JSTOR: Research Tools

JSTOR Research Basics Course

Try JSTOR's free online course, Research Basics!

Research Basics is a free, self-paced online research skills course intended to help you build your research skills and prepare for college work.

The course consists of three modules focused on effective searching, establishing credibility, and citing scholarly work. Each module has three sections, and each section includes a 10-minute video overview of the topic.

After watching each video, use a set of practice questions to test what you've learned and then take an assessment quiz for the full module. Upon the successful completion of a module quiz, you earn a virtual badge!

What is Workspace?

When you register for a personal JSTOR account, you'll get access to your own personal Workspace. With your Workspace, you can:

• Save what you find on JSTOR, including articles, book chapters, images, and primary source materials to revisit anytime
• Organize your research with folders
• Add your own notes to items you've saved
• Export your research as reference lists or presentations
• Present your research in full screen mode
• Share folders with other members of your institution

Viewing your Workspace

• You must first have a registered JSTOR account and be logged into your account. If you're not logged in, you'll be prompted to register or log in.

• Select Workspace in the main navigation at the top of the page.
• Or hover over the Tools menu in the main navigation at the top of the page, and select Workspace in the drop-down menu.
• Or select the Workspace link in the notification pop-up that appears after after you save an item.

JSTOR's Text Analyzer

Try Text Analyzer, from JSTOR Labs! It's a way to search JSTOR: upload your own text or document, Text Analyzer will process the text to find the most significant topics and then recommends similar content on JSTOR