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Inside the Shadow Factory | Peer to Peer Review
Photo by Debora Miller When Aaron Swartz, an open information activist, was indicted by federal prosecutors for downloading as much of JSTOR as he could using a laptop computer wired into MIT’s...
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JSTOR Launches Register and Read
Not-for-profit digital archive JSTOR debuted its new Register and Read experimental program on March 5. Still in beta testing, Register and Read is one of several initiatives designed to extend JSTOR...
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Many JSTOR Journal Archives Now Free to Public
For more on this development, see Gary Price’s post on INFOdocket.com. The archives of more than 1,200 journals are now available for limited free reading by the public, JSTOR announced today. Anyone...
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The Opportune Moment: Why and How To Leverage Unexpected Events | Peer to...
“If you were waiting for the opportune moment… that was it.” —Johnny Depp as “Captain Jack Sparrow,” Pirates of the Caribbean I never met Aaron Swartz, though I certainly knew of him. I’ve been...
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MIT, JSTOR Filings Delay Release of Swartz FOIA Documents
Citing concerns about the privacy of employees and the security of their networks, both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and nonprofit JSTOR have filed motions intervening in the Freedom...
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JSTOR Launches JPASS Access Accounts for Individual Researchers
In an effort to enhance access options for people who aren’t affiliated with universities, colleges, or high schools, not-for-profit digital library JSTOR has launched JPASS, a new program offering...
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JSTOR Launches Free Online Magazine for Popular Audience
One of the most difficult features to integrate into a large digital library is the serendipity of browsing. A collection the size of JSTOR’s, which holds full runs of more than 2,000 journals—some...
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JSTOR, DataLab Launch Sustainability Site, Collaborate on Tools for...
JSTOR Labs, in partnership with Eigenfactor project co-founder Dr. Jevin West and the University of Washington’s DataLab, have launched JSTOR Sustainability, a new website powered by Eigenfactor...
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