Thursday, March 13, 2008

New JSTOR interface

JSTOR will unveil its new interface the week of March 17. You can preview the new interface via JSTOR sandbox, library.risd.edu> articles > JSTOR > sandbox (at top of page). About the new interface (from JSTOR):
  • A new look and feel
  • A single, improved format of PDF files, to simplify printing and expand accessibility
  • Personalized account functionality, called "MyJSTOR"
    • You can store your user information and your saved citations
    • You can select one-time acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions for PDF access
  • More efficient navigation throughout the site
  • The ability to search within result sets
  • Thumbnail views of article pages: see full articles at a glance

Additional new features and information on training and support are highlighted in the attached flyer.

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1 comment:

Tom Matrullo said...

Expand accessibility? Exactly how? Will JSTOR's purchase on knowledge produced by USian scholars in USian institutions funded by USian taxpayers suddenly, miraculously and universally be available to USian people????

March 13, 2008 at 11:50 PM

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