS Archive for its generous willingness to preserve its e-journals in a way that secures them for the long-term good of scholars worldwide."

About BIR: The British Institute of Radiology is an independent multidisciplinary organisation and a registered charity whose membership is open to everyone with an interest in radiology and radiation oncology. All our members are equal regardless of profession or grade. http://www.bir.org.uk