Service Makes Fans of Librarians and Scholars
Jul 23, 2001
JSTOR (it doesn't stand for anything - probably just 'Journal Storage') - scans old journals, puts the pages into a database, and made the contents available online, at a price. No word on author royalties. The nonprofit company's mission is twofold: to preserve and maintain journal literature, and to make that material more accessible. The Chronicle spin is that the service is popular with librarieans. It is also popular with publishers. JSTOR does not post current or recent issues of journals, so as not to undermine their subscription bases. Oh yes, obviously the best way to distribute up-to-date research is on paper by mail... Scott Carlson, the Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 2001.
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