Step by Step with JSTOR
JSTOR is a good source for older full text journals in fields such as anthropology, literature, and political science. The collection is selective and it features many years worth of core journals that college students need for writing papers.
- The entrance to JSTOR is through GALILEO. Click on the Databases A-Z tab. Select J and click on the JSTOR link.
- JSTOR presents you with a single box,
but Advanced Search lets you search with more focus.
Please click on the Advanced Search link.
- The most important part of searching with JSTOR occurs before
you type. Think about your topic carefully. Many topics are
made up of two concepts. To search a two concept topic,
put the two main ideas together with an AND between
them or "quotes around them." For example, women in the stories of Ernest Hemingway
becomes Hemingway AND women. Here
is how JSTOR sees your search statement:
The AND is not a word but a mathematical operator which tells JSTOR to give you the overlap between the two ideas of Hemingway and women.
- JSTOR presents you with a large multibox. Below this box, is
a list of academic subjects. Check off the boxes next to the subjects that
fit your topic. For searching about Hemingway’s women characters, you might
choose Language & Literature
. - For searches with two concepts, place each of your concepts on a separate line.
To search an exact phrase, put it on one line and "in quotes." Also make
sure to check the small box next to Search for links to articles outside of JSTOR. This gives
you more current articles
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JSTOR arranges results by relevance.This usually puts the best articles on
top. It displays references to articles in groups of twenty-five (25).
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To see the first page of the article that includes
your search words, click on the Page of First Match link.
If you want to read or skim through an entire article,
click the PDF link. This brings up the article in a separate window.
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To print a JSTOR article, click the Adobe Acrobat printer icon in the top bar of the Acrobat software.
- To save JSTOR articles to read or print at home, you can:
a) Save them to the desktop and email them to yourself as attachments.
b) Save them to a USB/flash drive.
c) Register for MyJSTOR and save them to your MyJSTOR folder.
- To change your search, click the tan Modify Search button near the top of your search results.
- To start a new search, click on the tan Advanced Search tab. also above your search.
