Project MUSE Welcomes UPCC eBooks Library Advisory Board

["Melanie Schaffner" <melanie@muse.jhu.edu>]

Project MUSE Welcomes UPCC eBooks Library Advisory Board

In January 2012, Project MUSE will be launching eBook Collections
on its platform in collaboration with the University Press
Content Consortium (UPCC), constituting some 65 distinguished
university presses and related scholarly publishers. A Library
Advisory Board has been invited to participate in the development
of the UPCC eBook Collections on Project MUSE, to provide insight
and feedback on topics including content and collection
development, pricing, functionality, eBook trends, and needs
among academic library staff and patrons.

The UPCC/MUSE Library Advisory Board encompasses a blend of
positions in terms of responsibilities and a range of
institutions in terms of both size and geographic location. The
individual areas of expertise represented are expected to help
the UPCC and MUSE understand the perspectives of librarians and
the needs of a variety of institutional types.

Project MUSE and the UPCC are pleased to welcome the following
individuals to the Library Advisory Board:

Martha L. Brogan
Director of Collection Development & Management, University of
Pennsylvania, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Charles Eckman, Ph.D.
University Librarian & Dean of Library Services, Simon Fraser
University

Richard Fyffe
Rosenthal Librarian of the College and Associate Professor,
Grinnell College Libraries

Eileen D. Hardy
Director, Library Collections, Wellesley College Library

Tony Horava
Collections and Information Resources Coordinator, University of
Ottawa

Martha Hruska
Associate University Librarian, Collection Services, University
of California, San Diego

Allen McKiel, Ph.D.
Dean of Library and Media Services, Western Oregon University

Norm Medeiros
Associate Librarian of the College & Coordinator, Bibliographic &
Digital Services, Haverford College

Wendy Allen Shelburne
Electronic Resources Librarian & Associate Professor of Library
Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Edward Shreeves, Ph.D.
Associate University Librarian & Director, Collections and
Scholarly Communication, University of Iowa Libraries

Michael Stoller, Ph.D.
Director, Collections & Research Services, New York University
Libraries

Katina Strauch
Head, Collection Development & Interim Assistant Dean, Technical
Services, College of Charleston Library

Project MUSE thanks these respected library leaders for their
willingness to serve on the board and advise on the development
of a sustainable program for university press and related
scholarly book content that offers libraries exemplary value,
discoverability, and service. MUSE also thanks consultants
October Ivins of Ivins eContent Solutions and Judy Luther of
Informed Strategies for their work in identifying and recruiting
the Library Advisory Board members, as part of their involvement
with the University Press e-Book Consortium (UPeC), the precursor
to UPCC.

About Project MUSE

Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and
social science periodical content; since 1995, its electronic
journal collections have supported a wide array of research needs
at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide.
MUSE is the sole source of complete, full-text, digital versions
of journal titles from many of the world's leading university
presses and scholarly societies, with more than 500 journals from
more than 125 publishers currently participating. In January
2012, MUSE will launch eBook Collections on its platform in
cooperation with the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC),
fully integrated for search and discovery alongside its
successful journal collections.

Melanie Schaffner
Marketing and Sales Manager, Project MUSE
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
mbs@press.jhu.edu