On May 14, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> Cambridge Journals encourages new uses for journal data by releasing its API…
>> http://journals.cambridge.org/action/stream?pageId=9048&level=2
> 
> Speaking of API's for journals, I have been revisiting JSTOR's Data For Research (DFR) site -- http://dfr.jstor.org. It is interesting because it allows you to download data sets describing JSTOR search results. Here's how:
> 
>  1. go to dfr.jstor.org
>  2. sign in
>  3. search the (entire) JSTOR collection
>  4. refine, refine, and refine your search results
>  5. request a dataset
>  6. wait for email message telling you dataset is ready
>  7. download dataset
>  8. munge the dataset to do cool things


I hacked something together demonstrating how some of JSTOR's Data For Research content could be repurposed (Step #8) -- http://bit.ly/17FpcBo  Fun with computers!?

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Eric Lease Morgan
University of Notre Dame