Talk:JSTOR

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[edit] template:JSTOR

I have created template:JSTOR to put at the end of articles on academic journals. It takes the value "no" which is the number and "name". e.g.

{{JSTOR|no=00063444|name=Biometrika}}

gives Biometrika archived at JSTOR Dunc|☺ 09:27, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dunharris, instead of an edit war

Please post your link showing that all images must be on the right side and cant be on the right side. These are guidelines, sometimes esthetically things make sense and look good on the left and are done that way. Stbalbach 15:39, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Reasons for image on the left

The image of the Giant J looks asthetically better on the left because

  1. It faces into the page.
  2. The J starts the article, in the same fashion large letters are used in print medium to start a book or article, even illuminated manuscripts, which the J is fashioned after.

Dunc has moved it back to the right. He has a history of being obsessive about image locations, in fact he vandalized Wetmans personal page back on April 20th to prove his point on another article over this same issue. Stbalbach 16:46, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

For reference, the Manual of Style suggests but does not require image placement at the right.

"Articles with a single picture are encouraged to have that picture at the top of the article, right-aligned, but this is not a hard and fast rule."

In this case, my subjective opinion is that the J logo to the left is more aesthetically pleasing, but of course that's subject to review. As Stbalbach says, it echoes the style of illuminated manuscripts with a leading drop cap; I think it looks classy. --TenOfAllTrades (talk/contrib) 03:57, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of text

Michael Snow, there was some deleted text in the recent edits, and I noticed you said "per request of JSTOR" in the edit notes. Did JSTOR ask that this text be deleted? It was accurate information. --Stbalbach 14:47, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Straw poll: Image Left or Right

This is a straw poll to determine if the "J" image should be on the left side or right side of the page.

Example image left
Example image right

The image of the Giant J looks asthetically better on the left because:

  1. It faces into the page.
  2. The J starts the article, in the same fashion large letters are used in print medium to start a book, or article, even illuminated manuscripts, which the J is fashioned after and used for.

For reference, the Manual of Style suggests but does not require image placement at the right.

"Articles with a single picture are encouraged to have that picture at the top of the article, right-aligned, but this is not a hard and fast rule."

As User_talk:TenOfAllTrades says above: "As it echoes the style of illuminated manuscripts with a leading drop cap; I think it looks classy."

  • Vote for Left side
  1. per nom. Stbalbach 18:16, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  2. left side, definitely -Jmh123 21:54, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  3. left side. Consistency is all very well, but only occasionally. Hornplease 08:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
  4. Despite running counter to precedent, I think that in this case the left side placement is the better choice. User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 23:47, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
  5. left side, baby, looks leet Nardman1 15:28, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Vote for Right side
  1. While it might look "classy" I favor consistency in article lay out, which makes me side with the right. JoshuaZ 22:06, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  2. I feel similarly. Guettarda 22:36, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
  3. I agree with Joshua and Guettarda. The right side also looks much more natural to me, but that's probably because I'm used to it being there in Wikipedia articles. That being said, I'm not sure it will break the bank either way. Can I vote weak right side?  ;P --Deville (Talk) 11:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
  4. I'm probably just a creature of habit, but the right-side image layout looks better to me. --MarcoTolo 00:32, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
  5. Coming here from the RfC. Right side, definitely. The illuminated-manuscript-look argument of the left-siders sounds good in theory but doesn't work for me on the page. Matching other Wikipedia articles is a good thing. Maybe just because I'm used to it, I'm a right-sider. Herostratus 08:13, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
  6. Per Herostratus, with the provisio that I can live with it either way. Powers 13:43, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
  7. This image is not part of the text, it's just JSTOR's logo. It belongs on the right Goplat 00:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
  8. Definately the right. Orbitalwow 07:40, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
  9. From RfC. Right. If there's a dispute, use recommended style. Tyrenius 04:12, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] relation to other articles

Some of us are working on updating the general lists of article and bibliographic databases, each of which will have an article or stub. So we'd like to cooperate with others keeping track.
Could user 128.112.164.182 please email or leave a message on User:DGG. I'd like to get in touch with someone who obviously also knows this well. (and anyone else interested)

I at any rate am not plannning to add individual journals, unles there's a reason--there's 8,000 in WoK and 10 X that outside it, not even counting the extinct ones. Unless there's something special to say, I think the journals' web pages are good enough & easy to find with a web search. I know others here differ, and I wouldn't dream of persuading them, but I only want to do the dbs.

DGG 19:51, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
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