Periodical Searching Practice

1. Your English instructor wants you to complete a research paper on Robert Frost and modernism, a literary theory. After struggling to find useful resources, you contact your professor, and he recommended that you look for your articles using the JSTOR database and noted a work written by Robert Kern as a good starting point. Type "Robert Frost AND modernism" in the first field in the JSTOR search box. Type "Kern, Robert" in the second field and make sure to change "full-text" to "author" in the drop down menu. From this search, scan the results using JSTOR's "page scan" feature located under each article and see which of the following sources is most relevant to your research needs:

Nice job! Using the Page Scan feature highlights several instances where our search terms "Robert Frost" and "modernism" appear. This article definitely shows promise for the student's research needs.

Though this article is written by Robert Kern, the majority of the text does not focus on Robert Frost and only mentions him tangentially.

2. For a Sociology class, you've been asked to find an article in EBSCOhost on electronic waste as it pertains to China and Apple (the maker of the iPhone). Type the following term: electronic waste AND China AND Apple Inc. What is the name of the article that appears from this search?

Correct choice! However, the article only makes passing reference to Apple Inc and would not be a substantial source to use for the assignment.