New platform for the humanities
Swiss publishers from the three language regions have launched a platform on which their digital publications in the humanities and social sciences are available.
With libreo.ch, social science publishers are bringing their books and journals together in one central location in order to make them available to researchers and a broad readership and to give them greater international visibility. Digital books and journals are offered on libreo.ch in open access or for a fee, and printed editions of the journals and books will soon also be available to order.
According to the initiators, Libreo.ch is one of the few platforms in Switzerland that offers books and journals in xml format with automated import. The format increases visibility and promotes searching. So far, 127 books and 7 journals are available. Over the next few months, the number of books and journals is set to rise sharply and new publishers and institutions are expected to join the platform.
libreo.ch is run by the Swiss Association of Publishers in the Humanities and Social Sciences (SVGW), which was established as an association in April 2015 and is made up of around 20 publishers.
More info: https://libreo.ch
