The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the International Glaciological Society 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, the International Glaciological Society 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.
Comment by the International Glaciological Society: “The development of glaciological knowledge has taken more than just long hours in the laboratory. Often the most precious information comes from hard, dangerous (not to mention cold and uncomfortable) field work in remote places on earth. Given that the dissemination of this hard-won knowledge is now more than ever dependent on the internet and on electronic media, it is ever so important to ensure the integrity and safety of glaciological knowledge to be passed on to generations to come. The International Glaciological Society, the premier publisher of glaciological knowledge covering all aspects of ice, snow, climate and human impacts, has elected to protect the integrity and future survival of glaciological knowledge by opting to protect its online archives in a technologically appropriate manner”
CLOCKSS Executive Director Randy S. Kiefer adds,”The CLOCKSS Archive welcomes The International Glaciological Society’s ejournals with their coverage of the practical and scientific aspects of snow and ice, into the community’s archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, The International Glaciological Society has ensured that the scholarship in their publications is secured for future generations of scholars. We are grateful, as The International Glaciological Society 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 The International Glaciological Society: The International Glaciological Society was founded in 1936 to provide a focus for individuals interested in practical and scientific aspects of snow and ice. The objects of the Society enshrined in its Constitution are to stimulate interest in and encourage research into the scientific and technical problems of snow and ice in all countries; facilitate and increase the flow of glaciological ideas and information; publish the Journal of Glaciology, the Annals of Glaciology, ICE, the News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society, other appropriate publications, such as books and monographs; sponsor lectures, field meetings, and symposia. http://www.igsoc.org