PERSEE is a portal that grants online access to entire back runs of French journals in the social and human sciences. Launched in 2004, the initiative is overseen by the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research in close collaboration with researchers and journal editors whose common aim is to preserve and enhance the scientific heritage. Hardcopy collections of journals are digitized and made available online in accordance with copyright regulations. Internet users may consult the full text unlimited and free of charge