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JSTOR is a database that has articles on many subjects including the back issues of many
journals from their earliest publication dates. The flip side of this is that JSTOR may not
always have the most recent articles from journals. If you need something more recent,
you may need to check one of our other databases. JSTOR also includes some books as well. To
get started, type keywords of what you are looking for in the search box. I want to search
for more information about the book Frankenstein. Click on the magnifying glass and you will
see the search results page. Here is the search results page. Notice up at the top that Content
I can access is highlighted. You want to make sure that this remains selected throughout
your searching so that you only mostly receive articles and other results that you can access
right now through JSTOR. Click on the magnifying glass to see more information about an article
that you are interested in. The Quick View will let you know how many times your search
terms occur in the article. It will also give you a sentence or so after the search term
so you can see what is mentioned in the article about your search term. When you find an article
you like, click on the title. You'll see a number of options to read the article, download
the PDF version, and get the citation. If you scroll down, you can see the page scan
version of the article and flip through it that way. However, I much prefer the link
to the PDF version, which you can print or save to your computer. The PDF link to the
article is up at the top in the Tools box. Depending on your internet connection, it
might take a moment or two for the PDF version of the article to appear. The link to the
View Citation link is under the View PDF link. Unlike some of our other databases, JSTOR
does not automatically cite the article in the correct format for you, so you'll need
to do that yourself. Ask a librarian for help if you get stuck. Click on the back to search
results link to get back to your list of results. The articles that come up at the top of the list should be the most
relevant, meaning that no matter when it was published, 1830 or in 2010, the articles that
have the most information about your topic should be up at the top of the list. If you
want to find the oldest or newest articles on your subject, click the links up at the
top. These articles may be wildly off of your topic and some of them may not actually be
accessible through JSTOR at this time. If you see this symbol, you may want to try
another article instead. If you keep running into this situation, ask your librarian to
help you find more articles on your topic. For more information about this or other databases,
contact your Learning Resource Center. Go to the Northwest homepage, click on the Information
link, and select your Learning Resource Center.