JStor contains article texts from the full-runs of core journals in African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. JStor is one of the few databases to offer the texts of articles published before 1980. Searching JStor is recommended if you have unique keywords or phrases in mind, or if a particular author or journal is being sought.
> Jstor allows you to use keywords to search the collection. Type in one keyword or phrase in each line. You may combine keywords using the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NEAR. When you connect keywords with AND in a full text search, you find all instances in which both keywords appear in the same article. Connecting keywords with OR allows you to find all articles that contain wither keyword. Connect keywords with NEAR for those instances when the keywords occur within 10 words (a typical sentence) or 25 words (paragraph) of each other.
> Jstor allows you to search for the singular and plural forms of words at the same time, by adding a "+" to the end of the singular form.
> When searching for an author just use the first and last name and
it will find article citations with middle names or initials also.
> You can search in the entire contents or you can limit your search by date or by journal or journal type.
> You can also limit searches to articles, reviews, opinion pieces, or other items by scrolling down the Basic Search screen and selecting from the menu.
> When using the advanced search form, all search words must be enclosed in quotation marks, whether they are single words or phrases. Ex. "liberty" and "Patrick Henry"
> Printing:
While viewing an article: Click "Print" on the menu at the top of the screen. Click "Proceed with Printing". Once the articles appear, click the little Printer icon near the top left corner of the article.
While viewing the list of articles: Click the "Print" message underneath the title. Click "Proceed with Printing". Once the article appears, click the little Printer icon near the top left corner of the article.
> Downloading: If you are viewing the text of the article, click "Download" on the left side of the screen. Select either "Economy" or "High Quality". Once the article appears, click the disk icon at the top left corner of the article.
> Emailing: Emailing is not currently implemented. However, users may download an article on a disk and then email the article in an attachment through the use of word processors.