{"title":"Race to the top: Project Muse, JSTOR, and the quest for ebook supremacy","authors":"Norm Medeiros","doi":"10.1108/10650751311319241","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose \n \n \n \n– This article aims to describe the Project Muse and JSTOR e‐book services. \n \n \n \n \nDesign/methodology/approach \n \n \n \n– The article highlights some of the differences between the two competitors. \n \n \n \n \nFindings \n \n \n \n– The article exposes the drawbacks related to JSTOR's single‐user model, including the prohibition of printing and the limits on downloads. \n \n \n \n \nOriginality/value \n \n \n \n– The article provides assistance in understanding at a high level the approach of each company to the provision of e‐books.","PeriodicalId":444419,"journal":{"name":"OCLC Syst. Serv.","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"OCLC Syst. Serv.","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751311319241","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose
– This article aims to describe the Project Muse and JSTOR e‐book services.
Design/methodology/approach
– The article highlights some of the differences between the two competitors.
Findings
– The article exposes the drawbacks related to JSTOR's single‐user model, including the prohibition of printing and the limits on downloads.
Originality/value
– The article provides assistance in understanding at a high level the approach of each company to the provision of e‐books.