A: JSTOR is a database that has
backfiles of scholarly journals, not current journals. JSTOR provides electronic
access to journals in the humanities, social sciences and the sciences.
JSTOR is totally full- text which means you can print the entire
article. The JSTOR database is unique because the journals have been digitzed,
starting with the very first issues, many of which date back to the 1800's.
JSTOR can be accessed from EMU's databases page in alphabetical order by
the name of the database. Click on top of the database name. Then you will
have to put in your user name and password and submit request. When you
are on the main page of JSTOR, click on the words SEARCH to start searching
in the database. Input the subject(s) you are searching for and put a check
mark by the type of journal you want to look in. You can also limit by
type or date range. Then, you can click the SEARCH button. After clicking
the Search button, you will get a list of results. You can view the article
and print the article or download it to your computer.