Abstract
Elsevier has contributed to the dissemination of scientific information through its electronic journal platform, ScienceDirect, by providing various licensing options and developing a large scale backfile program to digitize all its journals back to volume 1 and issue 1. This paper discusses Elsevier's position on new publishing models such as author-pays open access journals and self-archiving that have been made possible by the development of the Internet. It also discusses Elsevier's efforts in ensuring long-term access to its digital archive including its official archive contract with the National Library of the Netherlands.
