Scholarly books and their evaluation context in the social sciences and humanities

Unraveling the secret to a scholarly book’s excellence, including its topicality, written delivery, influence, and longevity, clearly depends on time. Moreover, assessing what makes it “good” over “time” requires giving due consideration to the context in which the book was produced. In light of this, we have decided to open up a special issue in ASLIB Journal of Information Management concerning “Scholarly Books and Their Evaluation Context in the Social Sciences and Humanities.”