Project MUSE Beta Site Live, New Features and 300+ Free Sample eBooks From 20 Publishers Available During Beta Period
Direct to Project MUSE Beta Web Site
Free samples of both complete books and book chapters are available. You do not need a Muse login/password to access and read.
Access to journals using the beta interface does require a login/password to read the fulltext.
eBooks come via the new MUSE/UPCC e-Book Collections partnership that was announced in March.
See: UPCC Books on MUSE (Includes a Timeline, FAQ, List of Publishers, etc.)
Project MUSE Beta Features:
- New search box at the top of each page. Suggested search terms appear as you type in your search.
- Redesigned MUSE home page with multiple options for discovering content. Easy linking to content by subject area, most recently downloaded, most recently issued.
- Tiered structure for exploring subject areas.
- Enhanced search results page showing both books and journals.
- Faceted searching. Refine search results with options to broaden or narrow results.
- Enhanced Browse displays books and journals by subject area, title, or publisher.
- Search the contents of a book and view results without leaving the book home page.
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Publishing
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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