The new platform will launch in December 2013 with access to all content included in the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection since the first release in 2008. The 2014 collection will debut on the new site. An early version of the site including all collection content and MARC records will be available for you to explore on the new platform in early Fall 2013. Information for updating your systems to work with the new platform will also be available in Fall 2013. The current 2013 collection will remain unchanged and continue to be hosted by ebrary through February 2014. No administrative action will be asked of librarians until Fall 2013.

September 2013: An early version of the new site, hosting all collection content since the first release in 2008, will be available to librarians.

September 2013: Information for updating library systems to work with the new platform will be available.

December 2013: The new platform launches. All e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection content will be accessed on the new site.

January 2014: The 2014 e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection debuts on the new site.

February 2014: Access to the collection via ebrary will discontinue.

Nothing about the 2013 e-Duke Books collection will change. The 2013 collection will continue to be hosted on ebrary through February 2014.

Yes, the entire backlist of Duke e-books as well as new content will be hosted on the new platform. E-books that you purchased via the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection will switch from being hosted on ebrary to the new site. Any Duke e-books that you purchased through ebrary or through other vendors as single titles will continue to be hosted by ebrary or by their current site.

All Duke e-books acquired through the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection will be accessed on the new platform. Former as well as current e-Duke Books customers will receive instructions for accessing their content on the new platform.

The e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection will be available on the new site in December 2013. Redundant access will be maintained on ebrary through February 2014.

No, after the transition takes place, all e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection content must be accessed on the new platform.

All content will be available to librarians for a first look on the new platform in Fall 2013. The official launch for all users is in December 2013.

No, we do not plan to change our pricing model, although we hope to be able to offer more options in the future. There will be no additional fee associated with the new platform.

Pricing for the 2014 e-Duke Books collection is now available. There will be no additional fee associated with the new platform.

A preliminary version of the title list will be available in November 2013 and the final list in February 2014.

No, renewing customers will not need to sign a new site license.

Yes, all e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection content will be assigned new URLs on the new platform.

The URLs associated with the new platform will be available in Fall 2013. We will e-mail all current and former collection customers to notify you when this information is ready.

MARC records are now available to current customers only. They can be downloaded on the Librarian Tools page.

Please visit partners.ebrary.com to download your institution's usage data from 2008 through 2013. Beginning in 2014, all new usage data for the collection will be accessed on HighWire. We will send you reminders to download your ebrary usage data in December 2013 and before the transition is complete.

The collection's DRM policies will be no more restrictive than they currently are. We will continually assess options for making e-Duke Books as accessible and usable as possible.

If you have questions or concerns about the new home for e-Duke Books, please contact our Customer Service staff at edukebooks@dukeupress.edu.