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UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE ® An Overview

UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE ® An Overview. Project MUSE: Nearly 20 Years Serving the Scholarly Community Originated from a grant-funded joint effort of the library and university press at JHU to deliver the JHUP journals in an electronic format

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UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE ® An Overview

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  1. UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE® An Overview

  2. Project MUSE: • Nearly 20 Years Serving the Scholarly Community • Originated from a grant-funded joint effort of the library and university press at JHU to deliver the JHUP journals in an electronic format • First collection of 40 JHUP journals offered on the web in Fall 1996 • Early adopters included academic library consortia such as VIVA, OhioLINK, the Oberlin Group, California Digital Library • Expanded in 2000 to incorporate journal content from other not-for-profit scholarly presses, with initial group including 11 major university presses

  3. Project MUSE Today • Well over 150 not-for-profit scholarly publishers contribute content from more than 550 journals to MUSE collections • Over 2700 subscribers in more than 60 countries • Between 2000-2010, MUSE provided libraries well over $100m in savings over individual subscriptions, and returned over $70m in royalties to publishers • Median per-article download under $3.00 • Average of just over $30/journal title

  4. Why Book Collections on • Project MUSE? • Project MUSE has a successful >15-year track record serving libraries, publishers, and users • The JHU Press has strong publisher relationships via both MUSE and Hopkins Fulfillment Services • End users want an integrated experience; MUSE is already a “go to” source for many • Library customers have been asking for some time that MUSE content expand to books

  5. UPCC Book Collections on MUSE: • Content • Over 20,000 full-text books online now • More than 23,000 books expected by end of 2013 • Over 468,000 book chapters fully integrated for searching and browsing with more than 267,000 articles from over 550 respected journals • Publishers select titles for inclusion; MUSE Content Development librarians consult on submissions, encourage synergy with discipline strengths • Expect more publishers, more titles per publisher in coming years

  6. University Press Content Consortium (UPCC): Participating Publishers

  7. UPCC Book Collections on MUSE: • Purchase Options • All books are offered as part of collections offered for purchase, with perpetual ownership/access rights • Current Collections (Titles from 2011, 2012, and publishing in 2013) • All available titles by calendar year • Subject-based collections by calendar year • Area Studies-based collections by calendar year • Archival Collections (Titles from 2010 and prior) • Complete, Subject-based, and Area Studies-based collections • Foundation Collections with bulk of backlist titles from launch of UPCC; Supplemental Collections including backlist from new publishers and newly digitized books from all publishers

  8. UPCC Book Collections on MUSE: • Purchase Options: New for 2013 • New subject: Ecology and Evolution • New group of Area Studies Collections • African Studies • American Studies • Asian and Pacific Studies • Jewish Studies • Latin American and Caribbean Studies • Native American and Indigenous Studies • Russian and East European Studies

  9. UPCC Book Collections on MUSE: • Subscription Options • Current Subscription: Access to all books in UPCC/MUSE published in the current year and two previous years (2011/2012/2013) – content rolls off after 3 years • Archive Subscription: Access to all books in UPCC/MUSE published more than 3 years prior (2010 titles and earlier) – content accumulates over time • Tiered pricing based on journal collections pricing model • Unlimited usage/downloading/printing, DRM-free content • No perpetual access or ownership rights

  10. UPCC Books on MUSE • Coming Soon: Single Title Purchasing • Partnership with YBP to facilitate ordering, integration with approval plans • Publishers opt-in to participate • Publisher select titles to be available for individual purchase • Publishers set prices for single title purchase • 63 publishers confirmed to date (>75% participation) • Expected to launch by end of Q1 2013

  11. Single Title Sales: Participating Publishers African Book Collective Baylor University Press Catholic University of America Press Central European University Press Cork University Press Duke University Press Duquesne University Press ELT Fordham University Press Franciscan Institute Publications Gallaudet University Press Georgetown University Press Hong Kong University Press Indiana University Press ISEAS Johns Hopkins University Press Kent State University Press Liberty Fund Louisiana State University Press Medieval Institute Publications Michigan State University Press MIT Press National Bureau of Asian Research NUS Press Ohio University Press Oregon State University Press Purdue University Press Red Hen Press Russell Sage Foundation Rutgers University Press Southern Illinois University Press Syracuse University Press Temple University Press Texas A&M University Press University of Akron Press University of Alabama Press University of Arkansas Press University of Georgia Press University of Hawai'i Press University of Illinois Press University of Iowa Press University of Massachusetts Press University of Michigan Press University of Nebraska Press University of North Carolina Press University of North Texas Press University of Ottawa Press University of Pennsylvania Press University of Pittsburgh Press University of Texas Press University of Virginia Press University of Washington Press University of Wisconsin Press University Press of Colorado University Press of Florida University Press of Kentucky University Press of Mississippi University Press of New England Vanderbilt University Press W.E. Upjohn Wayne State University Press Wesleyan University Press West Virginia University Press

  12. UPCC Book Collections on MUSE: • Features • Books in DRM-free PDF format, searchable and retrievable to the chapter level • Unlimited simultaneous usage, downloading and printing • Books accessible via any mobile device compatible with PDF • Compatible with PDF commenting/annotation features • Digital books released simultaneously with print • COUNTER-compliant statistics • Free MARC records

  13. UPCC Book Collections on MUSE: • Features • DOIs at title and chapter level • Download/export citation functionality • Social sharing functionality • Stable, discrete collections • Ownership and perpetual access rights with purchase • ILL allowed for books that are owned (purchased) • Access via all standard authentication methods supported by MUSE (IP, referring URL, Shibboleth)

  14. And now, your thoughts? Thank you! Tashina Gunning Marketing Coordinator Project MUSE tlg@press.jhu.edu

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