[1] Through a combination of support by subscribing libraries and participating publishers, Project Euclid has made 70% of its journal articles available as open access.
[2] Project Euclid's stated mission is to advance scholarly communication in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics.
[4] In 1999, Cornell University Library received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the development of an online publishing service designed to support the transition for small, non-commercial mathematics journals from paper to digital distribution.
Duke assumed responsibility for "marketing, financial, and order fulfillment workflows" while Cornell continued to provide and support Project Euclid's IT infrastructure.
Given annually, this award recognizes significant contributions to the literature of physics, mathematics, or astronomy, and honors work that demonstrably improves the exchange of information within these three disciplines.