Website FAQs

Why e-books? How do I get access to the electronic version of the book? How can I purchase a book? Can I purchase electronic access only? We have a subscription, so why are we asked to purchase? How do we sign up for a subscription—and why should we? Which volume titles are now available electronically? Why are some volumes missing? What are the upcoming volumes, and when will they be available? Why are some volumes free? Why are the tables of contents and abstracts available to everyone but not the complete papers? Can I get access to specific papers rather than an entire volume? How can I find the paper I'm looking for? How can I get electronic access to papers referenced in the volumes? Why can't I access the PDF files if I have an individual account? Why is it asking for a user name and password if I'm accessing from an institution? Where can I find ASP's Home Page? How can we publish with the ASP Conference Series? Is electronic-only publishing available with the ASP Conference Series? Will best-selling or out of print ASP Conference Series volumes become available as e-books?

• Why e-books?
  
  We are pleased to offer the ASP Conference Series in an e-book format to accommodate the needs of users who are increasingly used to receiving research reports in this form. Our e-books are posted up to two months prior to the book being released in print. E-books are helpful for institutions because multiple users can access various papers in the same book, from multiple on-site locations, all at the same time.
  
  
• How do I get access to the electronic version of the book?
  
  To access ASP Conference Series articles, you must have an account or subscription. Accounts are generated internally if you purchase a hard copy volume through a conference or from the ASP. If you purchased in this manner but cannot access the e-book, please e-mail support@aspbooks.org with the following to receive access through a username and password: your name, e-mail address, the volume #, and date and method of purchase. If you purchase e-access through this site, access will be set up following verification of payment. You will be notified by email when access has been granted.
  
  Access without a password (through IP authentication) is provided for users at institutions with subscriptions to the ASP Conference Series. If you are a subscribing institution, e-access is granted upon receipt of payment. Please contact support@aspbooks.org with questions about subscriptions, billing or payment. If your institution orders through a third-party reseller, please have the reseller send complete information regarding your purchase to support@aspbooks.org to arrange e-access.
  
  If you would like to purchase a printed volume, including electronic access, please purchase through the AstroShop. If you have forgotten your password, you may request that it be sent to you by e-mail.
  
  
• How can I purchase a book?
  
  If you would like to purchase a volume, including electronic access, please purchase through the AstroShop.
  
  
• Can I purchase electronic access only?
  
  E-access purchases through this site are for individual use only.

Individuals: you can now purchase e-access only to a single article or an entire e-book. Please navigate to the volume or the article on this site and click "Add to Cart." Checkout through PayPal using a PayPal account or credit card. Access is provided upon verification of payment. Purchases through this site are for electronic access only. Printed books with e-access must be purchased through the AstroShop.

Instiutions: you may purchase either an electronic-only or print + electronic subscription. E-access only to individual volumes is not available for institutions. However, for individual volume purchases, institutions may purchase printed books—including e-access by username and password—through the AstroShop or they may purchase individual printed books with IP-authenticated access to those books for a slightly higher price by contacting Customer Service (see contact information in next answer).

• We have a subscription, so why are we asked to purchase?
  
  

  With the addition of immediate e-access purchasing on our site, various pages now have "Add to Cart" buttons and purchasing information for individuals who wish to purchase electronic access. Even patrons accessing from a subscribing institution may wish to purchase electronic access to a book or article for access anytime and anywhere.

  When accessing from an IP address at a subscribing institution, you do not need to purchase anything. Simply click the links to the papers within the volume and the click the View Article or Download Article buttons for access to the full text. We are working to display pages for institutional subscribers which don’t include these additional purchasing buttons. We appreciate your patience.

  
  

• How do we sign up for a subscription—and why should we?
  
  Aside from the benefit of owning the entire series of books, there are other benefits of a subscription: (1) internet access through IP authentication, which allows for access without a password from various computers within the library or institution; (2) receipt of new volumes as soon as they are available; and (3) electronic access to all ASPCS volumes—from Volume 1 to the most recent volumes—during the term of your subscription.
  
  To sign up for a subscription, please contact our San Francisco office:
  

  Tel: (415) 337-1100 X 114
  Fax: (415) 337-5205
  E-mail: service@astrosociety.org

For more information or to subscribe online: www.astrosociety.org/pubs/cs/subscription.html

• Which volume titles are now available electronically?
  
  All ASPCS volumes, with one or two exceptions, are now available online. The others will be available soon. Our current list of available volumes is found by clicking Volume Listing here or in the navigation bar, under e-Books at the top of each page.
  
  
• Why are some volumes missing?
  
  

  Volume 202 is out of print and scans were not available. This volume will be posted soon. Volume 326 was never submitted. The order of posting our most current volumes may not follow in exact numerical order due to editorial and printing processes.
  

• What are the upcoming volumes, and when will they be available?
  
  Please click on these links to view titles for upcoming volumes available soon and other forthcoming volumes with undetermined publication dates.
  
  
• Why are the tables of contents and abstracts available to everyone but not the complete papers?
  
  We would give free access to everything if we could figure out how to do that and still pay the bills! We provide the table of contents and abstracts for all volumes so potential customers can view the contents of the book before buying. The search and browse features of the website also allow easy searching of contents and abstracts to find volumes and articles on a particular subject or by a particular author.
  
  
• Can I get access to specific papers rather than an entire volume?
  
  Yes! E-access to individual papers or entire e-books can now be purchased through this site. Simply navigate to the desired paper or volume and click "Add to Cart." If you would like to purchase a printed volume, including electronic access, please purchase through the AstroShop.
  
  
• How can I find the paper I'm looking for?
  
  If you know the volume which contains the paper, it may be found most easily in the Volume Listing under e-Books in the navigation bar at the top of each page. Simply click on the volume number of the any volume for a complete table of contents. A list of volumes by a particular author can be found through the Author Index or by Searching, also found under e-Books in the navigation bar. A search may also be used to find words in a paper title, paper abstract and book title, as well as authors and editors.
  
  
• How can I get electronic access to papers referenced in the volumes?
  
  Reference information is only two clicks away through ADS. At the top of each volume's table of contents, between the volume number and the cover image, you will find a link to view that volume on ADS, which includes reference information for each paper listed.
  
  
• Why can't I access the PDF files if I have an individual account?
  
  Individual accounts are issued with the purchase of a particular volume, granting access to that volume only. If you purchase additional volumes through a conference or the AstroShop, they are added to your account if you provide the same name and e-mail address with your purchase. If the e-mail address is different, a separate account will be created. If you have questions regarding volumes which have been assigned to your account or to consolidate two accounts, please e-mail support@aspbooks.org.
  
  
• Why is it asking for a user name and password if I'm accessing from an institution?
  
  You will be asked to login with a user name and password if your http request is from an IP address not recognized by our server as belonging to a subscribing library or institution. Subscribing Institutions must provide their IP addresses to the ASP on their subscription form.
  
  If your institution has already subscribed and is having access difficulties, please delete cookies and temporary files. If this does not correct the problem, please e-mail support@aspbooks.org, describing the problem and including your IP address as determined by www.whatismyip.com so we may verify if your IP address is within the IP range registered with our site.
  
  If your library or institution does not have a subscription, please refer to the information above under the heading, How do we sign up for a subscription—and why should we?
  
  
• Where can I find ASP's Home Page?
  
  The Home Page of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific is found at www.astrosociety.org. Electronic access to ASP Conference Series volumes can always be found by following the e-access site links on various pages of the ASP web site or by navigating directly to www.aspbooks.org.
  
  
• How can we publish with the ASP Conference Series?
  
  Please view our Publishing with the ASP page, located under Publishing in the Navigation Bar at the top of each web page on this site.
  
  
• Is electronic-only publishing available with the ASP Conference Series?
  
  At the current time, publishing with the ASP Conference Series includes a hard copy printed volume, with accompanying e-book access. Electronic-only publishing is being considered as a viable option for the future of the ASP Conference Series, in addition to traditional book publishing. Please feel free to contact our managing editor with questions about electronic-only publishing.

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