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Database Tutorials

This LibGuide contains step by step instructions for majority of research databases available in the Wolfgram collection.

JSTOR

About this Database

  • JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
  • JSTOR includes scholarship published in more than 2,800 of the highest-quality academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
  • Known as an archival database, it provides users with Full Text coverage of articles generally published 5 years ago, but coverage varies for each journal. The benefits of JSTOR are that it includes the full run of the publication (back to issue 1, Volume 1, and has most of the content in Full Text.
  • The entire back runs of journals (from Volume 1, Issue 1) are always included!

 

For additional help, browse through JSTOR's "How to Use JSTOR" guide. Also, check out there other subject-specific guides for more research help. 

Navigate to the JSTOR Database

Library Home Page ► A to Z Database List ► JSTOR

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

 

  1. From the JSTOR home page search box, click Advanced Search (always select this option.)
  2. Enter your Search Terms / Keyword(s). NOTE: To search for a phrase, put the words inside "quotation marks."
  3. You can use limiters like Item Type, Date Range, Language and/or Journal or Book Title, to refine your search results.
  4. The example below uses the keywords “social welfare” and poverty, additionally we limited the item type to Articles.
Advanced Search with the terms "social welfare" and poverty in red boxes and a circle around Articles

The Results List

  1. The search for scholarly articles using the keywords “social welfare” and poverty, produced over 31,000 results.
  2. From the results page, you have the option to further refine your search by using the Refine Results option on the left navigation, These include Searching within results, selecting a publication date or date range, or searching by the subjects listed.
  3. Download article PDFs directly from your results list, by clicking the red Download button.
  4. Clicking the Article's Title brings you to the detail page for that item.
  5. Click on the Authors name to view other articles written by that author.

 

Brief Results wit Refine Results in a red box

Article Details

Clicking on the title for the second item listed, "Social Welfare, Inequality, and poverty when needs differ" brings you into the Detailed Record.
 
The detailed record for the article Anti-Poverty Policy Innovations: New Proposals for Addressing Poverty in the United States with the important reference information in a red box
 

Important Information in the Detailed Record

  • Citation Information: The information to include in your Works Cited is included on the top.
  • Hyperlinked Authors: Click on each name to find other works by the author in this database.
  • Hyperlinked Title of the Journal: Click here to search or browse additional issues of the journal..
  • Search Matches (162): This indicates how may times the terms are located in the article. Click here to get a list of the pages where the search terms appear.
  • References: Click here to obtain a list f the references to sources used to write this article.
  • You can read the article in Full Text directly from the scree or click on the Download link to print or save the PDF.