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JSTOR |
| Getting Started | Basic Search | Advanced Search | Article Locator | MyJSTOR | Recent Searches |
JSTOR is an archive of 360 core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many of the journals date from the 19th century. JSTOR has a moving wall policy that keeps a 2 to 5 year gap between current articles and articles in in the database.
| 1. JSTOR can be accessed from the Fogler Library Website by clicking on Indexes and Databases , and then clicking on J in the Databases A-Z List. |
| 2. To access the database remotely you will need to use your UMaine card. If you card is not in the system, it will need to activated first. For problems see Remote Access Troubleshooting. |
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Basic Search is for general searching. |
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| 1. Basic searches author, title, and abstracts of all journals. The user can use a checkbox to search for links to articles outside of JSTOR. |
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2. The default search automatically puts AND between terms.
However, you can also use OR, NOT Example: penguins NOT sports |
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3. Basic supports phrase searching using "" Example: "English Language Learners" |
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4. Basic allows field searching for author and title Example: au: lombardi AND history |
| 5. The default search uses all the subject areas for JSTOR. However, you can limit by discipline. |
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| Advanced Search allows precise searching with pull down menus and extra limits. It can be used for general searching or locating a particular document. Click on the tab for Advanced Search. |
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| 1. Specific pieces of information, such as author, keyword in abstract, date range, and article type can be entered to help locate a document. |
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| 2. You can limit by discipline or open the category to select a particular journal. |
| Article Locator is designed specifically for finding a particular document. Click on the tab for Article Locator. |
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| 1. Article locator allows the users to entire pieces of information to locate a specific journal article. |
| 2. The information can also be entered as ISSN, Volume, Issue, Start Page, and Year. |
| Use MyJSTOR to save, email, or export citation to a bibliographic software such as EndNote. Click on the tab for MyJSTOR. |
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| You can return to previous searches during a session by using the Select Recent Search drop down menu |
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cynthia.crosser@umit.maine.edu | Revised: 08/14/2009
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