ACLS Humanities E-Book is a digital collection of over 2000 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities which are selected for their continuing importance to students and scholars. Updated with over 500 new titles each year, this resource is suitable for all academic levels.
With over 2000 full-text titles in the humanities, ACLS Humanities E-Book is a cross-searchable collection which includes content selected for its continuing importance to students and scholars.
The collection contains both in-print and out-of print books, with 500 titles added each year. It is a collaboration of the American Council of Learned Societies, its constituent members, and nearly 95 publishers.
A select number of XML titles are also available as part of a project to evaluate the usefulness of the XML format.
Date range
Circa 1900 to 2004.
Reviews
"An outstanding experiment in collaborative publishing and dissemination of scholarly monographs. … ACLS is to be applauded for exposing such a remarkable collection of works to a potentially much broader public." - J. Millhorn, Choice, Vol. 45, No. 12, August 2008
"This combination of superlative content and a straightforward, user-friendly interface … is a noteworthy addition to any academic library collection." - Jocelyn Berger-Barrera, Collection Building, Vol. 27.3, March 2008
"We hope that making the books available in these two new forms promotes increased interest, attention, and use in the academy. … these books stand as models of exceptional scholarship in the discipline and rich examples of how new media can transform the traditional monograph form." - Robert B. Townsend, AHA's Assistant Director, Research and Publications
Read a review of ACLS Humanities E-Book from the Library Journal.
Academic level
Postgraduate, Undergraduate, A-Level, and GCSE.
Subject areas
All areas of the humanities are covered with particular strengths in archaeology, art history, economics, folklore, history, the history of religion, law, literature, medicine, music, and political science.
Updates
More than 500 titles are added each year.
Content selection
Content is selected by an advisory board composed of leading scholars, editors, librarians, and university administrators.
Full text linking
ACLS Humanities E-book is OpenURL compliant at the title level.
Federated searching
Federated searching is not supported.
MARC records
MARC21 and USMARC records are available free to subscribers as downloads. They are also available via the Online Computer Library Center.
Search options
Basic searches can be by author, title, and subject. Advanced searches are possible using boolean operators, and proximity, bibliographic, and series searches.
Post-search options
Users can refine their search, save their search results, email their search history, and save results as citations.
Usage statistics
COUNTER compliant statistics are available.
Authentication
Authentication is via the UK Access Management Federation and IP range.
Accessibility
Accessibility is being re-evaluated and the site is being modified to improve accessibility standards.