More good news for ebook lovers! We have recently gained access to 8,000+ titles on JSTOR, including more than 1,000 from University of Hawaiʻi Press! A few notable titles are pictured below.
Moʻolelo: The Foundation of Hawaiian Knowledge
C. M. Kaliko Baker
Dietrich Varez
Haunani-Kay Trask
Kanaka ʻŌiwi Methodologies: Moʻolelo and Metaphor
Katrina-Ann R. Kapā‘anaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira
North Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Kaʻena
John R.K. Clark
Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past
John R.K. Clark
Unlike many other database platforms, JSTOR puts no restrictions on the number of simultaneous users or the amount of material that may be downloaded and/or printed from each licensed ebook.
Our JSTOR ebooks are included in our Library Catalog (Primo), but exploring the JSTOR platform directly may also be helpful, since book chapters and journal articles are integrated and cross-searchable.
To access JSTOR, start at our A-Z Databases page and select JSTOR from the list. As with all of our electronic resources, access is available to current Leeward faculty, staff, and students. If you are off campus, you may be prompted to enter your UH login credentials first.
If you see the “Access provided by Leeward Community College” message at the top of the page, you are ready to discover our licensed content on JSTOR. To get started, enter your search terms in the box. If you are looking for a specific book title or author, you may select the appropriate option show in the drop-down menu.
The filters in the left sidebar allow you to refine your search results. Although we have more than 8,000 licensed ebooks on JSTOR, we do NOT have access to every title on the platform, so it is a good idea to keep the “Content I can access” button checked. To filter for book content (not journals), select the “Book Chapters” box.
This 7-minute video offers helpful tips for searching JSTOR.
For more information on JSTOR, including working with items of interest and using the Text Analyzer tool, please see this earlier blog post.
