New Titles Forthcoming in 2015

ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is pleased to present our list of 370 new titles to be added to the collection in late summer 2015. Follow this link to download a spreadsheet listing each title with publication information and subject area.

Highlights of this title release include:

• 59 additional titles from Oxford University Press, including notable books on World War I
• 35 titles from Princeton University Press
• 29 titles from Cambridge University Press
• 17 titles from University of California Press
• Contributions from several publishers new to HEB: Beacon Press, Brill Academic Publishers, the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Kent State University Press,

 Oneworld Publications
• 18 entries in HEB's new Villa I Tatti series, from Harvard University Press
• 4 entries in our new Jewish Cultural Studies series from Littman Library
• 5 entries in our new ACLS Centennial Series
• 7 Hip Hop Studies titles, representing an area newly added to HEB
• 124 books awarded prizes from esteemed scholarly societies and organizations 

For additional information on forthcoming books, please contact info@hebook.org.

HEB at ATLA in Denver

ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) will be an exhibitor at the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) conference, taking place June 18-20 at the Marriott Tech Center in Denver, CO. Visit the conference website for details and registration information.

Lee Walton, HEB's National Library Account Manager, will be giving a presentation on “Perceptions of Academic Librarians Regarding E-Books and the Humanities” on Friday, June 19, at 11:00 AM.

And stop by the booth for an overview of what's new at HEB, and details of our upcoming title release in late summer.

Additional Participating Publishers for 2015

HEB is pleased to announce partnerships with two additional publishers for its upcoming 2015 title release, slated for late summer. Beacon Press and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will both be making valuable contributions to the platform in a wide range of research areas.

HEB now has partnerships with 117 publishers. The list 
of participants in our growing network of university and commercial presses can be found here and is expected to continue to grow in the coming months.

The Rulers of Venice, 1332-1524

A reissue of The Rulers of Venice, 1332-1524: Interpretations, Methods, Database, edited by Monique O’Connell, is now available in the HEB collection with an updated preface. The new preface contains a users’ guide to the revised version of the online database (edited by Benjamin G. Kohl, Andrea Mozzato and O'Connell) that accompanies this edition.

Rulers of Venice was originally published in 2009 by ACLS Humanities E-Book in collaboration with the Renaissance Society of America, and represents one of HEB’s interactive XML editions. The monograph component consists of four case studies about the ruling class of Venice in the 14th and 15th centuries. The essays were intended to provide background information and complement an online database that has at its core the nine registers of the Segretario alle Voci, listing the noble Venetians elected to office from 1340 to 1524. This includes transcriptions of a total of 70,000 records with as complete information as possible for each officeholder, derived from 1500 frames of digitized microfilm (which are also available to users for closer examination). The database underwent substantial technical upgrades starting in 2012, and now offers enhanced search capabilities to improve users’ experience while still drawing on the same data.

Who held office in late medieval Venice? The Rulers of Venice project as a whole attempts to answer this seemingly simple question. While there is extensive documentation relating to Venetian elections between 1324 and 1524, determining whether a particular individual held office in Venice or not often turns out to be bafflingly complex. The database represents an invaluable tool for students of Venetian history, allowing researchers to gain a much deeper understanding of the way the Republic’s politics intersected with family strategies and individual careers.

This book and the accompanying database are freely available on an open-access basis.

HEB Joins Association of American Publishers (AAP)

As of March 2015, ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is a member of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP).

AAP is the trade association for U.S. book publishers, providing advocacy and communications on behalf of the industry. There are currently 300 members of AAP, spanning all categories of publishing: commercial, educational and professional, university presses and scholarly societies. AAP represents the industry’s priorities in ensuring copyright protection, encouraging funding for quality educational materials, and protecting freedom of speech and publication around the world; as well as providing support to its members in adapting to the changing environment of book and journal publishing in the digital era.

HEB at ACRL in Portland

HEB will be an exhibitor at the Association of College & Research Libraries meeting, taking place March 25-28, in Portland, OR. This year's theme is sustainability. Visit the conference website for details and registration info.

We will be at Booth 271, and look forward to your visit. Stop by for an overview of what's new at HEB, and details of our upcoming title release this summer. If you'd like to schedule an appointment ahead of time, write to us at subscriptions@hebook.org.

HEB at ARLIS 2015

HEB will be an exhibitor at the upcoming 43rd Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS) in Fort Worth, Texas, from March 19-23. Come find us there at Booth 54.

To schedule an appointment in advance, please contact HEB's National Academic Library Account Manager, Lee Walton, who will be representing us at the event, at lwalton@hebook.org.