Comments on: JSTOR, how do I love thee? http://wheatblog.com/2007/11/jstor-how-do-i-love-thee/ personal weblog of James "Wheatbread" Martin Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:05:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://wheatblog.com/2007/11/jstor-how-do-i-love-thee/comment-page-1/#comment-93 admin Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:45:58 +0000 http://wheatblog.com/?p=988#comment-93 Well, that's true of all walled-garden research databases (which is to say, most research databases). The differences in subscription levels are a legitimate concern, though. I have access to JSTOR via two different institutions. One of them gets me most everything I need. The other is often of little help. JSTOR is expensive, or so I hear, but it's also incredibly good. So, if you like it and want it, you really have to be a cheerleader for it on your campus, so the powers-that-be can justify subscribing to it in full. Well, that’s true of all walled-garden research databases (which is to say, most research databases). The differences in subscription levels are a legitimate concern, though. I have access to JSTOR via two different institutions. One of them gets me most everything I need. The other is often of little help.

JSTOR is expensive, or so I hear, but it’s also incredibly good. So, if you like it and want it, you really have to be a cheerleader for it on your campus, so the powers-that-be can justify subscribing to it in full.

]]> By: Student http://wheatblog.com/2007/11/jstor-how-do-i-love-thee/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Student Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:51:14 +0000 http://wheatblog.com/?p=988#comment-91 JSTOR is good, except that it is restricted to institutions that subscribe to it. My school has only a partial subscription, so almost everything I need is beyond my access. JSTOR is good, except that it is restricted to institutions that subscribe to it. My school has only a partial subscription, so almost everything I need is beyond my access.

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