Our Work with Libraries

Supported by Arcadia, these prizes recognize and reward the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open access humanities books. The winners are selected by distinguished panels of scholars, librarians, digital humanities experts, and accessibility specialists.

Global Buddhism, a major book series published by Yale University Press, is designed to publish first books by awardees of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, based on research funded by the program.

Michigan Publishing partners with libraries and ACLS societies to add titles that make the collection most useful in its respective fields, as well as how to address gaps in the collection.

Path to Open is a community-based pilot developed through conversations and focus groups, convened by ACLS, with libraries, presses, and scholars. Hosted by JSTOR, the pilot is designed to test a new funding model for open access monographs.

The Luce/ACLS Digital Archives Mapping Project works closely with scholars, librarians, and institutions to expand equitable access to primary materials for China studies research.

The ACLS Digital Justice Grant Program supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.

The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship Program supports emerging scholars as they pursue bold and innovative research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.

In 2021 ACLS convened a national commission of scholars, archivists, and librarians to analyze challenges and make recommendations for sustainable access to digital resources and projects. Other Stories To Tell: Recovery Scholarship and the Infrastructure for Digital Humanities is the Commission’s culminating report