JSTOR's 'register and read' is inadequate for researchers

JSTOR writes:

"we're hoping that the expanded Register & Read program will be useful for researchers while also providing us with information that can help inform a better model." 

Partial schemes - such as JSTOR's 'Register and Read' - cannot really serve as a serious research tool. This is because for an individual researcher, a small range of journals is very unlikely to include those needed among the hundreds used across different disciplines, or in cross-disciplinary work. For example, none of the journals that I might use is there (in areas of art history, cultural geography, nationalism studies, and tourism history). The JSTOR Outreach team has been very responsive to this view and is seeking alternatives such as the Alumni pilot.