(1 Apr 2026) Gale, part of global edtech company Cengage, today announced the launch of Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part III (ECCO III), the latest installment of its acclaimed ECCO series. The third collection adds 1.7 million never-before-digitized pages to the current 32-million-page archive, expanding eighteenth-century studies for researchers across disciplines to explore global perspectives across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.
ECCO III builds on the previous installments, adding greater depth by ensuring broad coverage of works from this period and expanding access to rare and previously undigitized materials. The additional works, which include early books, serials, newspapers and selected ephemera printed before 1801, significantly enhance interdisciplinary research. ECCO III includes advanced tools for discovery and analysis, along with text and data-mining capabilities for both novice and advanced researchers.
Built on the English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), a trusted, scholarly resource managed by the British Library and University of California, Riverside, ECCO III includes high-quality, full-color imaging from original source material. Partnering with the British Library and other leading institutions, ECCO III includes the discovery of new titles and rare materials in unique formats such as broadsides, “miniature books,” maps and full-color book covers and spines.
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