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About JSTOR Using JSTOR Browsing for Articles Searching for Articles Basic Search Working with Articles Setting Preferen

An Introduction to JSTOR. About JSTOR Using JSTOR Browsing for Articles Searching for Articles Basic Search Working with Articles Setting Preferences Working with Citations. About JSTOR. About JSTOR.

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About JSTOR Using JSTOR Browsing for Articles Searching for Articles Basic Search Working with Articles Setting Preferen

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  1. An Introduction to JSTOR • About JSTOR • Using JSTOR • Browsing for Articles • Searching for Articles • Basic Search • Working with Articles • Setting Preferences • Working with Citations

  2. About JSTOR

  3. About JSTOR • Originally conceived by William G. Bowen, President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 1994 • Established as an independent not-for-profit organization in August 1995 • Initially a pilot project (University of Michigan) to provide electronic access to the backfiles of ten journals in two core fields, economics and history

  4. About JSTOR • Reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature • Archival content only – “moving wall” for most journals • Focus on the social sciences and humanities

  5. Using JSTOR

  6. JSTOR Main Page Search Browse

  7. Browsing JSTOR

  8. Browsing JSTOR Main Selections Select from alphabetical list of journals Select a Discipline

  9. Selecting a Journal Journals listed with coverage dates (Here, TheAmerican Historical Review) Let’s look at Vol. 103, No. 5 of this journal…

  10. Finding an Issue Browsing progression: Volume, Issue, then Table of Contents for this issue

  11. Browsing JSTOR Selections: Move between Title/Volume/Issues Title Journal items (Table of Contents Page)

  12. Browsing JSTOR Options: Print, Download, Citation/Stable URL, Table of Contents Move within a item Page Image

  13. Browsing JSTOR High resolution image version Thumbnail image

  14. Searching JSTOR

  15. Basic Search Basic Search • Multiple search terms on the same line are interpreted as a phrase • Not case-sensitive • Boolean operators available: • and, or, near (10 words), near (25 words) • You can search in full-text, author, abstract & titlesections(Note: Only about 10% of articles in JSTOR have abstracts)

  16. Entering Search Terms and Selecting Journals Enter Search Terms Select Discipline/Journal(s) to Search (Basic search page, top)

  17. Limiting Your Search Limiting Search by Type and Publication Date Range Select “Begin Search” (Basic search page, bottom)

  18. Basic Search Result list for search on phrase “Chinese flower symbolism” View article by selecting link Article options: View Citation, Page of First Match, Print, Download (Search Results Page)

  19. Basic Search “Chinese Flower Symbolism” by Alfred Koehn, Monumenta Nipponica, 1952

  20. Working with JSTOR Articles

  21. Setting Preferences Printing Downloading Character Display Onscreen Page Size

  22. Printing Printing • 2 quality levels (PDF or JPRINT) : • High • Economy (for slow dialup connections) • Always use JSTOR’s “PRINT” button • If experiencing problems, investigate using JPRINT • Note: JPRINT does not currently work through firewalls

  23. Downloading Downloading • Three options: • TIFF (accessibility option) • PDF • PostScript (UNIX users)

  24. Remote Access • When you are off-campus, please check with your local librarian about remote access options for accessing JSTOR. For example, you may need to log into a proxy server before you can search or browse the archive.

  25. Terms & Conditions of Use • Unless prior written permission has been obtained from JSTOR and the publisher of content in the archive, you may not download from the JSTOR archive an entire issue of a journal, significant portions of the entire run of a journal, a significant number of sequential articles, or multiple copies of articles. • Publisher contact information is available on the JSTOR website or contact jstor-info@umich.edu for assistance.

  26. Conclusion • Please feel free to contact JSTOR User Services with any questions or comments. • By phone: +1.734.998.9101 • By email: jstor-info@umich.edu • Staff available Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time Thank you very much for your support of the JSTOR archive! © 2003 JSTOR Author: Stephanie Krueger-Blum

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