1. What’s New in Online Resources
for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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2. What’s New in Architecture
Birkhäuser Basics Online (De Gruyter)
Due in May 2017
Birkhäuser imprint has an international standing as the publisher of choice for professional architects
For the first time, their BASICS series will be available in an ebook format
Indispensible for undergraduate level students, addressing all key subject areas, such as design, materials, construction and project management
2017 outright purchase (32 volumes): € 1,999
50 further volumes are planned in the coming years (4–6 volumes per year, available in supplement packages)
Also available: Birkhäuser Building Types Online
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3. What’s New in Economics and Finance
EMIS University
A business intelligence resource designed for researchers in economics, finance, banking and international business, focusing on the world’s emerging markets
Provides online access to data, research and news on million companies, 250+ industries, and 125+ emerging markets
Additional content includes 540,000+ research reports each year, 58,000+ news articles every day, and much more
The user interface offers analytical tools, exportable data points into Excel, and a translation function into 15 languages for HTML content
2017 calendar-year subscription: price on request
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4. Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees, 1941–1996 (Readex)
What’s New in History
Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees, 1941–1996 (Readex)
A fully searchable digital archive on five decades of human migration during the twentieth century
Coverage of news across the world from mid-WWII through to the end of the Cold War and the first Gulf War
Contains first-hand reports and global analysis, from refugee camps through to government sources
Content on issues such as ethnic tension, xenophobia, border control, the treatment of refugees, and more
2017 outright purchase: price on request
Also available: Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941–1996
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5. U.S. Intelligence on Asia Online, 1945–1991 (Brill)
What’s New in History
U.S. Intelligence on Asia Online, 1945–1991 (Brill)
Due in March/April 2017
Contains 4,281 declassified intelligence documents (25,000 pages) from the CIA and Presidential Libraries, plus the National Archives of Australia
Spans the full duration of the Cold War, with coverage of the Vietnam War, Korean War and other conflicts
Focuses on America’s principal antagonists, such as the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam
Also includes intelligence documents on Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia
2017 outright purchase: € 3,910
Also available:
Cold War Intelligence Online, 1945–1991
U.S. Intelligence on Europe Online, 1945–1995
U.S. Intelligence on the Middle East Online, 1945–2009
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6. What’s New in International Law
Climate Change and Law Collection (Brill)
Out now, released January 2017
A comprehensive collection of climate change and law documents from the original sources (non-edited and non-redacted ‘grey literature’) from around the world
Materials sourced from public and private sector organisations and institutions across the world, curated by the Human Rights Internet
Informs the practice of, and research into, international environmental law, human rights law and commercial law
Search by full text, or browse by topic area or by organisation
2017 outright purchase: € annual update fee: TBA
Also available: Human Rights Documents Online
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7. What’s New in International Law
Rosenne’s Law and Practice of the International Court Online (Brill)
Out now, released February 2017
The undisputed leading work on the International Court of Justice
Digitised for the first time, the online edition is taken from the newly published fifth edition (up to 2015, all four volumes)
Supplemented with links to academic literature
Indispensible for all international law libraries and those practising in the field
2017 outright purchase: € 1,699
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8. What’s New in Linguistics
Treasury of Linguistic Maps Online (De Gruyter)
Out now, released in 2016
A vast collection of linguistic maps selected from various atlases and books published by Mouton and other De Gruyter imprints, many of which have not been available online before
The high-resolution map images are enriched with detailed metadata, such as the language, location, time period and more
Features an interface that enables zooming, printing and exporting
Initial release includes 2,000 maps, with an additional 1,200 maps to follow each year for six years (planned)
2017 up-front purchase: € 17,990 – 25% CEIRC discount = € 13, with all future updates included
Also available: Enhanced Electronic Grammars Online
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9. What’s New in News Information
Access Australia and Access New Zealand (NewsBank)
NewsBank’s flagship database, Access World News: Research Collection is the largest news information database in the world, offering online access to nearly 10,000 news titles
Separate subsets are now available for Australia and New Zealand:
Access Australia (over 500 titles)
Access New Zealand (120 titles)
Features:
Persistent URLs for every news article and every search
User accounts to save searches, save articles, and set alerts
Nine different citation methods, plus compatibility with citation software
Step-by-step user documentation, plus video demonstrations
2017 calendar-year subscription: pricing on request
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10. What’s New in Philosophy and Politics
Das Kapital Online (De Gruyter)
Due in March 2017
Released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Marx’s Capital (1867), a work which belongs to the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme
Comprises Marx’s Capital: A Critique of Political Economy in all authorised editions and translations, plus all works associated with it (known as Section II of the Marx-Engels Complete Edition or MEGA II)
One of the most important works ever written on capitalism, informing researchers in philosophy, economics and politics
15 volumes, 23,000 pages, fully digitised for the first time and presented as an ebook package
All titles in original languages: four German editions, the French edition (revised by Marx) and the English translation (revised by Engels)
2017 outright purchase: € 2,699
“It’s a piece of history that every library should have.”
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11. University Press Publisher Partners (De Gruyter)
What’s New in eBooks
University Press Publisher Partners (De Gruyter)
Did you know De Gruyter is the official ebook publishing partner for the following university publishing houses?
Harvard University Press
Princeton University Press
Columbia University Press
University of Pennsylvania Press
University of Toronto Press
Cornell University Press (new, signed in April 2016)
Yale University Press (new, signed in October 2016)
University of Hawai’i Press (new, signed in January 2017)
The entire backlist from these publishers has been (or will be) digitised for the first time
De Gruyter offers ebooks from these publishers under a variety of acquisition models, including single ebooks, ‘pick and choose’ ebook packages, subject ebook archives, complete ebook archives, and EBA (except Yale)
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