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Questia UpdateOn April 17th, I received
an email from Questia indicating that Questia is now "bigger and better."
So, I took a look to see what had changed. The most significant
change is that Questia has added journal articles into its collection--
approximately 4,600 of them. Using Questia's own subject classifications,
the articles fall within the following categories:
There appear to be only about 30-40 journals. The majority are published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, but other, such as Heldref Publications, University of Nebraska Press and Religious Research Association. A random sampling of 45 articles had an average publication year of 1995. The publication years ranged from 1988 to 2000, with the majority falling within 1996. There was only one article published in 2000 and only four articles in 1999. Another new feature is the "Ask My Parents to Pay" button. Students strapped for cash can request that the following email be sent to their parents by Questia: "Subject: Request for Questia from [Name] [Name] has requested
that we inform you about [Name]'s interest in purchasing Questia - the
online library for students who want to get ahead. Questia is designed
to provide unlimited access to over 35,000 books and journal articles
from virtually any computer connected to the Internet, so [Name] can work
on research papers from home, and you don't have to worry about late night
trips to the library. Questia also offers tools, including automatic footnotes
and Students who have used Questia report, "I LOVE THIS SERVICE!" and "This is by far the easiest, most convenient, most user-friendly service I've ever used!" [Name] says, "[Text from Personalized Comments field]" Questia offers 3 subscription options: $9.95
7 days of access (Great for an immediate, short-term need.) Act now and help [Name] get ahead in school. Visit us at www.questia.com and click on blue "Save" tab in the middle of the screen. Then just select the subscription option you wish to purchase and the registration screens will guide you the rest of the way. If you need additional information, please visit our Customer Support area at www.questia.com. Sincerely, The
Questia Team " (from Questia website)
Another new feature is the ability to add a Questia search box to your own website. There is no cost, but there are terms and conditions.
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