ACLS Humanities E-Book Project

Contacts
Xan Goodman
 goodmanx@mlcnet.org ext. 118

The Humanities E-Book Project

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) History E-Book Project  is now the Humanities E-Book Project.  The Humanities  E-Book project is expanding and now contains over 1,691electronic books of major importance to historical studies, humanities disciplines and area studies. The Humanities E-Book Project will continue to grow, adding approximately 250 books annually to the collection.

This project of the American Council of Learned Societies was funded in June 1999 by a $3-million, five-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

ACLS Humanities E-Book Project
Review the Terms and Conditions

Review the ERMI License Elements Worksheet

For further information, visit the ACLS Humanities E-Book web site www.historyebook.org/intro.html

Subscription Rates & Library Category

  • Category 1--Very Large Institutions -- Annual Fee $2,500
    • All institutions classified by Carnegie as Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive.
    • Public libraries and public library systems servicing a population of above 500,000.
    • Public libraries and public library systems servicing a population of above 500,000 that are comprised of a research library and a branch system will be considered two very large institutions.
  • Category 2--Large Institutions -- Annual Fee $1,850
    • All institutions classified by Carnegie as Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive.
    • Public libraries and public library systems servicing a population of between 50,000 and 499,999.
  • Category 3--Medium Institutions -- Annual Fee $1000
    • Masters Colleges and Universities I and II with FTE enrollments above 2,500.
    • Public libraries and public library systems servicing a population of between 10,000 and 49,999.
  • Category 4--Small Institutions -- Annual Fee $625
    • Masters Colleges and Universities I and II with FTE enrollments between 1000 and 2,500.
    • All Baccalaureate Colleges - Liberal Arts and General with FTE enrollments 1,000 or above.
    • Public libraries and public library systems servicing a population of less than 10,000.
  • Category 5--Very Small Institutions -- Annual Fee $385
    • Masters Colleges and Universities I and II with FTE enrollments below 1000.
    • Baccalaureate Colleges - Liberal Arts and General with FTE enrollments below 1,000.
    • All Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges and Associate's Colleges.
    • Advanced Studies and Foundation libraries.
    • Special libraries and High School Libraries.
ACLS pricing categories are based first on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2000 Edition. To find out an institution's 2000 Carnegie Classification, please refer to www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/classification.htm online.

Full-time enrollment:
The second basis for pricing is: Full-time enrollment (FTE), which for institutions of higher education, is the enrollment of full-time students, plus the full-time equivalent of part-time students as reported by institutions. In the absence of an equivalent reported by an institution, the FTE enrollment is estimated by adding one-third of part-time enrollment to full-time enrollment.

MLC Group Purchase Price
The discounted price for the MLC group purchase is based on the number of participating libraries. Contact Xan Goodman (goodmanx@mlcnet.org) for questions on the group purchase offer.