e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection Pricing Model


An institution’s tier is based on the 2005 edition of the Carnegie Classifications.

2009 e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection Rates
Tier 5 RU/VH: Research Universities
(very high research activity)

Carnegie Classification 15

$6,000

Tier 4 RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
Master’s L: Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

Carnegie Classifications 16, 17, 18
$4,500
Tier 3 Master’s M: Master’s Colleges and Universities
(medium programs)
Master’s S: Master’s Colleges and Universities
(smaller programs)
Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges—Arts & Sciences

Carnegie Classifications 19, 20, 21
$3,000
Tier 2

Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges—Diverse Fields
Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges

Carnegie Classifications 22, 23

$1,500
Tier 1

Associate’s Colleges

Carnegie Classifications 1–14

$500
International libraries, libraries falling within the range of 24 to 33 in the 2005 Carnegie Classifications system, or libraries not included in the Carnegie Classification system, should see Specialized Institution pricing information.


The e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection is hosted on the ebrary® platform. Duke content is not included in any other ebrary aggregation, but is cross-searchable with other ebrary content.

Site License Agreement
Duke University Press requires a site license agreement in
order to grant access to the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection.

Any questions regarding the site license can be
directed to the library relations manager at 919-687-3655 or
libraryrelations@dukeupress.edu.

Duke University Press reserves the right to collect a reasonable ongoing maintenance fee from institutions who are not current customers but wish to maintain access to their purchased content.

Print Add-on Option
Current customers can purchase a print add-on option in which they receive a cloth edition of every new book included in the current year's collection for $500 regardless of tier, plus the cost of shipping for customers outside of the U.S.

Related links
e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection FAQs
e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection additional pricing
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2005 Carnegie Classifications