JSTOR: Knowledge in Chains

As JSTOR's approach to academic publishing online has come up more than once in our discussions, it's worth noting that scholars and researchers are beginning to criticize it more insistently. Here's a recent example from Laura McKinna in The Atlantic that quickly runs through several of the key arguments.

JSTOR door is ajar

JSTOR announced it is opening the door to its formerly closed world of academic publications a bit. It has made a substantial collection of academic articles published prior to 1923 available to anyone, free of charge.

To access these early papers, as the video below explains, go to JSTOR's site and click on "Search," then on "advanced search." Then, click on the box next to "Include only content I can access." Type in your search terms and anything that appears can be read online, or downloaded as a pdf. You'll be asked to accept JSTOR's Terms and Conditions.