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September 5, 2024

Preservation is paramount: What news websites can do to ensure their legacy when the lights go out

By Kate Wittenberg, Managing Director, Portico
The recent removal of news archives like MTV News raises concerns about preserving valuable digital content. Media companies must plan for digital preservation to ensure access to historically significant materials. Portico outlines key steps, including secure storage, regular backups, and engaging experts to safeguard content. A new Portico pilot project is exploring long-term preservation of local news content. Collaboration is essential to protecting the cultural and social history that journalism provides.

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October 17, 2023

On the road to future-proofing all digital content:
How Portico now preserves libraries’ self-curated collections

By Jason Przybylski, Associate Director, Infrastructure Services, Outreach & Participation, JSTOR; Kate Wittenberg, Managing Director, Portico
Portico has earned its reputation as a trusted guardian of digital content for publishers, with over 1,000 publishers and 1,000 libraries worldwide relying on its time-honored preservation approach. Portico centers long-term content management and organizational commitment, as well as a dedication to addressing the needs of future scholars.

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October 5, 2023

On the road to future-proofing all digital content:
The origin story of preserved collections with Portico

By Jason Przybylski, Associate Director, Infrastructure Services, Outreach & Participation; Kate Wittenberg, Managing Director, Portico
Preserved collections were launched with Portico as part of ITHAKA’s suite of infrastructure services. Preserved collections provides long-term digitally managed preservation for institutions’ digital collections with Portico. The service is designed to be flexible, so that it can be taken up on its own or integrated with ITHAKA’s other infrastructure services and work as part of institutions’ existing workflows. 

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