PDA Brill E-Books Patron Select: the rules

New online resources
from BRILL
Eva Wantzen
Sales Manager BRILL
Inforum 2014
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About Brill’s subject area’s
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New Online Resources
Classical Studies
International Law
Brill products
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African Studies
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American Studies
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Ancient Near East and Egypt •
Art History
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Asian Studies
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Biblical Studies
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Biology
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Book History and Carthography •
Classical Studies
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European History & Culture
International Law &
HumanRights/Humanitarian
Law
International Relations
Jewish Studies
Language & Linguistics
Middle East & Islamic Studies
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Social Sciences
Theology and World
Christianity
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Dictionaries – NEW 2014
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New Online Resources in
the Humanities
• Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics
Online
• Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and
Linguistics Online
• US Intelligence on the Middle East 1945-2009
• Cold War Intelligence Online
• Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit Online/ The Encyclopedia
of Early Modern History Online
• Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World Online
Jewish Studies | Encyclopedia of
Hebrew Language & Linguistics
Scope
• Offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of
the history and study of the Hebrew language
• The authoritative reference work for students and researchers in
the fields of Hebrew linguistics, general linguistics, Biblical studies,
Hebrew and Jewish literature, and related fields
Features & benefits
• Over 950 entries
• Various topics: texts, manuscripts,
inscriptions, reading traditions, major
grammatical features (phonology,
morphology, and syntax), lexicon, script
and paleography
Classical Studies - Encyclopedia
of Ancient Greek Language and
Linguistics Online
Scope
This encyclopedia brings together the latest research
from across a range of disciplines which contribute
to our knowledge of Ancient Greek.
Features & benefits
• extensive cross-references,
navigation via hyperlinks
• all Greek transcribed screenshot
Middle East & Islamic Studies
U.S. Intelligence on the Middle East
Scope
This document collection sheds light on the U.S.
intelligence community’s spying and analytic efforts in
the Arab world, including the Middle East, the Near
East, and North Africa.
Features & benefits
- Glossary of acronyms,
organizations, personalities,
chronology
- Full text searchable screenshot
American Studies
Cold War Intelligence
Scope
Documentary record of the successes and failures of
the U.S. intelligence community in its efforts to spy
on the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Features & benefits
- 2,360 formerly classified U.S.
government documents
- Introductory essay, glossary of
acronyms, organisations,
personalities, Cold War
chronology, Bibliography
Clickable links
History - Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit
Online/ The Encyclopedia of Early
Modern History Online
Scope
• The Encyclopedia of Early Modern History offers
400 years of Early Modern History in one work
J.B. Metzler Verlag Stuttgart, 2005-2012
Features & benefits
• Fully bilingual
• scholarship between the mid15th - mid-19th centuries
• provides the latest answers to
history’s key questions
History - Brill's Encyclopaedia
of the Neo-Latin World Online
Scope
Brilll’s Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World Online
traces the enduring history and wide-ranging
cultural influence of Neo-Latin.
Features & benefits
• original contributions by
international scholars
• explores every aspect of the
civilized world from literature
and law to philosophy and the
sciences
Brill’s Book Series Online
Scope
The E-Book Series offer all titles published
within the series back to volume 1
Features & benefits
• One-time fee
• Older titles are highly discounted
compared to printed version
• Brill MyBook Euro 25 and no
handling & shipping fees
Classical Studies
Classical Studies
E-Books Collections
Features & benefits
• Integration into library catalogue by free
MARC21 records
• Perpetual access based on one-off
purchase
• Brill MyBook
• 30% savings on comparable print value
• Available by copyright year
Classical Studies
New Pauly Online
Scope
• Standard encyclopedia of the ancient world – covering 2000 years
of Greco-Roman Antiquity and Classical Tradition, the long and
influential aftermath of antiquity
• Based on Metzler’s Neue Pauly (1996-2003)
• Naming refers back to “Old Pauly” (RE, 1890-1980, 84 vols)
Features & benefits
• 20,000 entries
• Online edition contains both
English & German version
• Fully cross-referenced including
hyperlinks
Classical Studies | Brill's New
Pauly Supplements Online I
Scope
• 6 major reference works for study of the ancient world and its
reception in later centuries
• Includes Chronologies of the Ancient World; Dictionary of Greek & Latin
Authors & Texts; Hist. Atlas of the Ancient World; Reception of Myth
and Mythology
Features & benefits
• Fully cross-referenced including
hyperlinks
Brill’s New Pauly
Brill’s New Pauly
Supplements
International Law & Human Rights
Law
E-Book Collections
Features & benefits
• Integration into library catalogue by free
MARC21 records
• Perpetual access based on one-off
purchase
• Brill MyBook - screenshot
• 30% savings on comparable print value
• Available by copyright year
Law
Journals
• 45 journals
• Including relevant and highly cited titles,
e.g. Review of Central and East European
Law
• Available in 3 options
– Individual titles (print and/or online)
– Brill Online Journal Collections (access to
content from year 2000)
– Brill Journal Archives Online (outright purchase), in
2 parts (-1999, 2000-2009)
Law
Foreign Law Guide
Scope
• The Foreign Law Guide (FLG) is an online only database containing
information on sources of foreign law in over 170 jurisdictions.
• Snapshots of the country’s legal history, judicial and legislative
systems, proceeding to local sources of legal information, internet
sources, and major publications.
Features & benefits
• An ongoing reference to over 300
works that are indexed frequently and
designated “Materials Indexed.”
Law | Hague Academy
Collected Courses Online
Scope
• Hague Academy of International Law is a center for high-level
education in international law
• HACCO includes courses given by leading specialists, including
academics, practitioners, diplomats (in English and French)
Features & benefits
• Since 1923
• So far 375 volumes
• New content added throughout
the year
• Interface in English & French
Law | Int’l Year Book and
Statemen’s Who’s Who
Scope
• Authoritative source on all countries (incl territories and federal
states)
• 800 international organizations (incl addresses)
• 6000 of the most important people in today’s worlds
Features & benefits
• Thoroughly revised annually
• Including detailed statistics
from World Bank
• Chronology of upcoming
events, e.g. elections
Law | Yearbook of
International Organizations
Scope
• Comprehensive resource of 64,000 intergovernmental (IGOs) and
international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) worldwide
• Published in cooperation with Union of International Associations
(UIA)
Features & benefits
• Including history, structure, key
officers, statistics etc
• Online updates every 6-8 weeks
• Export into excel
• Flexible search and display options
Law | Handbook of WTO/
GATT Dispute Settlement
Scope
• Updated summaries of 300 WTO/GATT panel
• Nine comprehensive indexes (e.g. key words, country, subject,
panelist, member etc)
• Easy citation list to track adoption status of reports
Features & benefits
• Essential for law practitioners
• Quick and easy access the
complex WTO/GATT reports
Law | International Maritime
Boundaries Online
Scope
• Systematic examination of all international maritime boundaries
worldwide
• Published with the American Society of International Law
• Black sea screenshot
Features & benefits
• Includes text of every modern
boundary agreement plus maps,
analyses etc
• Updated following significant
changes to ever-changing
maritime boundaries
Law | International
Law & World Order
Scope
• Documentary collection of diverse treaty and nontreaty instruments (by B. Weston and J. Carlson)
• Covers history and current state of international law
and affairs
Features & benefits
• Updated continuously
• Up-to-date information on
the legal status of these
instruments
Law | Human Rights
Documents Online
Scope
• Unique primary source collection – ever growing since 1980
• Documents collected by 355 non-governmental org’s (NGOs)
• Edited by Human Rights Internet Ottawa
Features & benefits
• Largest collection of Human Rights
Documents
• 40,000 documents from 483
organizations
• Updated annually
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