[CASL-L] JSTOR vs Literary Reference Center

[Nancy Carlson]

We also did not want to pay for Literary Criticism, we have access through
our town to a less extensive version.  We have the hard copies of the Gale
Literary Criticism that take up a small wall in our library.  Student can
use the Literary Index to locate articles.  We also have subscription to
JSTOR, which is very useful.  The students like it because when they search
through Google scholar, they find articles in JSTOR that they can then
access via the hot links.
Any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Nancy Carlson
Farmington High School
10 Monteith Drive
Farmington, CT  06032
860-673-2514x1858
carlsonn at fpsct.org or nan71753 at gmail.com

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Sue Lantelme <SLantelme at ledyard.net> wrote:

>   I feel as though I could have written this request! We have a short
> story unit using the Gale Short Stories for Students. Until this year we
> subscribed to Gale's Literary Criticism site, but I canceled for the
> reasons you have put forth. 230 students, for 2-3 weeks a year doesn't
> warrant spending nearly $4000. I thought by canceling (we've subscribed
> for 8+ years), they'd wake up & help us out. Charge by student or perhaps
> by usage. Instead the English dept has agreed to use the hardcover short
> story books we keep updated for 11th graders. Then in 12th grade when they
> are writing criticism on a novel, they won't be required to use a secondary
> source.
>
> *I wonder if we could get CASL list serve together & pounce on GALE for
> assistance!*
>
>
>  ****
> *Sue Lantelme*
> **
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> *From:* casl-l-bounces at mylist.net on behalf of Janet Kenney
> *Sent:* Mon 3/18/2013 8:38 AM
> *To:* Earnshaw,Tracy
> *Cc:* CASL-L at mylist.net
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] JSTOR vs Literary Reference Center
>
>  Tracy,
>
> I can access JSTOR via UCONN credentials and I see plenty of Language and
> Literature resources there. Granted, I'm seeing the college package of
> products, so you should contact them to see the list of the journals it
> offers for secondary schools.
>
> -janet
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Earnshaw,Tracy <tearnshaw at rsd13.org>wrote:
>
>>  Dear Colleagues,****
>>
>> I currently subscribe to EBSCO’s Literary Reference Center but I am
>> looking for a cheaper option.  LRC is over $3600 per year.  We use it every
>> spring when Juniors need literary criticism for their American authors
>> project.  I hate spending that much on a database that is used by one
>> subject for one project.  However, I have not found another source for
>> literary criticism.  Background information on authors is freely available,
>> as are reviews, but full-blown critical essays are what the English
>> teachers need.  I have the print series *Novels for Students, Poetry for
>> Students*, etc. from Gale but they do not cover all of the authors I
>> need.  Does anyone subscribe to JSTOR, and if you do, do you know if it
>> contains literary journals in which students can find criticism?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Thanks,****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Tracy Earnshaw****
>>
>> Coginchaug Regional High School****
>>
>> P.O. Box 280****
>>
>> 135 Pickett Lane****
>>
>> Durham, CT 06422****
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>>
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