ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** I have access --limited access-- to EBSCO as an alumnus of my university. I find that the stuff I really want is not available through this limited service. This service does give me full-text access to many journal articles published by international journals. They seem to be more open. I finally bugged the NRAO librarian into paying for me to gain online access to Science Education which is a good journal for a Science Center practitioner. I too would love to have reasonably priced access to more of the literature... Sue Ann Heatherly Education Officer NRAO-Green Bank, WV > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related > institutions. > ***************************************************************************** > > Deborah, > > I have access to EBSCO through an online service from my local public > library. But, I still find myself buying individual articles and > scrambling > for some sources. Wiley and Sage are two I always run into that I need. > AltaMira also has many museum publications including Curator. > > I have been lobbying :-) the Visitor Studies Association and ASTC to see > if > they would take this on as a member benefit. I would be willing to pay a > reasonable fee per year for an ongoing online bundle that served these > needs. If associations do not wish to do it, I hope you explore offering > it > as a subscription fee by your institution. These subscriptions appear to > be > targeted to colleges and university libraries. But, our lively community > of > practice focuses on PRACTITIONERS working in museums and science > center--just where it should. Researchers and evaluators like me keep our > eye on that productive landscape by operating on the practioners ground. > We > need the university perspectives--they are great and the development of > programs is a great advance. But we also want to keep our field centered > on > what's important--visitors and institutions that serve them. I hope some > creative thinking is done to provide this services widely--glad you are > taking this step. It is a healthy sign. Please do a presentation on what > you > do at ASTC! > > I also think a productive way to look at the scope you need would be to > take > three fairly recent research and evaluation reports produced by and for > your > organization and search for their locations in Google Scholar. The Visitor > Studies Association has recently digitized our publications providing > greater access to those sources. Kudos to Johnny Fraser, David Anderson, > Steve Bitgood and others who managed and contributed to that important > work. > Check out access to those at www.vsa.org next week. > > Best Regards, > > Carey > > Carey E. Tisdal > Tisdal Consulting > Phone: 314-531-9766 > Cell: 314-496-9097 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deb Hunt" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:53 PM > Subject: Science Journals Fulltext > > >> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >> Centers >> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related >> institutions. >> ***************************************************************************** >> >> Hello, ISEN-ASTC folks. >> I'm evaluating journal aggregators such as Wiley, EBSCO, etc. for our >> staff to have access to search and find the fulltext to the science and >> art journal literature. >> Have any of you or your museum library used an aggregator? >> If so, I'd like to hear your feedback. >> Thanks, >> Deb >> >> ________________________ >> Deborah Hunt >> Senior Information Specialist >> Exploratorium >> 3601 Lyon Street >> San Francisco, CA 94123 >> Voice: 415-353-0485 >> Fax: 415-561-0370 >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> >> "There is no such thing as a self-made (wo)man. 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