[Song-Yuan Listserv] Academia Sinica text database

[Shinno, Reiko]

I am already very grateful to the Institute of History and Philology for all the open database
resources.  At the same time, I was impressed by their closed database of medical texts when I was at Academia Sinica 
a couple of years ago. So I certainly think it would be great if I had access to the closed databases from my house in Eau Claire, WI :-).        

As to Xiao-bin's question, I think there must be ways for an academic society to 
work out the proxy issue.  If I recall correctly, American Historical Association gives its members access to JSTOR.

But the problem is that the Society isn't AHA, so I am wondering how much we can afford to
work together as a group administratively and technically.  I am thinking the more realistic way might be to ask (or beg) the Institute 
to consider creating, say, a 5-year subscription option for overseas scholars.  

Reiko Shinno, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of History
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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I share everyone's enthusiasm for Paul's wonderful idea.  A technical
question:  When one uses JSTOR, etc. via one's university's
subscription, one has to set up a proxy via the university's server.
How would the proxy arrangement work if the Society subscribes as an
institution?

Best,
Xiao-bin

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Beverly Bossler<bjbossler at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> I think Paul's idea of approaching them as a Society is excellent--it would
> be a great service to our members and might even entice others to join.
> Best, Beverly
>
> Curtis Dean Smith wrote:
>>
>> I have been in communication with Ms. Chang Ch'ung-yueh, who is listed on
>> the entry page as the contact person, and asked about applying for an
>> individual account.  She said I was eligible, but once it became very
>> clear
>> that I am not physically in Taiwan, I was reminded of bullet two of the
>> application explanation: Applications are received from residents of
>> Taiwan
>> (irrespective of nationality).
>> I guess I was hoping they had changed that restriction.
>>
>> Curtis Dean Smith
>> Assoc. Professor of Chinese
>> Dept. of Modern Langs & Lits
>> Grand Valley State University
>> Allendale, MI  49401-9403
>> smithcu at gvsu.edu
>>
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