Click on JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection

Robert J. Kibbee Library

Using JSTOR

JSTOR is an electronic archive of more than 600 scholarly journals in searchable full text. Collections generally begin with the first issue of publication and stop 3 to 5 years prior to the present date; however, the exact number of years may range from 0 to 10.

For a list of JSTOR journals by discipline, and the years available for searching, click on BROWSE. On the page that appears you can choose Alphabetical List of Journals to browse by title.

Accessing JSTOR

1. Go to the Kibbee Library Web page

URL: http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/kcclibrary/

2. Bring your cursor to “Electronic Databases and Services” and then click on Alphabetical List of Databases

URL: http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/kcclibrary/DBLibrary/alphalist.php

3. Click on “JSTOR.” If you are off campus, you will be required to type in your library barcode. Remember to activate your barcode each semester at the Circulation Desk to be able to use databases from off campus.

Searching

You can search journals in JSTOR individually, in subject groups, or across disciplines. You can also browse the full text of individual issues one at a time.

Advanced search

1. On the JSTOR home page, click on SEARCH to reach the Basic Search page.

2. Click on “Advanced Search” on the right side of the gray rectangle.

3. On the “Advanced Search” page, enter your keyword(s) in the boxes.

4. See “Narrow Your Search To” below the boxes. If you wish, select “field(s)” of an article where keywords should be searched, for example, “title” or “author.” Not many JSTOR article have abstracts, however, so choosing that option would result in a very limited search. You may also limit your search by type of article, date, and language, as well as journal title OR discipline.

5. When you have completed your selections, click on SEARCH at the top or bottom of the page.

Viewing search results and accessing articles

A list of articles containing your keywords will come up. From this results page you can view the full text article, citation, page of first match of keywords; save citations to make a list, print, and download.

To view a full text article, click on its title. The article appears one page at a time in PDF format. You will need to use the NEXT PAGE or PREVIOUS PAGE options to navigate within an article. You can also view a full text article continuously and easily by choosing DOWNLOAD from the results page or from within an article.

Printing

To print an entire article from the results list:

1. Click on PRINT at the bottom of the citation.

2. On the next page, click on Proceed with Printing using PDF: High Quality. Your article will appear in a minute or two.

3. Click on the printer icon at the top left corner of the Adobe Acrobat toolbar (the one below your browser toolbar).

4. In the print window that appears, choose a print range and click on OK.

To print an entire article from within an article:

1. Click on PRINT at the top left corner of the page.

2. Follow steps 2-4 above.

To print individual pages within an article:

1. Go to the page you want to print.

2. Bring your cursor to the top left corner of the page. On the image that appears, click on the printer icon.

3. Follow steps 2-3 above.

4. In the print window that appears, click OK.

Downloading

To download an article from the results list:

1. Insert a floppy disk in the A drive.

2. Click on DOWNLOAD below the citation of the article you want.

3. On the next page, under PDF Format (Recommended), click on PDF: High Quality. Your article will appear in a separate window in a minute or two.

4. Click on the disk icon at the top left corner of the Adobe Acrobat toolbar.

5. In the “Save a Copy…” box that appears, choose “3-1/2 Floppy (A:)” from the Save in: menu at the top. Give your file a name and click Save.