UPCC Books on Project MUSE

UPCC Participating Publishers
Baylor University Press	Texas Christian University Press
Brookings Institution Press	University of Akron Press
Cork University Press	University of Alabama Press
Duke University Press	University of Arizona Press
Duquesne University Press	University of Arkansas Press
ELT Press	University of Georgia Press
The Feminist Press	University of Hawaii Press
Fordham University Press	University of Iowa Press
Franciscan Institute Publications	University of Massachusetts Press
Gallaudet University Press	University of Michigan Press
Georgetown University Press	University of Nebraska Press
Hong Kong University Press	University of Nevada Press
Indiana University Press	University of New Mexico Press
Jewish Publication Society	University of North Texas Press
Johns Hopkins University Press	University of Notre Dame Press
Kent State University Press	University of Ottawa Press
Michigan State University Press	University of Pennsylvania Press
Minnesota Historical Society Press	University of Pittsburgh Press
Northwestern University Press	University of Tennessee Press
NUS Press Ltd	University of Texas Press
New York University Press	University of Virginia Press
Ohio University Press	University of Washington Press
Oregon State University Press	University of Wisconsin Press
Pennsylvania State University Press	University Press of Colorado
Purdue University Press	University Press of Kentucky
Russell Sage Foundation	University Press of Mississippi
Rutgers University Press	University Press of New England
Slavica Publishers	Utah State University Press
Southern Illinois University Press	Vanderbilt University Press
SUNY Press	Wayne State University Press
Syracuse University Press	Wesleyan University Press
Temple University Press	West Virginia University Press
Texas A&M University Press	Wilfrid Laurier University Press

List of UPCC publishers in Excel format.

Collection Features and Title Lists

UPCC Books on Project MUSE offer peer-reviewed books from university presses and scholarly publishers and feature:

• Collections sold in full calendar year packages  
• Unlimited simultaneous usage of book content, with no DRM and no restrictions on printing or downloading
• Digital book released at the same time as the print book  
• Ownership and perpetual access rights for books purchased
• Books in PDF format
• Books searchable and retrievable to the chapter level
• COUNTER-compliant usage statistics
• Free MARC records for all books
• Archival collections of backlist titles
• Books fully integrated on the MUSE platform with the ability to search across combined book and journal content or limit searches by content type.

Title lists for all collections are available for download in Excel format.

Sample UPCC Book Content

A sampling of books is available for free browsing to assist libraries in evaluating the functionality of books on Project MUSE. Find the free sample books here.

Origin of UPCC

The University Press e-book Consortium (UPeC) emerged in 2009 to explore the feasibility of a university press–based e-book initiative. Five press directors serve as UPeC principals: Steve Maikowski, New York University Press; Alex Holzman, Temple University Press; Marlie Wasserman, Rutgers University Press; Eric Halpern, University of Pennsylvania Press; and Donna Shear, University of Nebraska Press.

UPeC planning and development was supported by two grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Working from the outset with two groups of experienced consultants—Informed Strategies, which surveyed the needs of the library community, along with Chain Bridge Group, which developed and tested the business model—UPeC began its search for a business partner at the beginning of 2011.

JHUP’s success in balancing the interests of publishers and librarians informed UPeC’s selection of MUSE, according to Steve Maikowski, director of the New York University Press. “The efficiencies and cost savings resulting from this collaboration will bring far more revenue to participating presses than current third-party models,” he said. “Because both initiatives are university-press based, there is a strong mission alliance.”

In March 2011, MUSE announced it had entered into a new partnership with UPeC to create UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE. The merger is part of a multimillion-dollar commitment to the ongoing growth and expansion of Project MUSE, according to director Dean Smith. “By leveraging the MUSE brand and investing in technology that ensures the program’s future performance, we can grow at a rapid pace while continuing our 15-year tradition of providing quality scholarly content at a fair price.”

UPCC Books launched on Project MUSE in January 2012. The book collections offer thousands of peer-reviewed digital books from over 65 major university presses and scholarly publishers and allow books to be discovered and searched in an integrated environment with content from nearly 500 journals currently on MUSE.