Re: [LIS-Forum] De Gruyter and university presses launch "Rights, Action and Social Responsibility" initiative

Dear Mr Merkel-Sobotta: The world's scholars, academicians and the intelligent lay public have got an invaluable gift from De Gruyter and the partner University Presses. Whoever thought about this initiative deserves wholesome praise. I am alerting many in India to take advantage of this generous offer and directing them to visit https://www.degruyter.com/page/1419. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 6:22 AM, LIBLICENSE wrote:

From: Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 11:08:11 +0000 Subject: De Gruyter and university presses launch "Rights, Action and Social Responsibility" initiative

De Gruyter and Publishing Partners support fact-based analysis

Launch of “Rights, Action and Social Responsibility” initiative

Berlin and Boston, 6 April 2017

De Gruyter and a number of prestigious university presses are making books and journal articles across nine topical areas freely available until the end of 2017 on degruyter.com.

Broadening access to these areas of scholarship enables more people, including non-academics, to address these issues in an informed manner: it helps to combat false news sources, to reflect on the nature of truth and ethics, and to understand the struggles of all members of society.

“Public debates surrounding immigration policy, climate change, international relations, and constitutional and human rights are currently at the forefront of the national discourse, especially, but not only, in the United States. Together, De Gruyter and its partners are keen to support a thoughtful and informed debate on these sensitive and serious issues,” said Steve Fallon, Director Publishing Partner Program.

The topical areas included in the initiative are: Constitutional History, Dissent, Truth & Ethics, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Geopolitics, Human Rights, Immigration & Urbanism and Islamic Studies.

The content includes more than 500 books and selected journal articles from Columbia University Press, Cornell University Press, Harvard University Press, Princeton University Press, University of Pennsylvania Press, Transcript-Verlag and De Gruyter. Access to the content via this link.

Eric Merkel-Sobotta Director Communications

DE GRUYTER Genthiner Str. 13 10785 Berlin, Germany T +49 (0)30.260 05-304 F +49 (0)30.260 05-100 eric.merkel-sobotta@degruyter.com www.degruyter.com