[GOAL] JSTOR announces free limited reading access to its journal archive

2013-01-14 Thread Omega Alpha | Open Access
JSTOR announces free limited reading access to its journal archive http://wp.me/p20y83-zK I am an academic librarian at a small liberal arts college. I am committed, within the confines of a finite library budget, to provide access to the most relevant, highest quality information resources

[GOAL] Re: [sparc-oaforum] JSTOR announces free limited reading access to its journal archive

2013-01-14 Thread Heather Morrison
Comments on JSTOR's Register and Reading and Early Content: Register and Read and similar programs raise for me huge privacy flags. Libraries have gone to considerable efforts to ensure that the searching and reading behaviour of individual scholars is NOT tracked. Register and Read looks

[GOAL] MOOCs teach OA a Lesson

2013-01-14 Thread Eric F. Van de Velde
In my most recent blog, I wonder why universities have been so far more receptive and supportive of MOOCs than they ever were of Open Access. http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com/2013/01/moocs-teach-oa-lesson.html --Eric. http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com Google Voice: (626) 898-5415 Telephone: