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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!? -- Eric Lease Morgan University of Notre Dame