Now through August 29, 2012, MCLS members may purchase ProjectMUSE Special Offers. For pricing, signup, or other help, contact us at services@mcls.org.

About UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE

Released on the Project MUSE platform in January, 2012, UPCC (University Press Content Consortium) Book Collections provides libraries, researchers, and students digital access to a wealth of high quality book-length scholarship, fully integrated with MUSE’s electronic journal collections. Offerings include Current Collections, comprised of books published or scheduled to publish in 2010, 2011, and 2012, available as single-year collections or with special discounts for the purchase of multiple years. Current Complete Collections include all books available across all disciplines for the applicable calendar year, while Current Subject Collections offer books in selected disciplines by calendar year. Also available are Archival Foundation Collections, consisting of many thousands of titles published prior to 2010, allowing libraries to procure access to a critical mass of significant content at very affordable prices. Subject collections available include Archeology and Anthropology; Classical Studies (Archival Collection only); Film, Theater and Performing Arts; Global Cultural Studies; Higher Education; History; Language and Linguistics (Archival Collection only); Literature; Philosophy and Religion; Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction; Political Science and Policy Studies; and United States Regional Studies.

Project MUSE is focused on providing the library community with the widest possible array of collection purchasing options. There are 47 different collections to choose from as well as 11 specially-priced three-year current bundles. MUSE is not offering single title purchasing or patron-driven access options.

Features of the UPCC Book Collections on MUSE include:

• Unlimited simultaneous usage, printing and downloading
• DRM-free PDF format, searchable and retrievable to the chapter level
• COUNTER-compliant usage statistics
• Free MARC records
• Simultaneous publication in e and p formats for new titles
• Perpetual access rights for purchased books

Complete title lists for collections from 2011 and earlier are available. A preliminary, partial list of titles expected to be included in the 2012 collections is also available. Prices for the 2012 collections are based upon a guaranteed minimum number of titles to be delivered. The list of expected 2012 titles will be updated frequently as specific title information becomes available from the publishers.

Sample MUSE Books on Beta Site

Over 300 free sample books from 27 publishers are currently available for browsing and searching on MUSE's beta site. The beta site, a sneak preview of the enhanced MUSE platform coming soon, utilizes a sophisticated new cross-content, faceted search functionality, and allows browsing of books and journals side-by-side. A powerful new hierarchical subject structure permits users to drill down to the most relevant content, and encourages discovery. The beta site also includes the complete content from the over 500 distinguished scholarly journals now available on the current MUSE site. Visitors to the beta site have access to the same content for which they have rights on the current site, via their institutional affiliation and associated subscriptions.

Project MUSE offers online access to book and journal content integrated on a single platform. Over 12,000 scholarly book titles from nearly 70 distinguished university presses and related publishers can be located and browsed along with the content from Muse’s more than 500 respected journals. Further, new 2012 book titles will soon begin appearing on MUSE, simultaneously with their release in print.

Going live on January 1, 2012, the collections will feature over 14,000 electronic titles from 66 respected university press and scholarly publishers. The collections will provide libraries, researchers, and students access to a wealth of high quality book-length scholarship, including both new and classic titles, fully integrated with the over 500 journal titles in MUSE's electronic journal collections, in a user-friendly environment with rich discovery features.

Project MUSE books will be offered in PDF format, searchable and retrievable to the chapter level, with unlimited simultaneous usage, no DRM, and no restrictions on printing or downloading. COUNTER-compliant usage statistics, as well as free MARC records, will be available.