On the web4lib listserv there's recently been a discussion of how Google (not Google Scholar) is now crawling JSTOR and Project Muse. An example search is: mashpee wampanoag census 1832
You can also just search for anything and then add JSTOR to your search string.
There is no hook back into our collection through SFX as in Google Scholar, which is going to confuse students and lead to dead ends. I haven't tried it from off campus to see what kind of message you get when trying to access the publications.
I just wanted to make you all aware of this new discovery. As with Google Scholar and databases, I think this search feature makes it clear that we need to make sure students have a mental model that allows for a strong demarcation between discovery of information and access to it.
-- Kim
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So I found out that Google has actually been crawling JSTOR and Project Muse for a couple of years.
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