American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

Gale and ASECS Award Fellowships to Five Scholars to Support Emerging Research of Eighteenth-Century Studies

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and FISHKILL, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Group, in partnership with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), has awarded fellowships to five researchers, known as the Gale-ASECS Non-Residential Fellowships. Funded by Gale, each fellow receives $2,500 and access to Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections OnlineĀ (ECCO), as well as access to the Gale Digital Scholar Lab (The Lab). Using The Lab, the program provides fellows with invaluable text and data mining tools to explore ECCO and advance their work using digital humanities methods. The fellowships aim to help scholars expand the field of eighteenth-century studies for research or teaching.

Key Points: 
  • The fellowships aim to help scholars expand the field of eighteenth-century studies for research or teaching.
  • Access to Gale Digital Scholar Lab lets these fellows explore the use of digital humanities methodologies in new ways.
  • Gale Digital Scholar Lab was created to address common challenges researchers and scholars face when analyzing large sets of archives.
  • In offering fellowships, to scholars in multiple-disciplines, Gale is increasing access to text and data mining tools and furthering opportunities in both research and teaching.

Gale Partners With ASECS to Provide its North American Members Access to Eighteenth-Century Collections Online

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.and FISHKILL, N.Y., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale , a Cengage company, has partnered with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) , the world's largest organization of eighteenth-century scholars, to provide its North American membersi with access to Gale's Eighteenth-Century Collections Online (ECCO) .

Key Points: 
  • FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.and FISHKILL, N.Y., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale , a Cengage company, has partnered with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) , the world's largest organization of eighteenth-century scholars, to provide its North American membersi with access to Gale's Eighteenth-Century Collections Online (ECCO) .
  • Now ASECS members have access to the most comprehensive online historical archive on the eighteenth-century, enabling scholarship, enhanced teaching and advanced study of the era.
  • "By providing online access to ECCO to our members in North America, we help ameliorate this inequity and better support research and teaching on the eighteenth-century.
  • ASECS north American members can access ECCO at: https://www.asecs.org/ecco .