[Eril-l] Wall Street Journal Site License Questions

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Hi Dana,
Here is the authentication information in our agreement:

Authorized Users first must access the Service through a link provided by
Dow Jones to the University. Authorized Users will then be required to
create an account, complete login credentials and accept the terms of the
applicable Service’s subscriber agreement and terms of use (the “Online
Subscriber Agreement”) prior to accessing the Service for the first time.
Thereafter, Authorized Users can access the Service directly or by going
through the link again as long as the Authorized Users are eligible.


I don't recall SSO being an option at that time, or I imagine I would have
taken it. This Wall Street Journal login creation process mirrored our
previous New York Times process, so it at least felt familiar. (I have a
LibGuide <https://libguides.reed.edu/c.php?g=998431&p=10434485> for the
instructions.)

Last year, NYT said they could offer SSO, and I moved us over. For them,
everyone accesses via SSO first and then they have the option to create a
personal login if they wish. Perhaps WSJ is similar?

Nothing in our agreement specifies dates, but, looking now, I see that our
News Archive link goes back to December 30, 1997. That link is buried down
in the footer menus. I'm attaching some screenshots to show what that looks
like for me.

Thanks,
Kyle


On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:

> Looking for more information for those who have a WSJ site license for
> their campuses.
>
> We have had ProQuest's Wall Street Journal online for many years, and
> despite faculty saying they want, need, and have students use it, use has
> dropped to the point where I told our business school that they had to
> split the cost to continue the subscription.  I know that the current
> ProQuest interface is probably not the best for use and inquired about site
> licensing from the WSJ directly.  Their quote is on par with what we're
> paying now and I believe the site license would increase use greatly.
>
> However, I'm finding somewhat conflicting information about site license
> coverage and implementation based on what I see from other universities'
> subscriptions. Here are my questions:
>
> -If you have the Campus-Wide Access site license what is the date
> coverage? The WSJ rep said archival coverage is back to 1998, but I see
> other institutions list a 4 year cut off.
>
> -WSJ says they are SSO compatible, and as we have Open Athens integrated
> with Azure, can do that easily. However, do users still have to make a
> separate account with WSJ or can the SSO be carried through to accomplish
> that as well?
>
> Are there any other site license issues/complexities we should be aware
> of? We are not in a financial position to do both ProQuest and a site
> license; it has to be one or the other.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dana
>
>
> Dana Mastroianni, MLIS
>
> Manager, Library & Public Services | *Jennie King Mellon Library*
> <http://library.chatham.edu>
>
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>
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