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April is National Poetry Month, and at JSTOR, we celebrate the boundless creativity that poetry inspires across various forms of expression. 🎨 📜

This month, we highlight the seamless blend of visual art and verse, featuring stunning prints by William Blake from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's open collection. Blake's work exemplifies the powerful synergy between poetry and imagery, reminding us that words and art are profoundly interconnected.

Images: William Blake. Songs of Innocence: Spring. [1789] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

William Blake. Songs of Experience: The Tyger. [1794] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

William Blake. Songs of Experience: The Angel. [1794] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

William Blake. Songs of Innocence: The Lamb. [1789] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

#jstor #the metropolitan museum of art #william blake #national poetry month #poetry #poems #prints

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Ten bees (Apis species). Etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766. From the Wellcome Collection in JSTOR/Artstor. Creative Commons: Attribution.

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#According to all known laws of aviation there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body

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hello dearly beloved jstor moderator, i was wondering if perchance you knew where the painting in the "I'm heartbroken" jstor valentine's day cards was from? many thanks to you<3

Hello! That image is "The heart: three dissections" by Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty. It's open access courtesy of the Wellcome Collection!

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Happy World Art Day! 🌍 🎨 At JSTOR, we're celebrating the vibrant tapestry of creativity that colors our world. From the studios of renowned masters to the cozy corners where emerging talents find their voice, let's honor the spaces that ignite imagination and the artists who bring them to life. Join us in celebrating the power of art to inspire, provoke, and unite us all. Images:

Mihály Munkácsy. The Music Room. 1878. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Edgar Degas. Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass. ca. 1882-85. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Léon Cogniet. The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome. 1817. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Jean-Alphonse Duplessy. Cobbler’s Quarters. 1860s. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

#jstor #world art day #artists #art #fine art #mihaly munkacsy #adolph menzel #edgar degas #leon cogniet #edited to correct a citation

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hi jstor, quick question, what do i do with all the regret that's slowly choking me? i'm an academic at heart in a world where i'm no longer in academia, and i'm not thriving one bit 🫠 had to turn down a place in a phd program 2 yrs ago & now it's my biggest regret in life. you've given people such compassionate advice, so maybe you can help? research/writing is my passion & i miss having the space to indulge it & keep learning!

Hi there, thanks for reaching out with such a heartfelt question. It takes a lot to express this sort of sentiment publicly and we appreciate that you trust us enough to ask.

The regret you're feeling is natural, considering so much of your identity and passion lies in your research and writing. Your friendly JSTOR mod has also been struggling with feeling unmoored outside of academia, and I've been wondering myself if I should work my way back somehow or create a structure of my own.

The good news is that you can actually create a structure of your own! Many scholars contribute to their fields independently, so it may be worth considering a personal research project that you can work on at your own pace (which has its advantages). Public libraries often provide access to academic databases like JSTOR, and your alma mater might have resources available to alumni. Communities and forums online are a good way to reach others who are feeling similar and doing similar things.

Your writing also doesn't have to stop! If it's not your only focus it may go quite a bit slower, but many journals accept submissions from independent researchers. In addition, platforms like Medium and Substack may allow you to self-publish some of your work. You could even look into pitching guest posts for relevant publications!

It doesn't have to be a permanent goodbye to academia either. Does your alma mater welcome guest lecturers, or are there any community workshops in your area? These are some ways you could share your passions with others. Plus, academia will always be there–if an opportunity arises for you to return and it aligns with your circumstances, you can.

This is by no means exhaustive, so I do hope that anyone from the community who would like to share insights does so in the replies. Wishing you the best of luck, wherever you may go from here!

#jstor #ask #academia #research

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i have a crush on you

#who me? #jstor #ask

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live. laugh. JSTOR.

Exactly

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jstor, i have a problem.

all i have to do to receive my masters is edit the damn thesis. 

i survived and passed my defense last july.

i can’t bring myself to edit and i don’t know why.

i finished my credits, i even moved back to my original city, but i never technically graduated because i haven’t done the final edits for publishing.

what do i do please im so lost

Congratulations on passing your defense last July! That's a monumental achievement and a testament to the hard work and dedication you've put into your studies. It's not uncommon to feel a bit lost or overwhelmed at this stage, especially after the intense effort of completing and defending your thesis.

Editing can feel daunting for many reasons: burnout after months (or even years) of focused work, the challenge of shifting from a creative, generative mode into a critical, refining mode, as well as finding the mental space and motivation to tackle those final edits after moving and dealing with such big life changes.

First off, be easy on yourself! You've already accomplished something incredible by passing your defense. Pushing yourself too far past your limits isn't healthy, so I'd suggest starting small. Maybe incorporate an hour or two of editing into your daily/weekly routine, breaking the task down into smaller chunks. Celebrate any progress you make (little treat, perhaps?) and lean on those around you for support.

It may also help to reflect on your journey so far, getting at the root of why you pursued the degree and tackled this research in the first place. It's easy to lose sight of this in the minutiae of actually working on it, so take some time for introspection!

We believe in you and can't wait to see your research contribute to the wider academic conversation.

Good luck, and don't hesitate to lean on the resources available to you as you finalize your thesis. You're almost there!

#jstor #ask #graduate school

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jstor please bring back the dad hats we are BEGGING you!!!!!!

If you can swing an annual membership to JSTOR Daily on Patreon at the "Brilliant Reader" tier, you can snag one of the 19 that are left 🤔

#jstor #jstor daily #ask

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Crying at #I'm obsessed with this new jstarion development

Desperately digging for an article to point my research, I saw a JSTOR link, and prayed aloud, "Save me, JSTOR." And the article was incredible and really interesting and now my paper is done. All hail!

#jstarion 😭 the two parts of my brain colliding

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i have stopped whining like a baby and actually started writing my dissertation and it is going way better than i thought and is wayy easier than i expected because i have done what my supervisor calls 'too much research'!! i will learn nothing from this.

A dissertation is still a lot of work, so your apprehension is valid! Proud of you for chugging along, you'll do great 👏

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Desperately digging for an article to point my research, I saw a JSTOR link, and prayed aloud, "Save me, JSTOR." And the article was incredible and really interesting and now my paper is done. All hail!

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Happy National Library Workers Day! 📚 🦉 Today, we salute the heart and soul of libraries everywhere: the librarians and staff who guide, educate, and inspire. At JSTOR, we deeply appreciate your dedication to making knowledge accessible and empowering communities. Here’s to celebrating your invaluable contributions today and every day. Thank you for lighting the path of learning. 🌟 Image: Voigt, J.P. Bookplate of JV. 1897. Pratt Institute.

#jstor #national library workers day #librarians #librarian staff #libraries #p.s. we need to bring back bookplates

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OMG fellow ancient greek nerd??? wait i actually have a question. do you know if there's any ancient greek reading groups, or book clubs, that you don't need to be part of an academic institution to join? i really want to keep up my skills but I would much rather have people to talk to about it!

I'm not aware of any, but some of our followers might be!

Can anybody suggest any reading groups or book clubs for Ancient Greek (not affiliated with an institution)?

#ask #jstor #classical studies #ancient greek

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incredibly good photo of little rats, with ancient greek particles to learn

#fun fact: jstor mod studied ancient greek language in high school #this is so cute

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dionysus you have to stop. your robe too purple. your curls too divine, your manic swag too different. they will kidnap you.

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Searching best practices on JSTOR

Hi Tumblr researchers,

As promised, we're going to dive into some best practices for searching on JSTOR. This'll be a long one!

The first thing to note is that JSTOR is not Google, so searches should not be conducted in the same way.

More on that in this video:

Basic Search on JSTOR

To search for exact phrases, enclose the words within quotation marks, like "to be or not to be".

To construct a more effective search, utilize Boolean operators, such as "tea trade" AND china.

Advanced Searching on JSTOR

Utilize the drop-down menus to refine your search parameters, limiting them to the title, author, abstract, or caption text.

Combine search terms using Boolean operators like AND/OR/NOT and NEAR 5/10/25. The NEAR operator finds keyword combinations within 5, 10, or 25 words of each other. It applies only when searching for single keyword combinations, such as "cat NEAR 5 dog," but not for phrases like "domesticated cat" NEAR 5 dog.

Utilize the "Narrow by" options to search for articles exclusively, include/exclude book reviews, narrow your search to a specific time frame or language.

To focus your article search on specific disciplines and titles, select the appropriate checkboxes. Please note that discipline searching is currently limited to journal content, excluding ebooks from the search.

Finding Content You Have Access To

To discover downloadable articles, chapters, and pamphlets for reading, you have the option to narrow down your search to accessible content. Simply navigate to the Advanced Search page and locate the "Select an access type" feature, which offers the following choices:

All Content will show you all of the relevant search results on JSTOR, regardless of whether or not you can access it.

Content I can access will show you content you can download or read online. This will include Early Journal Content and journals/books publishers have made freely available.

Once you've refined your search, simply select an option that aligns with your needs and discover the most relevant items. Additionally, you have the option to further narrow down your search results after conducting an initial search. Look for this option located below the "access type" checkbox, situated at the bottom left-hand side of the page.

Additional resources

For more search recommendations, feel free to explore this page on JSTOR searching. There, you will find information on truncation, wildcards, and proximity, using fields, and metadata hyperlinks.

#many of you have been asking for particular articles on particular subjects #here are some search tips to help you! #jstor #research #academia