JSTOR: a researcher’s first stop
January 3, 2011 | E-Learning, E-Resources
Do you need to learn about economic theory in the 1800s? What about horror movies during the Cold War, or the invention of indoor plumbing? All of these subjects, and more, are available at JSTOR (Journal Storage), an online archive founded in 1995. Hundreds of journals are available for full-text search, dating back hundreds of years where appropriate. The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world’s longest-running scientific journal, offers issues dating back to 1665.Access to JSTOR is licensed out to libraries, publishers, and universities. If you are using a school computer, or are connected to your school’s or library’s wireless internet network, you may be eligible for access. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation created the resource in 1995. Mellon was a banker and industrialist who also served as Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 until February 12, 1932. The foundation’s core areas of interest are higher education, art conservation, performing arts, environmental conservation, and information technology. In addition to JSTOR, the foundation is also behind ARTstor (a similar service for art images) and Aluka (an online digital library about Africa, later integrated with JSTOR). Read the rest of this entry »
