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25 October 2017

Did You Know That You Can Borrow Books From Internet Archive?

Did You Know That You Can Borrow Books From Internet Archive?

I didn’t. That is until I came across the book mentioned in the image to the left and spotted the words “Borrow This Book.”

Internet Archive

With those three words, I learned that you can “borrow” books for 14 days from the Internet Archive via its Books to Borrow page. In order to do this you must be registered with Internet Archive. Here is a FAQs page on how you can borrow from the lending library.

Looking at my own account, it appears that you can currently have 5 books on loan at a time. You can access the books online or download in PDF/ePub format. When you are done, you can “return” the book.

JSTOR

This is one of my go-to websites for certain types of periodical publications. For free you can borrow up to 3 publications for 14 days each or for fees, you can borrow more.

Read move this site via JSTOR … incredible resource – are you taking advantage?

Do note that with JSTOR, any loaned publication has to be on your shelf for 14 days before it can be returned!

Additionally, it’s possible to borrow books via digital offerings from your local or regional library. I do 14-day loans of fiction books using this feature of my local library.

What other online platforms will “loan” books to individuals?

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05 July 2017

JSTOR … incredible resource – are you taking advantage?

JSTOR … incredible resource – are you taking advantage?

Continuing my nostalgic run through some resources that are part of my genealogy “go to” bag, let’s now talk about JSTOR.

Though the website looks a little different than it did back in 2011-2013 when these articles were written, it’s still the same powerhouse of information as ever! And, you can access much material for FREE (though you are limited in how much!).

My bookshelf is almost always filled with my allotted three journals!!! I find it especially valuable when doing early VA and NC research as so many juicy publications can be found such as:

o The William and Mary Quarterly

o The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

o The Wisconsin Magazine of History

o The South Carolina Historical Magazine

o Register of Kentucky State Historical Society

o Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

and so much more!

25 September 2013

JSTOR introduces JPASS -- it's now even easier for genealogists to access this treasure trove!

JSTOR just keeps getting better and better for researchers. It’s doing this by becoming more and more accessible! Previously one had to be associated with a University or other institution which held a subscription to gain access. Over the last few years, great strides have been made to provide access to the general population (see previous articles listed below for more on these efforts).

Now, JSTOR has announced JPASS – monthly & annual individual access plans for independent researchers, recent graduates, professionals, and lifelong learners. JPASS gives you personal access to a library of more than 1,500 academic journals on JSTOR. The subscription details can be found here.

It represents a large portion of what is in the JSTOR library (approximately 83%), but not all of it. You can learn about what’s currently included in JPASS here. Content not in the JPASS Collection includes books, primary sources, current journal issues, and, in some cases, journal archives. If you encounter inaccessible content, it may be available for limited free reading, for purchase as an individual article, or available through an interlibrary loan from a JSTOR participating library.

A lot of journal content of interest to genealogists and family historians can be found on JSTOR. Read these previous Upfront with NGS posts on this topic for some examples:

· (April 2013) JSTOR – A previously hidden treasure trove now has elements FREELY accessible to all!

· (October 2011) Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World

Have you tried out the new JPASS? What do you think?

Have you tried out the Early Journal Content option, or Register & Read?

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11 April 2013

JSTOR – A previously hidden treasure trove now has elements FREELY accessible to all!

JSTOR has long been only available to academic and similar researchers affiliated with a participating institution. If you attend or work at an institute of higher learning, there is a chance your university is/was subscribed to JSTOR!

Starting last year, JSTOR trialed a version of its website which would be available to individuals and it’s now fully launched this option, http://about.jstor.org/individuals. Do recognize that individuals do NOT have access to everything JSTOR has to offer. Full access is still the purview of academic institutions. And, what we can access is invaluable!

There are three elements:

Early Journal Content, http://about.jstor.org/service/early-journal-content -- journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. This It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals.
Register & Read -- free, read-online access to individual scholars and researchers which includes approximately 1,200 journals from more than 700 publishers.
Purchase Articles & Journal Subscriptions – complete access to the journals of 100 publishes and single articles from approximately 850 articles can be purchased by individuals.

Throughout the history of the included publications, many scholarly publications include genealogically-relevant material – sometimes abstracted records, sometimes a history of a church, cemetery, period of time or place, and much more.

I used to (and still do) come across articles that are a part of JSTOR that I would really like to further explore. Now, I can!

When you explored JSTOR, did you find a really neat find?

Is there a particular publication that caught your eye?

Any tips for someone thinking to explore this resource?

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25 October 2011

Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World

JSTOR announced in September that it is making journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world.

“This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals. This represents 6% of the content on JSTOR.

While JSTOR currently provides access to scholarly content to people through a growing network of more than 7,000 institutions in 153 countries, we also know there are independent scholars and other people that we are still not reaching in this way. Making the Early Journal Content freely available is a first step in a larger effort to provide more access options to the content on JSTOR for these individuals.

The Early Journal Content will be released on a rolling basis beginning today. A quick video tutorial about how to access this content is also available.”

This list by discipline helps identify which publications might be of most interest to genealogists. Some of the gem titles I spotted (e.g. these are publications with articles which I have always wanted to be able to view and didn’t have access to!) are:

o The William and Mary Quarterly

o The Wisconsin Magazine of History

o The South Carolina Historical Magazine

o Several other “state” historical magazines

In using this newly available collection, did you find some interesting tidbit which has helped your research or understanding of your ancestor’s lives? If so, please share!

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