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Get Started with American History Resources

This guide will help you learn how to search the major databases for finding resources in American history.

About JSTOR

JSTOR provides many full-text scholarly articles in the field of history but does not provide access to the most current years; instead, coverage usually ends about 3-5 years ago, depending on the journal.

Conducting a Search

The screenshot examples below search for only articles about the "boston massacre".

  • I used quotes to search for words together as a phrase (i.e. "boston massacre").
  • I checked the box next to Articles under Item Type to show just articles in my search results.

Example search in JSTOR for articles on the Boston Massacre

Reviewing Search Results

This search found 896 articles related to the Boston Massacre.

Some things to keep in mind:

  • Results are automatically sorted by relevance, so the most relevant articles are displayed first in the list of results.
  • To read an article, click on the Download PDF button and accept JSTOR's terms. 

This search found over 800 search results. Click the Download PDF button to save or print the article.