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IT Services and IT ConsultingCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
CLOCKSS is a not-for-profit collaboration that brings together leading academic publishers and research libraries to preserve digital information for the long term. Its work centers on ensuring sustained access to scholarly journals, books, and related materials, protecting knowledge created by researchers from being lost over time. The organization operates within the IT services and IT consulting space, focusing on digital preservation and long-term access for the academic community. Based in Stanford, California, CLOCKSS serves libraries and publishers as its primary stakeholders, addressing the challenge of maintaining enduring digital records amid evolving technology and publishing models. Recent developments include a pilot program to preserve Diamond Open Access publications at no cost to participating libraries, reflecting its ongoing efforts to broaden preservation coverage and deepen collaboration across the scholarly ecosystem.