[PLUG] [OT] PSU Library Copying Charge

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, Russell Senior wrote:

> Also, depending on the journal and article, these days people in libraries
> spend a lot less time awkwardly mashing heavily-bound journal backissues
> against copier glass. Investigate online full-text versions of the
> articles. Then you can either print it directly there or email yourself a
> copy which you can print at home. Full-text "databases" aren't free, but
> academic libraries often pay the subscriptions and you can get access
> there. Because of the state of copyright today and the insanity of the
> current scientific publishing system, there is a whole backstory to this
> (google "serials crisis").

Russell,

  This occurred to me. I was sent the URL to an article I should read but
it's only available to us non-subscribers for $30 (for a 20-page article).
I'd rather spend the time and $2 copying charge (perhaps $3) than $1.50 per
page.

> And BTW, Multnomah County Library has access to a lot of "online full-text
> databases" that aren't-free-to-them-but-that-are-free-to-
> library-card-holders. Probably not a lot of scientific journals there
> though. One of the cool ones is the Historical NY Times. With a library
> card number, you can even get access from home. See:
>
>   <http://www.multcolib.org/ref/a2z.html>

  I probably read a good part of that collection since I grew up in NYC and
we subscribed to the Times on a daily basis. :-)

  However, my immediate need is for an article in "Environmental Impact
Assessment Review". The only libraries in Oregon that stock it are PSU, OSU,
UofO and the Lewis & Clark Law Library.

Thanks,

Rich


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