Re: JSTOR (was LCS benefits, was Re: [CONLANG] Conlang hosting)

Eugene Oh wrote:
>
>Does that mean, then, that JSTOR is an America-only service? Has
>anyone tried accessing it from a Rightpondian computer as yet? I ask
>because I'm joining LSE this year and would be overjoyed if I could
>finally get some access to these journals.
>
I assume JSTOR must be international, they certainly have papers in foreign
languages. And IIRC papers from Cambridge among others.

Is LSE "Linguistic Society of England?" I'd think that would be a proper
connection, though you might inquire.....(or there must be friendly
libraries?)   Does anyone know if membership in LSA has such perks?



>On 05/03/2008, ROGER MILLS <rfmilly@...> wrote:
> > li_sasxsek@NUTTER.NET wrote:
> >  However, JSTOR access is a strong motivator.
> >  >I could easily be swayed for $10-20.  The key to getting membership
> >  >going will be in having some good benefits to offer.
> >
> >  In one of the replies to this thread, someone mentioned that having a
> >  connection to a Univ. library or alum. assoc. would work for JSTOR.  I
>also
> >  heard thru another source that if one became a member of the Boston
>Public
> >  Library, that would work too.  Or any library in a univ./college town.
>I
> >  haven't tried the Holland MI public library, but if that doesn't work I
> >  could go round the corner to Hope College and see what they might
>offer.
> >  There are some possibilities thru the U. of Michigan too.  It's gotten
>to
> >  the point in my Real Research where I need something like this.
> >

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