Book Products

Project MUSE Book Products for School Libraries

Project MUSE offers access to thousands of books from more than 100 distinguished scholarly publishers in a wide range of subjects within the humanities and social sciences. MUSE offers several acquisition options to accommodate the different needs and budgets of individual schools and school systems. All books are DRM-free with unlimited simultaneous usage, downloading, and printing. Participating publishers select the titles they offer on the MUSE platform on an annual basis, and decide through which product models they will make their books available on MUSE. Download a list of all books currently available on the MUSE platform from our Holdings page.

Perpetual Access Purchase Collections

Several options are available for purchasing collections of MUSE books for perpetual access, including Annual Frontlist Collections, Custom Collections, and Special Books Sets.

Annual Frontlist Collections

Get guaranteed access to newly released books as they’re published on MUSE. Discounts are available for Journal Collection subscribers and when a custom book collection (BCC) or Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA) purchase is added on. The pricing for the Annual Frontlist Collection is based on a guaranteed number of titles that are expected to be delivered and is tiered by library type.  

Annual Frontlist Collections remain available for purchase for the duration of the calendar year during which the new books are being released. Libraries that purchase midyear immediately gain access to all books already on the platform in the selected collection, with the remaining titles being added as they publish and go live on MUSE. Purchase of a MUSE Annual Frontlist Collection conveys perpetual access rights and interlibrary loan permission for the included books.

Custom Collections

Build your own collection by subject, publisher, language, price, and more—with perpetual access and interlibrary loan rights. Our team will help tailor your collection to fit your budget and needs. These collections offer a flexible and cost-effective way to acquire books on the MUSE platform. Purchasing a MUSE Books Custom Collection includes perpetual access rights and interlibrary loan permission for the included books. 

Discounts are available for selected custom collections. Purchase of a MUSE Books Custom Collection conveys perpetual access rights and interlibrary loan permission for the included books. 

Special Books Sets

The Booker T. Washington Papers features the complete 14-volume set of the influential Black American’s writings and correspondence and includes a complete bibliography of his writings.  The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works is a comprehensive and annotated 17-volume series compiling the work of one of the most significant Protestant theologians of the twentieth century.  The Hermeneia Biblical Commentary Series offers ongoing and authoritative interpretations of the earliest texts of the biblical books. The Collected Works of Marx and Engels is the definitive English-language edition that contains all of Marx and Engels’ works published during and since their lifetimes. To learn more about any of our purchasing options, contact MUSE Sales. 

Single Titles

Many books in the MUSE collections are also available for individual purchase, as well as some titles that are not included in any of the book collections.  Publishers opt in to participate in the single title sales program, select the books that will be available, and set the prices for single title purchasing.  Libraries can purchase individual titles via GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, ProQuest OASIS,or directly  by contacting MUSE Sales. Perpetual access and interlibrary loan rights included.