Access to JStor.org Library

Hi Nati, I'll answer since I am in library school and indeed am in an online program so also have to deal with tracking down a lot of reading assignments.

JStor is a service that requires a subscription, and typically it's the whole university or college that subscribes on behalf of its students. I have never looked at the pricing for individuals but I imagine it's too expensive to be a good option, because they are really focused on selling to whole schools. Do you have access to an academic library near you? JSTOR is very popular (since it's an archive of MANY top journals) so there's a very good chance that any academic library near you would have it, and you would be welcome to look up the articles you need on their computers and print them. You could also try looking up the articles individually on Google Scholar to see if you can find some of them from another source.

I would give the same advice for any other paywall-protected academic journal articles, except that you might want to check online (or by phone) whether your local college has them (either in print or online) before going over there, since their selection of individual journals might vary.

Hope this helps!