Joe Lockard on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:22:21 +0200 (CEST) |
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Re: <nettime> No JSTOR downloads or bicycle-helmet-masks for you |
-----Original Message----- From: nettime-l-bounces@mail.kein.org [mailto:nettime-l-bounces@mail.kein.org] On Behalf Of h w Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:07 PM To: nettime-l@kein.org Subject: Re: <nettime> No JSTOR downloads or bicycle-helmet-masks for you ....... Mr Smith pointed out that JSTOR is one of the "nicer" bunch of infogates, and for the most part he is correct. However, there are a few decidedly important failures in JSTOR and I would like to point them out. 1. you need to be "in school". There is no JSTOR for poverty stricken independent researchers. As libraries continue to close down, many are cutting what little access they have to systems like JSTOR from lack of funds. Furthermore, JSTOR limits access to libraries - only older articles are available publicly. If you are in prison, you are not getting to JSTOR. ---------- The first part of this argument is good sense and correct. The last line is not. If you are in a US state or federal prison, it is exceedingly unlikely you are getting access to online information sources of any sort. Joe Lockard # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org