MCOB Learning Resource Center (LRC) Resources: WSJ.com

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All current University of South Alabama students, faculty, and staff have online access to WSJ.com, the Wall Street Journal online portal. WSJ.com includes the same articles and images that appear in the print edition, plus additional resources including online-only articles, images, video, audio, graphics, and data content.

• The digital version of the daily print edition is accessible via an e-Reader app and includes a one-week archive of daily digital print newspapers.
• Full access to the content from the last 4 years to the present on a rolling basis.
• Classroom resources for professors and students, including career advice.
• Other membership privileges, such as WSJ+, e-books, newsletters and alerts, and access to special events.

To activate your WSJ.com account (if you don't have a current personal subscription):

1. Go to http://wsj.com/southalabama.
2. You will be prompted to sign in to the University of South Alabama's Single Sign-On (SSO) web page with your Jag number and the same password that you use for your jagmail email account.
3. On a separate WSJ.com sign-in page: 
   1. Account type - select your status: Student, Staff, or Professor.
   2. Email address - use your University of South Alabama address.  
   3. Password - create a unique password for WSJ.com (do not use your University of South Alabama email password).
4. Go through a series of prompts to customize your account preferences. You have an option to skip these prompts.
5. Check your email inbox and click on the confirmation email.
6. Download apps for your mobile devices if desired.  You may log into multiple devices at the same time.

• WSJ.com (account activation)

• WSJ.com Mobile Apps

After your WSJ.com account is activated as described above, you can go directly to https://www.wsj.com/  to sign in with your email and WSJ password:

• WSJ.com (prior activation required)

Students

After graduation you will be eligible for a special offer to maintain your own personal WSJ subscription at discounted rates. 

Faculty and Staff

You will need to refresh your access once a year. You will receive a notice via your email a week ahead and be prompted to sign in through South Alabama's SSO.

If you have a personal WSJ.com subscription, you may cancel your existing subscription and take advantage of the University of South Alabama membership.

1. Call Customer Service to cancel at 1-800-JOURNAL (1-800-568-7625). 
2. Give them the email address associated with the active WSJ account, and ask to cancel that account. Cite the reason as "transitioning the account over to a school-sponsored membership at University of South Alabama." Depending on where you are within your payment, you may get a refund or instructed to wait until your account expires (usually within a week or two).
3. Once the personal subscription is canceled, activate your membership using this link:

• WSJ.com (account activation)

4. If you used your University of South Alabama email address for your personal subscription, the registration page will give a warning "It looks like you already have an account." 
5. Click on the blue Sign In link under this message to re-associate this email address with our institutional account.  You will receive a Welcome email from the WSJ confirming your access.

For all other questions or customer service issues, subscribers can contact us by email academicsupport@dowjones.com or by phone 1-800-JOURNAL.