Best of JSTOR?
April 15, 2011 4:41 PM   Subscribe

Help me make the most of JSTOR and the other online resources my university library subscribes to before I graduate.

I'm about to graduate from university and lose my JSTOR, ProjectMuse, and EBSCO privileges. What should I make sure and read before that happens? While I've obviously read a lot of articles in my time at school, I can only imagine how much I've missed. I'm a linguistics major, and mostly interested in the humanities: language, literature, philosophy, art, music, theatre and all that - but I want to learn about new things, too. So, what are the classics of your sub-field? Are there any particularly fascinating debates going on in the world of Flemish Renaissance studies? What words should I look up in the OED, before it's too late?

(I'm not sure exactly what databases, journals and other resources my university subscribes to, and can't check tonight, but the number is in the "lots", and definitely includes the ones I mentioned.)
posted by two or three cars parked under the stars to Education (7 answers total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Here you are.

FWIW, my university promised (by email) that they'd remove my proxy login privileges according to a strict timetable after my graduation, which has so far failed to happen. You may not be in as much of a hurry as you think.
posted by theodolite at 4:45 PM on April 15, 2011


Best answer: If you have access to NewBank, the America's Historical Newspapers database is endlessly fascinating. Going back to 1690, just type in random words and something entertaining will come. Also, as a linguist it would useful to see when words start becoming used in broad circulation and how meanings have changed.
posted by Hargrimm at 4:54 PM on April 15, 2011


Ask around at the library -- you may continues to get access as an alum.
posted by macadamiaranch at 5:16 PM on April 15, 2011


You could set up Zotero to save PDF copies of articles to read later.
posted by LarryC at 6:00 PM on April 15, 2011 [1 favorite]


Best answer: What macadamiaranch said: you might be able to keep access as an alumna. Some public libraries have access to a lot of databases (though JSTOR is a rare option).

If your profile isn't fibbing, you should at least have easy access to EBSCO as a civilian:
http://www2.nalis.gov.tt/Research/Databases/tabid/77/Default.aspx
posted by ivan ivanych samovar at 6:27 PM on April 15, 2011


I graduated from undergrad in 2009 and my log-ins still work, so yours may not expire immediately.

Also, most university libraries have computer terminals that are accessible to the public, and would let you get into their databases, so if you end up living anywhere near a university you would be able to use one almost any time.

I know this doesn't really answer your question, but I want to point out that just because you're graduating it doesn't mean that EEBO is lost to you forever.
posted by apricot at 8:44 PM on April 15, 2011


Response by poster: Thanks, everyone. I would be surprised to still have access to this stuff after graduation, but I'll ask around. I really think my school is too stingy to let alums just have nice things on purpose, but then again, they might forget or something, like theodolite's. Here's hoping!
posted by two or three cars parked under the stars at 7:56 AM on April 16, 2011


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