De Gruyter Alina Przydańska Library Information Manager Jacek

De Gruyter Alina Przydańska Library Information Manager “Jacek Lewinson - Publishers' Representative Central/Eastern Europe” alina@jaceklewinson. com 1

De Gruyter – The Basics § History going back over 250 years § One of the oldest publishers in Germany § Over 200 employees § 8000 titles in stock – 35% of them in English § 700 new book titles per year § 127 journals and yearbooks – all online § Over 20 online databases § Currently over 1000 e. Books available 2

De Gruyter - Online Platform 3

De Gruyter - Online Platform Launched in 2008 de Gruyter‘s online platform Reference Global currently hosts: § Articles from 127 e. Journals and yearbooks § Over 1000 e. Books § A growing number of online databases and reference works 4

Reference Global - Functionality and Hosting § Simple and advanced searches, browsing alphabetically and by subject area across the entire platform § e. Books and e. Journals actively linked across all subject areas § Option to recommend e. Books and e. Journal articles to librarians and colleagues § Incorporation of bibliographic data into programmes for administering literature and citations § Display of most frequently read and cited articles together with related content 5

Reference Global - Functionality and Hosting § Librarians can manage collections using library administration tools: - Download MARC 21 records - Check Counter compliant usage statistics - Control IP ranges - Add library logo and banners to the site § Platform interface available in English or German 6

e. Books at De Gruyter § Approximately 700 new titles are added annually. § All De Gruyter e. Books are full-text searchable, indexed, and provided with DOIs and MARC records. Long-term archiving is supplied by Portico. 7

e. Book Plus § An increasing number of De Gruyter’s print reference works are available online in e. Book. PLUS format. § The e. Book. PLUS format combines the content of a book with enhanced, database-like search functionality. 8

Purchase options and access § De Gruyter e. Books can be ordered individually, as pick and choose packages, or as fixed packages. § The e. Book price is the same as the print price. § Our e. Books are available for purchase only. There are no annual access fees. § Authentication is via the IP address of the institution. § All e. Books can be accessed simultaneously by an unlimited number of authorized users, whether on campus or remotly, for an unlimited period of time. 9

e. Book packages Pick and Choose Packages Customers can select and purchase between 20 and 50 e. Books and receive a 5% discount on the total list price. For purchases of 51 or more e. Books, we grant a 10% discount. Fixed Packages e. Books published in a given calendar year are available as a complete package or in the following subject or language specific packages: § § § § § Classical Studies English Language Titles Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Studies (HSK) Law Library and Information Science, Library Reference Linguistics, Literature Linguistics Titles in English Philosophy, History Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) Theology, Religion, Judaism 10

DE GRUYTER e-dition up to date since 1749 § Each title is available as an e. Book (for libraries and institutions) and as a hardcover reprint. If retrodigitization of a title is necessary, delivery will take ten weeks. § Thanks to e-dition, even titles published way back in 1749 are available with today’s state-of-the-art functionality. Like all De Gruyter e. Books, e-dition titles are full-text searchable, indexed, and provided with DOIs and MARC records. 11

Publishing Programme – Online Databases 12

Online Databases - Basics § Currently over 20 databases available online § Databases with predominantly German language content have an English language user interface § Databases are currently hosted on more than one platform. It is intended to bring them all on to de Gruyter‘s Reference Global platform as soon as possible. 13

Key Databases – Biography World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS Online) § The most comprehensive and extensive biographical collection available online! § Short biographical details on over 6 million people from all over the world § 8. 4 million original biographical articles, published from 1559 to the end of the 20 th century § Includes information on individuals from all classes and professions - from all the countries and regions of the world ranging from the 4 th millennium BC to the present § Based on the successive digitization of the microfiche collections of K. G. Saur Verlag’s Biographical Archives - a total of 57 Online Archives 14

Key Databases – German Literature Deutsche Literatur des 18. Jahrhunderts Online / 18 th Century German Literature Online • Contains first editions and first published complete editions by more than 600 German-speaking authors of the 18 th century • reflect the broad spectrum of German literature from Languages: German the early stages of the age of Enlightenment to the User Interface: German / English Standard purchase price € 43, 190 and annual rental price € 9. 190 (ownership after 6 years). Prices negotiable in export markets. A total of 2, 700 works with almost 4, 500 volumes later part of the period. • High quality research database for students, postgraduate researchers, professors and scholars of German studies, linguistics and history • Each work is presented as a digital facsimile and can be browsed like a book 15

Key Databases – German Literature Der literarische Expressionismus Online/ German Literary Expressionism Online § Language: German Makes available 151 journals, yearbooks, collections and anthologies from the early 20 th century comprising a total of 2, 404 issues in full text § Contains 39, 183 articles on 70, 783 pages from 5, 479 authors User Interface: German / English Standard purchase price € 12, 290 and annual rental price € 2, 490 (ownership after 6 years). Prices negotiable in export markets. § Serves as a unique source on German literature of the Modern era but also for the study of the history of art, theatre, film, dance and music between 1910 and 1930 16

Key Databases – Art The Artists of the World. International Database of Artists. Online § Over 1 million artists from A to Z § Over 500, 000 extensive signed biographical articles, searchable in full text – with a further 7, 000 added each year § Over 6, 000 articles available in both German and their original languages § Regular updates: details, exhibitions and sources are continually supplemented and updated § Online First: New contributions are added to the database immediately Annual subscription from January 2010: Online only: € 2. 490, – Print & Online: € 2. 990, – 17

Key Database – Theology Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception § Set to become the most comprehensive international reference work on the bible and biblical reception § Offers a comprehensive and in-depth rendering of the current state of knowledge on the origins and developments of the Bible § Documents the history of the bible’s reception in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Other Religions, Philosophy, Literature, Visual Arts, Music, Film § Date of publication: 2009 – 2018 § Online first 18

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 19

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 20

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 21

Key Databases – Old Germanic History Germanische Altertumskunde Online The new database Germanische Altertumskunde Online (GAO) provides a unique research medium representing the current state of knowledge of Old Germanic History, Germanische Altertumskunde Online (GAO) includes Germanic and Northern European cultural history from the subject areas of history, archeology, art history, legal history, ethnology and religious studies. 22

IBZ Online – International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences § Published since 1896 § International and interdisciplinary bibliography of academic periodical literature mainly from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts. § Contains over 2, 956, 240 journal articles from about 11, 381 journals. § Approximately 120, 000 entries are added to the database annually § Updated monthly Language: Multilingual User Interface: German / English Updated monthly Annual online subscription price € 3, 399. 00 27

Nietzsche Online

Nietzsche Online The database Nietzsche Online provides researchers and readers complete online access to the editions, interpretations and reference works on one of the most important philosophers. Users thus obtain access to a comprehensive database containing the research results of the last forty years. Apart from the authoritative editions of the works (KGW) and the letters (KGB), the database Nietzsche Online contains all De Gruyter publications on Nietzsche. 29

Zoology Online

Zoology Online Covering nearly 100 years of zoological research, the Handbook of Zoology represents a vast store of knowledge. But with the speed of scientific discovery in the past decades, a new format is required - online. Zoologie Online, now available, is a database which can be easily searched and rapidly updated to reflect the current state of phylogenetic knowledge. 31

Key Databases – General Reference Yearbook of International Organizations Online Edited by Union of International Associations § Most comprehensive compendium of international organizations fully searchable via the Internet § Over 61, 800 profiles of organizations with current contact details § Biography profiles of key figures in International Organizations Languages: English § Useful analyses & statistics, graphic presentation of User interface: English networks of international organizations and their Updated monthly relations Annual subscription price: € 2, 049. 00 § Integration via hyperlinks into the set of other UIA databases 35