JSTOR - ARTS & SCIENCES VIII COLLECTION

ARTS & SCIENCES VIII COLLECTION
15 OCTOBER 2009

Dear Colleague -

JSTOR is pleased to announce the launch of the Arts & Sciences VIII Collection, which will include a minimum of one hundred forty (140) titles when it is completed at the end of 2011. This collection extends JSTOR's coverage in disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, with new and expanded focus on art & art history, classical studies, philosophy, language & literature, and music.

With the launch of this collection, we continue our commitment to the scholarly community to keep participation fees as low as possible. As a not-for-profit, mission-based organization, we are particularly pleased to be able to provide additional fee reductions on Arts & Sciences VIII in light of the current economic situation affecting libraries and information centers around the world. Because of our growing participant base, we are able to spread the costs associated with the creation of this collection, along with the annual maintenance costs required to maintain the long-term preservation of the collection, across a broader community of institutions. In the higher education community, for instance, depending on your JSTOR classification, the one-time Archive Capital Fees (ACF) are 5%-10% lower, while the recurring Annual Access Fees (AAF) are 15%-23% lower than our previous two Arts & Sciences collections. We have not raised participation fees for any of our multi-discipline collections since the archive was launched in 1997.

As with other JSTOR collections, the Annual Access Fee (AAF) will be prorated to reflect the number of titles included in the collection as they are added over time. For those institutions initiating participation in 2009, the AAF will be waived. The AAF in 2010 will be prorated to 20% of the full fee.

As well, we will be allowing institutions to pay the one-time Archive Capital Fee (ACF) over a period of three fiscal years. We hope this will provide additional budgeting flexibility for those institutions that wish to initiate participation in this collection in this challenging economic climate.

Highlights of the Arts & Sciences VIII collection:

More than thirty rare 19th and early 20th century American Art periodicals form part of this collection, including 291 , created in 1915 by Alfred Stieglitz and Bradley: His Book from the private press founded by William H. Bradley, one of the premiere graphic artists of his time. The addition of these special titles is the result of a partnership between JSTOR and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, and the Brooklyn Museum. Eleven of these periodicals are immediately available in the collection, with the remaining 25 titles available by the second quarter of 2010. A short video (5 minutes) has been prepared to give you a glimpse into these remarkable periodicals.

New titles in language & literature, history, philosophy, and classical studies will add international depth to JSTOR, with leading journals such as Zeitschrift f?r deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur, Journal of South Asian Literature, Revista Chilena de Literatura, Revue d'histoire litteraire de la France , and English in Africa (language & literature); Scottish Historical Review, Revue historique, Agricultural History Review from the British Agricultural History Society (history); Revue philosophique de la France et de l'?tranger (philosophy); and Glotta: Zeitschrift f?r griechische und lateinische sprache (classical philology).

Music coverage will be expanded to include education titles from the College Music Society and from MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Other notable titles include Musica Disciplina from the American Institute of Musicology, founded in 1946, and African Music , published by the International Library of African Music.

New titles in education include Research in Higher Education and Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP , founded in 1915 with the formation of the American Association of University Professors.

The first group of titles in Arts & Sciences VIII has been released, and participants in the collection will immediately gain access to:

Geschichte und Gesellschaft
Geschichte und Gesellschaft. Sonderheft
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Oral History
RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics
Research in Higher Education

and eleven of the rare art periodicals:

291
The American Art Journal
The Art Critic
The Art News
The Art Review
The Art Union
Bradley, His Book
Brush and Pencil
Bulletin of the New England Art Union
The Collector and Art Critic
Cosmopolitan Art Journal

A more detailed title list and collection description may be found on the JSTOR site at
http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/collections.jsp

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information regarding the Arts & Sciences VIII Collection by emailing us at participation@jstor.org .

Best regards,

Jason E. Phillips
Associate Director, Outreach & Participation Services
JSTOR & Portico
participation@jstor.org