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| Content and Terms | Paid Journal Subscriptions | Free Journal Trial Access | Paid Book Purchases | Notes |
| Available to institutions | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Available to individuals | No | No | No | |
| Term | Calendar year. Jan 1 - Dec 31. No rolling terms. |
45-day trial. No more than one trial in a 24-month period. | Permanent from day of purchase. | |
| Mid-year access | Pricing is pro-rated by month for subscriptions beginning after February 15. | N/A | Purchases may be made any time throughout the year. | Book Collections may be purchased throughout the year. |
| Mid-year upgrades | Allowed. Pricing pro-rated by date of upgrade. | N/A | Additional collections may be purchased at any time. | |
| Complete content access | Full-text access provided to all available volumes of all journals included in the subscribed collection(s). | Full-text access provided to all available volumes of all journals included in the collection(s) being trialed. | Full-text access to all books within the purchased collection. | |
| Content embargo | No embargoes on MUSE journals. | No embargoes on MUSE journals. | N/A | |
| Access and Usage | Paid Journal Subscriptions | Free Journal Trial Access | Paid Book Purchases | Notes |
| IP Access | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Referring URL | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Proxy Server | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Login/Password | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | |
| Mobile Devices | Supported | Supported | Supported | Mobile access on any PDF-compatible device. |
| Shibboleth | Supported | Supported | Supported | 1.3 supported. Member of: HEAL-Link (Greece) InCommon (US) SURFNet (Netherlands) UK Access Management Federation (United Kingdom) SIR (Spain) SWITCHaai (Switzerland) |
| Unlimited Usage | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | |
| Limit on simultaneous users | None | None | None | |
| COUNTER usage statistics | Compliant. Release 3 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Journals and Databases. Reports available on 14th of each month. | Not provided. | Compliant. Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Books and Reference Works. Reports available on the 14th of each month. | |
SUSHI (Z39.93-2007) |
Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Abuse Monitoring | Supported, institution notified, and access disabled to offending IP address(es). | Supported, institution notified, and access disabled to offending IP address(es). | Supported, institution notified, and access disabled to offending IP address(es). | |
| Section 508 Accessibility | Partially compliant | Partially compliant | Partially compliant | |
| Institution name display | Available | Available | Available | An institution may customize wording for how their name should appear. Send email to: muse@press.jhu.edu |
| Discoverability | Paid Journal Subscriptions | Free Journal Trial Access | Paid Book Purchases | Notes |
| CrossRef | Participant | Participant | Participant | Ongoing deposits of MUSE content. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) | MUSE participates in CrossRef. | MUSE participates in CrossRef. | MUSE participates in CrossRef. | |
| LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) | Assigned to all articles and reviews. | Assigned to all articles and reviews. | Assigned to all chapters. | |
| Search plugin | Available | Available | Available | |
| OAI (Open Archives Initiative) | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| OAIster | Contributor | Contributor | Contributor | |
| Open URL | Supported | Supported | Supported | Versions 0.1 and 1.0 |
| Z39.50 | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| Unicode | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | |
| RSS feeds | Available | Available | Available | |
| Email Alerts | Available | Available | Available |
