POIESIS: Philosophy Online Serials
Encyclopedia
POIESIS: Philosophy Online Serials (or POIESIS) is an aggregated bundle of academic journal
s and series hosted by the Philosophy Documentation Center. It was established in 1996 in cooperation with InteLex Corporation, in an effort to make journal content from many sources available online to libraries without increasing journal subscription rates.
The collection includes two sets of publications: a core set available to all subscribers and a set of optional titles only available in conjunction with a print subscription. The core set contains a fixed number of issues from 27 journals and series. These are generally complete sets or back issues. Another 36 journals or series are avaailable in the optional set, and this set includes both current and back issues of each title.
A library that subscribes to POIESIS gets access to all titles in the core set, but must also have a current subscription to any journal in the second set to gain access to that title. This subscription requirement made it possible for these journals to offer online access without increasing their subscription rates to cover the cost of the new service. The POIESIS bundle is not available to individuals.
In 2009 Philosophy Documentation Center launched its eCollection
offering more publications and a broader range of online access options for institutions, individuals, and membership organizations. POIESIS is maintained by Philosophy Documentation Center for institutions as one of several options for electronic access to philosophy journals and conference proceedings.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
s and series hosted by the Philosophy Documentation Center. It was established in 1996 in cooperation with InteLex Corporation, in an effort to make journal content from many sources available online to libraries without increasing journal subscription rates.
The collection includes two sets of publications: a core set available to all subscribers and a set of optional titles only available in conjunction with a print subscription. The core set contains a fixed number of issues from 27 journals and series. These are generally complete sets or back issues. Another 36 journals or series are avaailable in the optional set, and this set includes both current and back issues of each title.
A library that subscribes to POIESIS gets access to all titles in the core set, but must also have a current subscription to any journal in the second set to gain access to that title. This subscription requirement made it possible for these journals to offer online access without increasing their subscription rates to cover the cost of the new service. The POIESIS bundle is not available to individuals.
In 2009 Philosophy Documentation Center launched its eCollection
Philosophy Documentation Center eCollection
The Philosophy Documentation Center eCollection is a United States-based online system for subscription-based delivery of academic journals, conference proceedings, book series, magazines, newsletters, and other publications in philosophy, religious studies, and related disciplines...
offering more publications and a broader range of online access options for institutions, individuals, and membership organizations. POIESIS is maintained by Philosophy Documentation Center for institutions as one of several options for electronic access to philosophy journals and conference proceedings.