Cambridge Histories Online

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Cambridge University Press Consortia License

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CUP License Addendum 2019

CUP License Terms for Consortia

ILL

Summary: yes

Relevant License Text:

3.1.3 Supply to the library of an institution (whether by post, fax or secure transmission, using Ariel or its equivalent, whereby the electronic file is deleted immediately after printing) a single paper copy of a Product in accordance with the limitations agreed with the Licensor and provided that such copy may only be used for research, teaching and private study purposes and not for any Commercial

Ereserves

Summary: yes

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3.1.7 Consortium Members and Authorized Users, subject to clause 6 below, may incorporate parts of the Products in printed and electronic Course Packs and Electronic Reserve collections for the use of Authorized Users in the course of instruction at a Consortium Member, and/or in Electronic Learning Environments hosted on a Secure Network, but not for Commercial Use. Each such item shall carry appropriate acknowledgement of the source. Course Packs in alternate formats may also be offered to Authorized Users that require Accessible Formats.

Archival Access

Summary: yes

Relevant License Text:

for purchase materials

2.1 Subject to payment of the Purchase Fees and, if applicable, the Annual Access Fee, Licensor grants Licensee a non-exclusive and non-transferable right to give each Consortium Member access to and use of the Purchased Products in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Where Licensor is no longer able to provide Online Access on a permanent basis, it shall provide a copy of the Purchased Products in pdf format (or such other electronic format as Licensor in its sole discretion determines) and Licensee procures that each Consortium Member agrees and acknowledges that the use of any such electronic copy shall always be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Notes:

Alumni access added 2019

License Begins:

January 1, 2019

License Ends:

December 31, 2019

Vendor:

Cambridge University Press

Description:

Cambridge Histories Online brings together over 300 volumes from the renowned Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Cambridge Histories Online is also a dynamic resource, being continually updated with new volumes taken from the print series as soon as they become available.

Key Features:

over 300 volumes published since 1960, equating to around 196,000 pages of scholarship
over 15 different academic subjects
personalization features including, saved & most recent searches, work spaces and bookmarks
citation export functionality
librarian support resources including, COUNTER compliant usage statistics, library branding, MARC records and title lists
user display control features including, switchable hit term highlighting, pagination of results and the ability to control the number of hits per page
bibliographic reference functionality; fully referenced content with all references displayed, OpenURL compliant and linked online through CrossRef

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Simultaneous Users:

Unlimited

Chron coverage:

1960-present

FT Titles:

300 volumes

Usage Stats:

Usage statistics are available, and are updated near the start of each month. Log in with your account administrator username and password, then go to the Account Administrator area (within Subscriber Services) and click the Usage Statistics link.

Note that for Cambridge Companions Online, Cambridge Histories Online, and Shakespeare Surveys online, usage statistics for dates prior to November 28, 2012 must be retrieved from http://subs.sams.cup.semcs.net

To retrieve a single report showing usage across all University Publishing Online products, including Cambridge Books Online, Cambridge Companions Online, Cambridge Histories Online, and Shakespeare Survey Online, you can retrieve the reports from the Account Administrator area of http://universitypublishingonline.org

Participating institutions:

Content Types:

FullText, Ebooks

Title Lists:

2019 title list (Dec 2018)

Counter-Compliant:

Yes

Notes on Subscribers:

2018 Entitlements

Cambridge Histories Online are available as a one-time purchase with perpetual access rights. An annual maintenance fee is charged to maintain access to purchased content.

A combined annual maintenance fee is charged to maintain access to these products:

Cambridge Books Online
Cambridge Histories Online
Dictionary of Irish Biography
Econometric Society Monographs
Shakespeare Survey Online
University Publishing Online

New content is available for purchase each year. Pricing varies according to the number of titles published during the year.