Publishers Weekly Digital Archive

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Overview

Publishers Weekly Digital Archive provides digital access to issues published from 1872 to 2013. Material is reported to be provided in its original context, including advertisements. It includes approximately 200,000 book reviews, publishing news, book trade statistics, and bestseller lists from 1895 forward.

Provider:

NA Publishing

Posted:

Feb 23, 2016 1:57pm

Updated:

Sep 26, 2018 4:40pm

Source

CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.

Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Arts and Humanities

Social Sciences

Resource Types:

Print journals

Major Languages:

English

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Content Details:


		Comments
Topics covered	Fiction and non-fiction publishing, US publishing industry, publishing news and trade, bestsellers, UK publishing industry	Because Publishers Weekly covers publishing across subject areas, and this is a 141-year archive, it covers topics that relate to, and support research across many disciplines.
Geographic coverage	US, UK, Canada
Chronological coverage	1872-2013
Source format(s)	Digitized from paper	e.g. paper, microfilm, microfiche, etc.
Total titles	One; full run of Publishers Weekly
Total pages	~600k pages upon completion
Major language (s)	English
Digital collection launch date	March 2016
Completion date	Q1 2017
Collection ongoing	N	Separate frontfile/current subscription available
Update frequency	N/A	Archive will not be updated; front file subscription will be.
Available supplements	Y	See notes regarding separate frontfile subscription (which some might consider a 'supplement').

Specifications

Metadata:


MARC records available	N
Creator of MARC records	Not applicable
Source for obtaining MARC records	Not applicable
Fee for MARC records	Not applicable
Subject authorities used	Not applicable
Name authorities used	Not applicable

Technical Platform:


Browser compatibility	All modern browsers
Authentication options	IP or User ID/Password
Archiving solution (master files)	NA will store master file in its Cloud-based repository and publisher will retain a master file.
Archiving solution (derivative files)	Archive can be provided on a hard drive. Publishers Weekly will have a mirror site. NA is currently evaluating other archive hosting options.
Available in web discovery tools	Y
Federated searching, z39.50	N
Local host option	N
Usage stats based on Counter code	N

Interface Tools:


Full text displayed	Y
Page images	Y
Color images	Y
Search full text	Y
Advanced search	Y
Search within results	Y
Limit results by dates and/or document types	Y
Display highlighted search terms	Y
Display snippet (search term in context)	Y
Relevance sorting	N
Save searches	Y
Download PDF	Y
Download HTML	N
Print page	Y
Print full document	Y
Export citations	N
Annotation tools	N
Cross-product searching	N
ILL permitted	Not applicable
Text/data mining permitted	Y
Restrictions on use	See SERU Guidelines

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


		Comments
Subscription option	N	Separate frontfile is available as a subscription. Archive is not available as a subscription.
Purchase option	Y	Digital Archive Purchase includes all issues published from 1872-2013
Multiple year payments option	Y	We are happy to work with individual institutions, but the price of the archive is quite low, such that most institutions would probably opt to pay all at once.
Maintenance fees	N
Hosting charges	Y
Provider notes		NA Publishing is the distributor/provider of the digital archive; Publishers Weekly is the original publisher.'

Provider:

NA Publishing

Website:

http://napubco.com/

CRL Review

Collection Content:

Publishers Weekly Digital Archive provides digital access to issues published from 1872 to 2013. Material is reported to be provided in its original context, including advertisements.

NA Publishing reports that the content will be provided in high resolution and full color, and will contain every page of Publishers Weekly published. It will include nearly 200,000 book reviews, leading articles, advertisements, illustrations, covers, and more.

Delivery:

In June 2018, NA Publishing posted a notice on their website:

"NA Publishing, along with its parent company Image Data Conversion, has ceased operations and is working with its bank to resolve its outstanding obligations.

...NA Publishing is in the process of transitioning the Publishers Weekly Digital Archive directly to Publishers Weekly who has agreed to maintain access for all libraries that have previously purchased this collection."

Terms:

Publishers Weekly Digital Archive is available as a one-time purchase with annual hosting fees.

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.

CRL Offers & Status

Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	no	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	yes	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community
Special Access	no	Member-only access available for a limited time

The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members.

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