CNet posted this interview with Louis Borders. I don’t understand why people would want to pay to access archives of only 140 magazines, when you might be able to get access to similar resources at your local library. I’m sure that there won’t be many librarians signing up to get access to back issues of Library Journal and School Library Journal, both of which are included in this service.
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This is my obligatory post on the topic of search engines. Tangognat says: I don’t understand why people would want to pay to access archives of only 140 magazines, when you might be able to get access to similar resources…
Just a quick look at what our library has…
Infotrac OneFile has 32,311,104 articles,
SIRS Researcher has 1,500 domestic and international publications,
and SIRS Renaissance has 700 domestic and international publications.
And there’s a whole list of links to other databases that we subscribe to. And they’re all free to library card holders.
So, why *would* anyone pay just to access 140 magazines is beyond me. Unless, of course, it was adult related…
I’m wondering if it might be a way for libraries to market themselves:
“See what KeepMedia tries to charge you for, now see how much more the library gives you for free!”
Why in the world would I pay to access magazines on the web? My first thought was this is BS. I have just about every magazine in the world that is online in many multiple magazine stand sites for free, and can’t read a fraction of what I already have. There isn’t enough time in a day. If you go to Google most have their archives posted already. The only people who would pay for this are people who don’t know anything. What use is it?