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JSTOR Update, September 29, 2008

New Content

Eight journals have been added to the JSTOR archive. The full details for the journals are:

Acta Sociologica (Arts & Sciences Complement)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=actasoci
Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 47; 1955 - 2004
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Sage Publications, Ltd.
ISSN: 0001-6993

The British Museum Quarterly (Arts & Sciences Complement)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=britmusequar
Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 37; 1926 - 1973
Publication of this title ceased in 1973.
Publisher: British Museum
ISSN: 0007-151X

Bulletin of the Fogg Art Museum [1931-1950] (Arts & Sciences V)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=bullfoggartmuse
Previous Title = Notes (Fogg Art Museum)[1921-1931] (1939053X)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=notesfogg Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 2; 1921 - 1931
Vols. 1 – 11; 1931 - 1950
Publication of this title ceased in 1950.
Publisher: President and Fellows of Harvard College on behalf of Harvard Art Museum
ISSN: 1939-0394

Cahiers d'Études Africaines (Arts & Sciences Complement)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=cahietudafri
Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 42; 1960 - 2002
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: EHESS
ISSN: 0008-0055

The Cambridge Law Journal (Arts & Sciences VI)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=camblawj
Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 61; 1921 - 2002
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Editorial Committee of the Cambridge Law Journal
ISSN: 0008-1973

Coleopterists Society Monographs. Patricia Vaurie Series (Biological Sciences; Life Sciences)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=colesocimonopatr
Release Content:
No . 1; 2002
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: The Coleopterists Society
ISSN: 1934-0451

Corinth: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (Arts & Sciences Complement)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=coriresuexca
Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 20; 1929 - 2004
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
ISSN: 1558-7185
Please note: The first volume of Corinth appeared in 1929, and further parts appear irregularly as scholars finish their assigned topics.

Dead Sea Discoveries (Arts & Sciences Complement)
http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=deadseadisc
Release Content:
Vols. 1 – 9; 1994 - 2002
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: Brill
ISSN: 0929-0761

Although JSTOR seeks to provide every issue from a journal's run, on occasion there are issues that we are unable to find. To see which issues are missing, or for information about how to help JSTOR complete the archive, please visit JSTOR's Missing Issues page.

More detailed information about all JSTOR titles and collections, along with delimited lists, can be accessed from JSTOR’s Available Collections page.

Participation information for JSTOR collections may be found on the Participate page.

Essay and General Literature Index Trial

The USC Libraries currently has a trial for the retrospective content of Wilson's Essay and General Literature Index, covering 1900-1984 (we already have coverage for 1985+ ). It can be found with the other WilsonWeb databases.

Here is Wilson's description:

Essay and General Literature Retrospective

Subjects Covered:
Archaeology, Architecture, Art, children's Literature, Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Fiction, Film, Folklore, History, Linguistics, Music, Poetry, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Women's Studies.

Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cites essays, articles and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. It covers 8 centuries of essays, annuals and serial publications from the 20th Century. It also provides full bibliographic information on collective titles indexed.

Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from Archaeology through Women's Studies. Over 108 years of unparalleled coverage are combined when searching Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective along with Essay and General Literature Index.

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