HATTIESBURG, Mississippi– The University of Southern Mississippi’s The Southern Quarterly is now included in a database of electronic journals called Project Muse. Project Muse distributes works done by students, faculty, and non-profits internationally through a web-based collection of journals.
“This has been a goal of mine since I became editor in The Southern Quarterly four years ago,”says Professor Philip Kolin, “It means that The Southern Quarterly will reach exponentially more scholars and students worldwide and confirms the journal’s reputation as a major publication in the arts and the humanities.”
The Southern Quarterly has been published by the university for 52 years now. The rights will be allowed to Project Muse for inclusion in the database.
“The creative works of our university will reach a larger audience as a result of us allowing our rights to a company to push our publications out for us,” Chase Kasper, Director of the Office of Technology Development, said. “This exposure will enhance The Southern Quarterly’s reputation.”
The special issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer will be the first Southern Quarterly publication in Project Muse, which will be distributed this month to coincide with Black History Month.
