MLA Survey (Clarification)

[Gerry Yokota]

Dear Colleagues,

Please allow me to clarify. I am not conducting the survey, so please
do not send your responses to me or to this list.

As I wrote, the MLA is conducting a survey of its members. If you are
a member of the MLA, you will receive the link to the survey directly
from the MLA. The reason I wrote to this list to alert colleagues to
this opportunity is because, if you do not follow the link and see the
questions, you may not realize what a valuable opportunity it is. I
know we all get a lot of surveys like this by e-mail, and when you
first receive this one you may not think it's worth the time to open
it and look and may be tempted to just delete it, so I just wanted to
alert you to the possibility that it may indeed be worth your time. It
seems like it might be a great way to support the Gender and Language
journal specifically by indicating the demand for it, as well as
promote more awareness of the importance of gender studies in general.

Gerry Yokota
Osaka U, Japan

On Fri, May 4, 2012, I originally wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> MLA, the Modern Language Association, is currently conducting a survey
> about member usage of JSTOR. IGALA members who are also members of MLA
> may want to participate in this survey.
>
> One of the questions allows you to list 5 journals that you think
> should be included in JSTOR which are currently not. (The question
> includes a link to the current offerings so you can check.)
>
> Gender and Language is not one of the 29 gender related titles
> currently included in JSTOR.
>
> If you would like Gender and Language and other gender related
> journals to be included in JSTOR, this sounds like a good opportunity
> to make your voice heard.
>
> I realize there may be logistical issues related to inclusion in JSTOR
> of which I am not aware. If members of the Gender and Language
> editorial board or anyone more informed on this matter could offer
> input on this issue, I would be most grateful.
>
> Gerry Yokota
> Osaka U, Japan