Here is the possible explanation of JSTOR being down.
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Dear
Colleague,
I
hope this message finds you well. You contacted us recently regarding the changes
to the JSTOR website and we want to give you an update you on the situation.
As
you know, on August 21, 2010, JSTOR released a new interface. One feature
of this new interface - the ability for any user to submit a search against all
JSTOR content - drew strong reactions from many in the library community.
The key concern expressed was that JSTOR users at participating institutions
with a subset of JSTOR collections could get search results pointing to content
they could not access, and that JSTOR had not yet enabled OpenURL for all
articles, making it difficult for libraries to use link resolvers to re-direct
users to other copies of the articles that might be available to them.
In
response, JSTOR is issuing
an update to the changes released in August. This update is scheduled for
today, Thursday, September 2. Beginning later today, the default option for
authenticated users on all search forms will be to search licensed content
only. Authenticated users include users on campus or users logged in via a
remote access option. Our reason for taking this step is to reduce any
potential frustration for authenticated users until we can extend support for
OpenURL linking throughout the platform, at which point librarians will be able
to direct their users to alternative options for accessing content not licensed
through JSTOR.
How will this work?
·
For
authorized users at participating institutions, the checkbox for “Include only
content I can access” on the Advanced Search form will be selected by default.
Individual users will be able to deselect the checkbox if they wish to search
across all content.
·
Other
JSTOR search forms—the new basic search box on each page, the Citation Locator,
and search within a journal—will also default to searching only licensed
content.
·
After
receiving search results for any search, any user may still elect to view all
results for all content including unlicensed content.
Please
note: Access requests from unauthenticated users (those who are not
affiliated with a participating institution, or those we cannot recognize as
authorized users because they are not logged in via a remote access option)
will return results for all content. We will continue to provide login prompts
and information about other access options to these users. Because users
have indicated a strong desire to be able to see and explore comprehensively
what is in the JSTOR archive, all content will be available for all users who
browse the JSTOR content.
Please
also note that it may take up to 24 hours for all users to see these changes.
We
appreciate the comments we’ve received from librarians and users alike about
the platform update. We will continue to listen to your input and
feedback as we work to balance the interests and needs of all JSTOR
constituents—users, librarians and publishers. We encourage you to
contact JSTOR User
Support with questions or comments.
JSTOR
User Support Team
Toll
free: 888-388-3574
Local:
734-887-7001
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Daniel
Hoyte M.R.S.
Senior
Library Systems Technician
Leatherby
Libraries, Chapman University
714-532-7745
Skype:
daniel.hoyte
"You
are never more than a half-step away from the correct note."
-- Victor Wooten
From:
SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On
Behalf Of Narda Tafuri
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:51 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] JSTOR Down?!
Does anyone know if JSTOR is down? We do not seem to
be able to connect to the website at all.
Thanks!
Narda Tafuri
--
Acquisitions &
Continuing Resources Librarian
University of Scranton
Weinberg Memorial
Library
Scranton, PA
18510
(570) 941-7811 – voice
(570) 941-7809 -- fax