-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: JSTOR printing -- 2 messages
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:47:34 -0400
From: David Goodman <dgoodman@princeton.edu>
Reply-To: dgoodman@princeton.edu
Organization: Princeton University Biology Library

Although JSTOR does work on Macintoshes  (G3s or better are
recommended), both
it and most Acrobat-based e-journals do currently work faster on
Windows. (I
have also found that some e-journals anmd databases rely on Javascript
functions that do not work properly on Macintoshes. Fortunately, they
usually
simply give error messages and function anyway, rather than crash)

I consider it good practice to write software for public use in a
library that

works on both Macintoshes and Windows, and with both Internet Explorer
and
Netscape.

>
> 2 messages:
>
> 1)-----------------------------------
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: JSTOR printing -- Werner Lind
> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:35:37 -0600
> From: "Nancy B. Thomas" <nbthomas@MEMPHIS.EDU>
>
> Here at the University of Memphis, we had terrible problems with the pdf
> file
> printing setup.  Did you try downloading and installing JPRINT?
>
> 2)-----------------------------------
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: JSTOR printing
> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:27:12 -0500
> From: Lori Thornton <lthornton@cn.edu>
> Reply-To: lthornton@cn.edu
>
> We also have had trouble with JSTOR printing.  Originally we were using
> the
> JPrint program.   About a year ago, we began to have trouble with things
> printing correctly from JPrint.  We sought the advice of the JSTOR
> people
> who suggested that we try the Adobe Acrobat printing option.  This
> worked
> fine on most of the PCs; however, it did not work well on Macs.  The
> main
> computer we had dedicated to JSTOR was a Mac, so you can imagine that
> this
> was quite a problem for us.  We tried every solution that we could come
> up
> with from both a hardware and software standpoint, including increasing
> the
> memory in the printer.  Nothing seemed to work.  We finally removed the
> Mac
> and replaced it with a PC.  We are still not happy with the
> inconsistency
> of printing; however, we have found that the PDFs generally work better
> for
> us than JPrint.  Many times staff persons have had to print the articles
> off their computers for students.
>
> Lori Thornton, Asst. Prof.
> Technology & Serials Librarian
> Carson-Newman College
> Jefferson City  TN  37760
> lthornton@cn.edu
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: JSTOR printing
> > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:47:04 -0500
> > From: Werner Lind <wlind@MAIL.BLUEFIELD.EDU>
> >
> > We have also had the same sort of printing problems with JSTOR, and for
> > that
> > reason it
> > is very unpopular with the patrons (and the library staff).
> > Unfortunately,
> > we haven't as yet
> > come up with any solutions.
> >
> > Louise Pierce wrote:
> >
> > > We recently acquired the Arts and Sciences portion of JSTOR and are very
> > > happy for the most part with it.  However, we have experienced a major
> > > problem with printing.  JSTOR requires downloading the PDF files then
> > > printing them.  These takes a very long time here.  We are wondering
> > > whether other institutions are having similar problems and if so, what
> > > possible  solutions you can offer.
> > >
> > > Louise Pierce
> > > Periodicals Specialist
> > > York College of Pennsylvania
> > > York, PA 17405-7199
> > > <lpierce@EAGLE.YCP.EDU>
> >
> > --
> > Werner A. Lind
> > Reference Librarian
> > Bluefield College
> > 3000 College Dr.
> > Bluefield, VA 24605

--
David Goodman
Biology Librarian
and Co-chair, Electronic Journals Task force
Princeton University Library
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001
phone: 609-258-3235
fax: 609-258-2627
e-mail: dgoodman@princeton.edu