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UPCC Project Muse eBooks Offer 2016-2017

Response Deadline: 
January 27, 2017

Subscription Term

Begins: 

January 1, 2017

Ends: 

December 31, 2017

UPCC Project MUSE eBooks

BC ELN partner libraries can purchase any of the Project Muse E-Book collections through BC ELN, for a consortial discount of 10% plus an additional 6.5% applied when the consortial invoice is prepared. This offer is made nation-wide through Consortia Canada.

This offer is unusual in that Project MUSE expects that most ebook purchases will require a facilitated sales/ordering process with MUSE staff as it may be difficult for a library to figure out how best to get the content most applicable. So libraries are asked to consult with MUSE directly before making a purchase decision. However, the actual order must come from the consortium to qualify for consortium discounts.

Please note:

  • There is some content overlap among collections; libraries should ask MUSE about this and be clear on what is included in each collection being ordered because MUSE will not adjust pricing due to overlap.
  • A conortium discount of 10% will apply to most collections (except the 'All collections" purchases and "top up" orders). A further 6.5 % discount will apply to the consortium invoice on ALL orders.
  • Consortium discounts and special offer discounts cannot be combined.

This license is made available through a national site license negotiated on behalf of Consortia Canada by The Alberta Library (TAL). 


Updates: 

From the vendor: 

Each year, MUSE releases a new set of book collections including subject-based and area studies collections, a complete collection of the forthcoming titles anticipated to be released on the platform in the upcoming year, and supplements to our previously released collections. This year, we are pleased to offer a new series collection from the Fortress Press, Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. The Hermeneia commentary series seeks to offer authoritative interpretation of the earliest texts of the biblical books and other literature closely related to the Bible. MUSE will offer an initial 50-volume set of all books published in the series to date. Future volumes are anticipated and will be available as they are released. 

By the end of 2017, there will be over 49,000 ebooks on MUSE, from over 100 distinguished scholarly presses. New presses contributing books for the first time in 2017 include Leiden University Press and Liturgical Press.  


Overview

Vendor: 
Johns Hopkins University Press
Description: 

Project MUSE has been a trusted provider of humanities and social science content for the scholarly community since 1995. The MUSE platform offers 100% complete, full-text, journal, book, and related content from over 200 not-for-profit publishers including many of the world's most distinguished university presses, scholarly societies, independent publishers, and academic departments. All content is fully integrated on the MUSE platform for searching and discovery, with the following features:

  • DRM-free
  • Unlimited access and unlimited simultaneous usage
  • Unlimited downloading and printing
  • Responsive mobile interface
  • Compliance with accessibility standards
  • Integration and linking with discovery services
  • Archiving and preservation of all digital content with Portico
  • Reliable 24/7 access
  • Authentication via IP, Shibboleth, referring URL, or secure proxy

Book Collections are available for purchase in a variety of options, including collections by subject or by area studies, as complete collections of all titles released on MUSE from a single publication year, archival backlist titles, and supplemental collections of titles added to the MUSE platform after their initial publication year. Purchase of a MUSE Book Collection conveys perpetual access rights and interlibrary loan permission for the included books.

Project MUSE is excited to announce a flexible and cost-effective new way to acquire scholarly books on the platform. Project MUSE Books Custom Collections offer ultimate choice – libraries may design a targeted collection by filtering our 70,000+ available titles on criteria such as subject, publisher, and publication date, or may more closely curate a collection by making individual title selections. Instantly gain resources to support a new program/major, easily add electronic access for existing print holdings, or quickly address course needs with a collection tailored to instructor requests.

Project MUSE offers open access (OA) books and journals from several distinguished university presses and scholarly societies. Through our open access hosting programs, we are able to offer publishers a platform for their OA content which ensures visibility, discoverability, and wide dissemination. These books and journals are freely available to libraries and users around the world.

A list of Project MUSE book collections and book publishers is available on the vendor's website.

[From vendor]

Last updated: January 4, 2021

 

 

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Response

Response Instructions

To PARTICIPATE, contact BC ELN by Friday, January 27, 2017, indicating which collection(s) you wish to participate in by filling out the book order form. There is no need to calculate discounts, just fill out the list price for your library's tier.

BC ELN/COPPUL libraries respond to BC ELN.

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Additional Information

Statistics:

COUNTER-compliant usage statistics are available.

MARC Records:

Free MARC records are provided from MUSE.

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