JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections I - III
Rod Library provides access to three JSTOR full-text journal collections, Arts & Sciences Collections I - III. There is a link to JSTOR in the Databases A - Z list under the heading "Articles in Journals and Newspapers" on the Library’s home page.
Arts & Sciences Collections I - III contain the full text of 359 journals in diverse disciplines. Collection III is not yet complete, but will be later this year. Lists of the titles included in Arts & Sciences Collections I - III are available at http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html
Coverage begins with volume 1 of each title. JSTOR has a "moving wall," defined by the company as "the time period between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal." Under this policy, access to recent issues, usually those published in the last 3 - 5 years, is not available.
JSTOR provides Basic, Advanced, and Expert search options. In searching JSTOR, the default is "all content in all journals." Citations identified through a JSTOR search can be saved for copying, printing, emailing, or export. The full text of an article can be printed, with PDF being the default.
For assistance in searching the JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections, please inquire at the Reference Desk on the main floor of the Library or Ask Us.
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New UNISTAR Catalog Interface
Rod Library is pleased to introduce our new Online Catalog (UNISTAR) interface. Our aim is to make it easy to find the library resources and services of greatest interest to you. The new interface to UNISTAR went live on Monday, January 10th, 2005. The old interface will be available through the end of January at the following link: old Online Catalog (UNISTAR) interface. Please direct any questions or comments to the OPAC Committee. We would like to thank the many UNI students, faculty, and staff who responded to our requests for comments during development work.
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New ID Card Required at Rod Library
All university employees must have a new identification card to check out materials at the Rod Library after January 2, 2005. New identification cards can be obtained by visiting the Department of Residence in Redeker Center, or Integrated Student Services on the second floor of Gilchrist Hall, near Financial Aid.
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Electronic InterLibrary Loan Requests
Beginning January 2005, ALL InterLibrary Loan requests must be submitted in electronic form. From any computer with Internet access, go to http://unistar.uni.edu/screens/rod_ill.html or the Rod Library homepage. At the ILL Desk, there are two public computers dedicated to ILL electronic requests. Library staff can provide assistance as well.
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Wireless Computing
Wireless access to the campus network and the Internet is now available in Rod Library. In order to use wireless, users must register their computers with ITS and obtain an Active Directory account. Both of these can be done through the Campus Consulting Center in Curris Business Building. The information below will help you locate the places in the library where wireless can be used.
First Floor
The central east-west corridor of the building plus the Current Periodicals area and the microforms area north of the MSC desk.
Second Floor
The central east-west core of the building plus the Browsing Collection and the Indexes/Abstracts area north of the Reference Desk.
Third Floor
The central east-west core of the building plus the Youth Collection.
Fourth Floor
The central east-west core of the building and adjacent areas.
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April 1, 2005Find It! - A New Gateway Feature
A new feature has been implemented in the Rod Library Gateway to Library and Internet Resources. Called Find It! it provides links between citations in research databases and online full text. In other words, users can go directly to full text without having to search for journal titles in the catalog.
Whenever users see the Find It! button 
in a database, it will be hyper-linked to a menu that will tell them where to find the full text for the article. This feature is found in most databases, including those from Gale Group (Expanded Academic ASAP), ProQuest, and SilverPlatter. As additional research databases become Find it! compatible, Find it! will be enabled in them.
If you have questions about the service, you may want to read the Find it! Frequently Asked Questions.
If this does not answer your questions or you wish to make a suggestion, please speak to a staff member at the reference desk or Ask Us.
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