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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>About JSTOR</title> <atom:link href="https://about.jstor.org/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://about.jstor.org/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:33:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://about.jstor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/j_favicon_512x512-180x180.png</url> <title>About JSTOR</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>JSTOR retires Publisher Sales Service</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-retires-publisher-sales-service/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:33:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=35803</guid> <description><![CDATA[Effective December 31, 2024, JSTOR will retire its Publisher Sales Service, a program that enables publishers to sell, and individuals to buy, single articles and issues from the journals preserved and hosted by JSTOR. JSTOR began the Publisher Sales Service in the early 2000s to provide access to research to people finding articles on JSTOR […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-retires-publisher-sales-service/">JSTOR retires Publisher Sales Service</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Effective December 31, 2024, JSTOR will retire its <a href="https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/115004678767-Publisher-Sales-Service-Purchasing-Individual-Articles-Issues">Publisher Sales Service</a>, a program that enables publishers to sell, and individuals to buy, single articles and issues from the journals preserved and hosted by JSTOR. JSTOR began the Publisher Sales Service in the early 2000s to provide access to research to people finding articles on JSTOR through Google and other search engines but who did not have broader access to JSTOR’s <a href="https://about.jstor.org/librarians/journals/multi-discipline/">Archive Journal Collections</a> through a library. While JSTOR has the rights to make entire journal archives available online from publishers, it does not have the rights to sell individual articles or issues. The Publisher Sales Service allowed publishers to set the prices for their articles and issues and to sell them online with JSTOR managing the transaction. “The Publisher Sales Service provided a way to respond to demand for research articles that helped users and publishers at a certain moment in time,” explained John Lenahan, vice president for content strategy and relationships for JSTOR. “But selling articles at different price points was never the best solution for users. Our mission is to expand access to knowledge as broadly as possible, a mission many academic publishers share, so we worked to develop more expansive and affordable offerings for individuals over time and those solutions are preferred by users.” JSTOR’s free reading offering and JPASS plans, launched in 2012 and 2013 respectively, have served millions of people. More than 80% of the journal content on JSTOR is <a href="https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/360000585347-How-to-Use-Your-Free-Reads-with-a-Personal-Account#:~:text=With%20a%20free%20personal%20JSTOR,to%20your%20existing%20personal%20account.">free to read</a>. Additionally, JSTOR’s <a href="https://www.jstor.org/jpass/">JPASS plans</a> provide individuals with unlimited reading access to the complete archives of more than 2,000 journals and up to 120 article downloads per year at a price equivalent to users paying $0.60 per downloaded article. In 2024 alone, 3.2 million individuals have read more than 9 million articles on JSTOR for free, and more than 32,000 individuals have active JPASS plans. JSTOR continues to invest in these offerings to deliver on its mission, working closely with its participating publishers. With the retirement of the Publisher Sales Service, individuals that have purchased articles will retain access to them in their JSTOR accounts and are invited to explore JPASS to meet their future needs. “Our goal has always been and continues to be to expand access to knowledge and education,” said Kevin Guthrie, president of ITHAKA, the nonprofit home of JSTOR. “We have pursued this by building relationships with more than 14,000 libraries in 180 countries, many of which have access to JSTOR for free or at steeply discounted rates. In addition, through our JPASS and free-to-read programs, and other initiatives like our JSTOR Access in Prison program, we have opened the door to scholarly research for millions of people outside traditional library and educational settings. We will continue to expand and evolve JSTOR to maximize the impact on our mission in ways that are financially sustainable. ”   The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-retires-publisher-sales-service/">JSTOR retires Publisher Sales Service</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>JSTOR Daily wins a 2024 Silver Anthem Award</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-daily-wins-2024-silver-anthem-award/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR Daily]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=35640</guid> <description><![CDATA[JSTOR Daily has received a Silver Anthem Award for excellence in mission-driven news and journalism from the producers of the prestigious Webby Awards. Daily was recognized for its contributions to the fields of Education, Arts & Culture in the News & Journalism category for non-profit institutions. The 2024 Anthem Winners were selected by the International […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-daily-wins-2024-silver-anthem-award/">JSTOR Daily wins a 2024 Silver Anthem Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[JSTOR Daily has received a <a href="https://www.anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#!education-art-culture/news-journalism/jstor-daily-where-news-meets-its-scholarly-match/1980/45750/528092">Silver Anthem Award for excellence in mission-driven news and journalism</a> from the producers of the prestigious Webby Awards. Daily was recognized for its contributions to the fields of Education, Arts & Culture in the News & Journalism category for non-profit institutions. The 2024 Anthem Winners were selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences from 2,300 submissions representing 34 countries around the world. We’re proud to be honored alongside other high-profile winners, including the Sesame Workshop, GLAAD, the Southern Poverty Law Center, AARP, and the Brooklyn Museum. Launched in 2021, the Anthem Awards honor the best purpose and mission-driven work of people, companies, and organizations worldwide in seven core areas: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Education, Art, & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment, & Climate. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards aim to inspire everyone to take action in their community. “The Winners of this year’s Anthem Awards are truly inspiring and I am honored to help elevate their impact,” said Anthem Awards General Manager, Patricia McLoughlin. “At this moment, there is a lot of uncertainty in our world, but the tireless and extraordinary efforts of the Anthem Awards community provide hope that a better tomorrow is possible. Thank you to everyone doing this work and making an impact.” In 2024, JSTOR Daily reached over 8 million readers, delivering compelling stories grounded in scholarship from the JSTOR library. The publication has played a pivotal role in advancing ITHAKA’s mission by highlighting archival materials contributed by partner institutions, such as the University of York. One notable example, “<a href="https://daily.jstor.org/can-you-photograph-a-ghost/">Can You Photograph a Ghost?</a>”, a story derived from the university’s Shared Collections, garnered over 42,000 views within three weeks. Additionally, JSTOR Daily has spotlighted key initiatives like the JSTOR Path to Open program (“<a href="https://daily.jstor.org/lost-literacies-strips-down-the-dawn-of-comics/">Lost Literacies Strips Down the Dawn of Comics</a>”) and Portico (“<a href="https://daily.jstor.org/portico-emmett-till/">Portico’s Part in Telling the Story of Emmett Till</a>”). Widely shared features, including “<a href="https://daily.jstor.org/birthing-the-jersey-devil/">Birthing the Jersey Devil</a>” and “<a href="https://daily.jstor.org/vulture-cultures/">Vulture Cultures</a>”, have further amplified its reach. This year, the publication has also expanded its focus to support educators, incorporating <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/how-sports-shaped-glacier-science/">teaching tips</a> and commissioning <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/teaching-and-learning-resources-from-jstor-daily/">pedagogical resources</a> inspired by materials within JSTOR. Congratulations to everyone who worked on JSTOR Daily this past year, including Daily’s founding Editor-in-Chief Cathy Halley; Senior Editor JR Johnson-Roehr; Features Editor Sara Ivry; Senior Web Producer Jonathan Aprea; and an outstanding ITHAKA Marketing team. Thanks, too, to our talented freelance writers and fact-checkers without whom we’re nothing. If you don’t get our weekly digest of the week’s top stories, you can sign up at <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/newsletter/">daily.jstor.org/newsletters</a>! The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-daily-wins-2024-silver-anthem-award/">JSTOR Daily wins a 2024 Silver Anthem Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>JSTOR scales access to interactive research tool in beta, empowering researchers and educators with AI</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-scales-access-to-interactive-research-tool-in-beta-empowering-researchers-and-educators-with-ai/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=34973</guid> <description><![CDATA[500 higher education institutions offered early access to JSTOR’s AI-powered tool in beta, designed to deepen research and enhance teaching in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. JSTOR, a nonprofit service of ITHAKA, announced today that it is expanding the beta program for its interactive research tool by offering 500 colleges and universities the opportunity […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-scales-access-to-interactive-research-tool-in-beta-empowering-researchers-and-educators-with-ai/">JSTOR scales access to interactive research tool in beta, empowering researchers and educators with AI</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[500 higher education institutions offered early access to JSTOR’s AI-powered tool in beta, designed to deepen research and enhance teaching in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.</h3> JSTOR, a nonprofit service of ITHAKA, announced today that it is expanding the beta program for its interactive research tool by offering 500 colleges and universities the opportunity to provide early access for their faculty and students. Higher education institutions that sign up will give their communities a chance to experiment with an AI-powered tool that enhances research practices and skill development without compromising the critical thinking and information literacy skills needed for college-level work. First released in August 2023, JSTOR’s interactive research tool is designed to support novice and advanced researchers as well as educators. Once users have selected a journal article, book chapter, or research report, they can use the tool to assess content relevance through summaries, ask questions about the item using conversational language, and readily find related or similar works. This is particularly valuable for students exploring densely written academic texts in the humanities, arts, and social sciences for the first time. Until now, the beta tool was available exclusively to individuals who signed up to test it. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with over 35,000 active users from more than 6,300 institutions across 158 countries. Both novice and experienced researchers report that the research tool deepens their understanding, saves time, and helps them explore new conceptual relationships across disciplines. One student noted, “By asking the tool specific questions about the content of an article, I was able to identify which sources were relevant to my research and focus my time and energy only on those sources that propelled my research.” Another said, “I was able to complete my master’s dissertation using the tool. It sifted, suggested, and displayed the most relevant information and contexts providing me valuable inputs to support my research objectives. By bringing even tangential information under one umbrella the tool is invaluable for researchers ensuring that no key themes and information nuggets are missed.” While initial feedback is encouraging, this new phase of the beta evaluation is critical. “Putting the tool in the hands of entire campus communities will offer insights about how usage might scale, how the tool meets teaching and research needs in diverse fields of study, and where further refinements are needed,” said Beth LaPensee, principal product manager at ITHAKA. “We’re eager to continue working closely with the academic community to ensure we put AI and other advanced technologies to work for them in ways that most effectively support desired research and learning outcomes.” Beyond institutions and individual users, JSTOR is also focused on the publishers whose content is on the platform, working with them to ensure the tool and JSTOR’s limited use of large language models (LLMs) is well understood and furthers their goals. So far, publishers have voiced support for the interactive research tool and the promise it shows for supporting readers and increasing usage of and engagement with the scholarship they publish, while being attuned to critical issues of source and integrity. Rachel Scott, Editor of Library Resources & Technical Services said, “The tool is focused in a way that will be helpful to researchers. I really like the footnotes and embedded links, which are a great way to reinforce proper and accurate attribution.” JSTOR publishers who would like to explore how the tool works in depth are invited to sign up for access. Feedback from all constituents will continue to inform JSTOR’s approach, including making the interactive research tool more broadly available to all of JSTOR’s 14,000 participating institutions in 2025. “The promise of our interactive research tool to make knowledge more readily accessible and useful to people is incredibly exciting and we are thrilled to be working with our colleagues across the academic community to build and refine it,” said Kevin Guthrie, president of ITHAKA. “With this tool, users can engage in conversation with the article, opening up entirely new pathways to understanding. This demonstrably lowers barriers for people and improves their learning and skills.” Higher education institutions are being invited by email to sign up for early access to the beta. Publishers interested in access may <a href="mailto:publishers@jstor.org">email JSTOR</a>. <a href="https://about.jstor.org/research-tool/">Learn more</a> about the interactive research tool and its capabilities. The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-scales-access-to-interactive-research-tool-in-beta-empowering-researchers-and-educators-with-ai/">JSTOR scales access to interactive research tool in beta, empowering researchers and educators with AI</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Latin American Open Access ebook pilot expands impact with 100 titles from Prometeo Editorial</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/latin-american-open-access-ebooks-prometeo-100-titles-jstor/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:35:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=34688</guid> <description><![CDATA[JSTOR, the Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP), and Libreria Garcia Cambeiro have released 100 Open Access titles from the highly respected Argentine publisher, Prometeo Editorial. Now globally accessible on JSTOR, these books span the humanities and social sciences with an emphasis on Argentina and Latin America, filling an important gap in openly accessible scholarship. […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/latin-american-open-access-ebooks-prometeo-100-titles-jstor/">Latin American Open Access ebook pilot expands impact with 100 titles from Prometeo Editorial</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[JSTOR, the Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP), and Libreria Garcia Cambeiro have released <a href="https://www.jstor.org/publisher/prometeo">100 Open Access titles</a> from the highly respected Argentine publisher, Prometeo Editorial. Now globally accessible on JSTOR, these books span the humanities and social sciences with an emphasis on Argentina and Latin America, filling an important gap in openly accessible scholarship. The availability of this scholarship is the result of an innovative multi-year collaboration wherein Libreria Garcia Cambeiro leads publisher relations and rights management with Latin American publishers, JSTOR publishes the ebooks to its platform, supports their use, and ensures their long-term preservation, and LARRP members and additional supporting libraries provide funding to defray costs for JSTOR, Librería García Cambeiro, and the publishers to make the books openly accessible. This latest work with Prometeo builds off the success of the group’s earlier <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/open-access-latin-american-monograph-project-announced/">CLACSO ebook pilot</a> which made 200 titles open access. “It is very important for publishers in Latin America to join these efforts where researchers, publishers, universities, and information integration coordinators work together for the common good,” said Raul Carioli, Director of Prometeo Editorial. “As a society, we must ensure that the information generated daily through research and analysis is available for reflection and use by others. In this sense, group actions like Open Access consolidate and guarantee the common good, research activity, and the democratic development of humanity, allowing the same information to be in the hands of African, Asian, or Latin American researchers simultaneously.” Usage of open access books on JSTOR is evidence of the impact Carioli describes. The Prometo books, available on JSTOR since March, have been used more than 10,354 times so far by users at 585 institutions in 76 countries, including the U.S., China, Argentina, Spain and Mexico. The group expects this impact will grow based on evidence from related efforts. Since launching in January 2019, the 442 CLACSO books on JSTOR generated a total of 2,074,133 item requests. Results were similar with a foundational project undertaken directly by JSTOR with El Colegio de México, documented in a 2019 white paper, <a href="https://about.jstor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/The-Impact-of-Open-Access-Latin-American-Scholarship.pdf">The Impact of Open Access on Latin American Scholarship: Digitizing the Backlist of El Colegio de México’s Press</a>. “It’s exciting to see usage of these books growing,” said John Lenahan, VP, Content Strategy & Relationships at ITHAKA. “Every use represents an engagement between individual researchers and the research. Being able to connect a student for the first time, or a seasoned researcher anywhere in the world, with the work being done by a scholar in Latin America that they may never have had the opportunity to otherwise encounter and which changes the course of their own work is exactly why making these works open access is so valuable.” All the partners in this collaboration share a broad commitment to sustainable open access and a focus on bringing underrepresented voices to the forefront within the academic community. “The first three years of this project have shown the power of collaboration in assuring the stewardship of scholarly OA monographs from Latin American nonprofit presses,” said Melisssa Gasparotto, member of the LARRP Advisory Board. “With year four, we’ve taken the next leap to expand access to the scholarly output of a high quality commercial press, further securing the long term preservation and discoverability of this important content. We are so grateful to the publishers and partner libraries who have helped make this happen, and welcome new participants as we continue to highlight and promote access to the full diversity of the region’s intellectual contributions.” The vision for this collaboration has been to increase the number of Latin American ebooks available open access today, while exploring whether this collaborative model is scalable and sustainable. Based on the success of the pilot—thanks largely to the great partnership between JSTOR and LARRP—discussions and planning around expanding access to books from Latin America will continue as part of a broader effort to help libraries transition from print to digital holdings.The group will be looking closely at costs for the partners, the ongoing impact of the books, and how the model might grow in a controlled way to encompass more Latin American publishers and beyond in the future. Libraries interested in learning more about how to support this work are encouraged to reach out to <a href="mailto:amc1@nyu.edu">Angela Carreño</a>. Those attending the <a href="https://www.charleston-hub.com/the-charleston-conference/welcome/2024-preliminary-program/">2024 Charleston Conference</a> are invited to join the project team for Making Direct-to-Open eBooks from Latin America Globally Accessible: A Collaborative Effort on November 14, 2:40- 3:20 PM. <h4>About the project partners</h4> <a href="https://www.crl.edu/programs/larrp">LARRP</a> is a consortium of research libraries that seeks to increase free and open access to information in support of learning and scholarship in Latin American Studies. <a href="https://about.jstor.org/">JSTOR</a> is a not-for-profit digital library for discovering and connecting research, images, and primary sources. <a href="http://www.latbook.com/EN/home.aspx">Libreria García Cambeiro</a> is an Argentinian bookseller that specializes in locating, selecting, and supplying Latin American academic publications. <a href="https://www.prometeoeditorial.net/">Prometeo Editorial</a> is widely recognized in the academic world for its books and the authors from Latin America and the Caribbean that nourish its catalog. The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/latin-american-open-access-ebooks-prometeo-100-titles-jstor/">Latin American Open Access ebook pilot expands impact with 100 titles from Prometeo Editorial</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>JSTOR Access in Prison awarded the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-access-in-prison-awarded-alpsp-impact-award/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR Access in Prison]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=33945</guid> <description><![CDATA[Innovative program that gives incarcerated students access to scholarly research recognized for its transformative impact The JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative, which enables students inside jails and prisons to access the scholarly journals, books, and primary sources hosted on JSTOR, was honored this week with the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award. The prestigious award is reserved […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-access-in-prison-awarded-alpsp-impact-award/">JSTOR Access in Prison awarded the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Innovative program that gives incarcerated students access to scholarly research recognized for its transformative impact</h3> The <a href="https://about.jstor.org/jstor-access-in-prison/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative</a>, which enables students inside jails and prisons to access the scholarly journals, books, and primary sources hosted on JSTOR, was honored this week with the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award. The prestigious award is reserved for initiatives that demonstrate substantial “beneficial impact within scholarly publishing and communications.” The <a href="https://www.alpsp.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers</a> announced <a href="https://www.alpsp.org/events/alpsp-awards/the-alpsp-impact-award-2024/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the award</a> Thursday, September 12, at the society’s annual conference in Manchester, UK. The JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative was recognized for its transformative work to improve access to educational material for incarcerated students. JSTOR Access in Prison senior manager Stacy Burnett accepted the award on behalf of ITHAKA. “Half a million people leave prison every year, and they need a path to a better life after incarceration,” she said. “Education is part of that path. We’re so grateful for the support this program has received from our foundation supporters, departments of corrections, and of course the many scholarly publishers who have worked with us to make this possible.” JSTOR Access in Prison began as a single installation at the Bard Prison Initiative in 2007. Students in that early pilot used an index of the most cited articles on JSTOR and a moderated request system to access articles relevant to their work. Since 2019, supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ascendium Education Group, JSTOR has improved the offline index and developed an online version that meets strict prison security requirements. Today, more than a million students have access to JSTOR in almost 1,400 prisons and jails around the world. “JSTOR’s mission is to help more people access higher education, and JSTOR Access in Prison is a true embodiment of that mission,” said ITHAKA president Kevin Guthrie. “In the past, students who are incarcerated have faced significant hurdles to learning and to conducting research. We’re incredibly proud of the work this initiative has done to help lower or remove those hurdles, and we’re deeply honored by ALPSP’s recognition of those efforts.” About JSTOR JSTOR is a part of ITHAKA, a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to knowledge and education for people around the world. As a nonprofit that believes in the power of knowledge to change the world for the better, JSTOR partners with libraries, museums, and publishers to reduce costs, extend access, and preserve scholarship for the future as affordably and sustainably as possible. At JSTOR, we strengthen the depth and quality of research by bringing together journals, books, images, and primary sources on a platform with unique tools for teaching and exploration. The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-access-in-prison-awarded-alpsp-impact-award/">JSTOR Access in Prison awarded the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>JSTOR announces “Artstor on JSTOR”</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-announces-artstor-on-jstor/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=32999</guid> <description><![CDATA[The JSTOR platform is now the official home for the complete Artstor Digital Library, an unmatched collection of rights-cleared images and media for use in teaching and research. Comprised of over 2 million images, videos, panoramas, and audio files contributed by museums, galleries, and other cultural organizations around the world, the collection is now known […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-announces-artstor-on-jstor/">JSTOR announces “Artstor on JSTOR”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[The JSTOR platform is now the official home for the complete Artstor Digital Library, an unmatched collection of rights-cleared images and media for use in teaching and research. Comprised of over 2 million images, videos, panoramas, and audio files contributed by museums, galleries, and other cultural organizations around the world, the collection is now known as “Artstor on JSTOR,” signaling the collection’s deep integration with the more than 2,800 journals, 100,000 books, 50,000 research reports, and robust primary source collections accessible on JSTOR. Beyond the Artstor Digital Library, JSTOR also supports Artstor’s two other core services. <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Institutions can publish images and other media to JSTOR for their own users or for public access through JSTOR Forum. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Faculty and other users can save, organize, upload, annotate, and export collections using JSTOR Workspace, which expands on Artstor Image Groups to support both text and images. </li> </ul> JSTOR has also been optimized for working with images, offering features such as image-only and cross-content searching, options for comparing and presenting images, and more. “Integrating two leading academic nonprofit resources—Artstor and JSTOR—involved regular collaboration with librarians, educators, and researchers,” said Peter Vlahakis, Senior Product Manager. “The goal has been to work with our community to create a platform experience that supports the critical ways that scholars work with images today, particularly research and instructional uses in Art, Architecture, and Art History, while simultaneously creating new ways for researchers in all disciplines and of all levels to discover, understand, and use images contextually with primary and secondary sources.” In a <a href="https://arlisna.hcommons.org/deposits/objects/hc:66686/datastreams/CONTENT/content">recent review of Artstor on JSTOR</a> in the ARLIS/NA Multimedia and Technology Review, Chelsea Page, Digital Asset Manager at the Center for Creative Leadership, writes, “The new platform is user friendly and intuitive to learn. Simplifying collections into one central location is a benefit to users who can now search academic, primary, and image resources in one platform. The new platform specifically addresses the needs of research and academic audiences with wider breadth to go beyond the normal scope of database searching. The new Artstor experience on JSTOR remains a resource for anyone interested in exploring art collections across boundaries.” JSTOR is excited to welcome existing and new Artstor users to the JSTOR-based experience. Artstor participants and users are invited to our <a href="https://www.jstor.org/artstor">Artstor Overview</a> to access informational resources, begin using Artstor on JSTOR, and provide ongoing feedback to the JSTOR team. Institutions interested in learning more about Artstor participation, please visit <a href="https://about.jstor.org/librarians/artstor/">Artstor on JSTOR</a>.   The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-announces-artstor-on-jstor/">JSTOR announces “Artstor on JSTOR”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Path to Open books are now freely available to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-books-are-now-freely-available-to-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-tribal-colleges-and-universities/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Path to Open]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=32917</guid> <description><![CDATA[America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are now able to provide their more than 300,000 students and faculty with immediate access to the diverse, groundbreaking university press books being published on JSTOR as part of Path to Open. Developed in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-books-are-now-freely-available-to-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-tribal-colleges-and-universities/">Path to Open books are now freely available to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are now able to provide their more than 300,000 students and faculty with immediate access to the diverse, groundbreaking university press books being published on JSTOR as part of <a href="https://about.jstor.org/path-to-open/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Path to Open</a>. Developed in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), University of Michigan Press, and University of North Carolina (UNC) Press, Path to Open is a multi-year pilot program designed to increase access to diverse ideas and research through the publication of 1,000 academic books, each of which will become open access three years after initial release. HBCUs and TCUs are invited to join the Path to Open pilot immediately at no cost to them, gaining access to Path to Open books as they are published along with MARC records and supporting materials to help their communities use and engage this scholarship. Path to Open fees for HBCUs and TCUs are being covered for the full pilot period (2024-2026) through grant funds provided to the University of North Carolina Press by the Mellon Foundation to incentivize and support participation in Path to Open by historically marginalized communities including authors, libraries, and readers. “HBCUs and TCUs provide critical access to postsecondary education for Black and Indigenous students, and the promise of upward mobility for the vast majority of their students who are eligible for federal Pell grants,” said Rebecca Seger, Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships. “Despite their critical role in the educational ecosystem, they are consistently challenged to support their students and academic missions with far fewer resources than their peers. We hope this opportunity to join Path to Open enriches the library resources available to their students and faculty today and brings their participation and unique perspectives to our community-wide collaboration as we work to build a sustainable open access model that will bring equitable access to scholarship for all communities.” “University presses are publishing a growing body of dynamic scholarship originating from HBCUs and TCUs. The resources from the Mellon Foundation will allow scholars and students at these institutions to have immediate access to this cutting-edge body of work while supporting an innovative new model to make open access publishing more sustainable for presses, libraries, and authors,” said John Sherer, the Spangler Family Director of the University of North Carolina Press. HBCUs and TCUs do not need to be existing JSTOR participants to sign up for this opportunity. Interested institutions are encouraged to <a href="mailto:participation@jstor.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact JSTOR</a> to sign up. The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-books-are-now-freely-available-to-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-tribal-colleges-and-universities/">Path to Open books are now freely available to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>JSTOR partners with Schweitzer to support library ebook sales in Germany</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-partners-with-schweitzer-to-support-library-ebook-sales-in-germany/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:15:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JSTOR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=31950</guid> <description><![CDATA[JSTOR is now partnering with Schweitzer Fachinformationen, a leading library service provider, to sell ebooks to academic and public libraries in Germany. Schweitzer serves more than 200 libraries throughout the country. Through this new arrangement, these libraries will be able to easily acquire affordable, high-quality DRM-free ebooks available on the JSTOR platform from premier scholarly […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-partners-with-schweitzer-to-support-library-ebook-sales-in-germany/">JSTOR partners with Schweitzer to support library ebook sales in Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[JSTOR is now partnering with <a href="http://www.schweitzer-online.de/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Schweitzer Fachinformationen</a>, a leading library service provider, to sell ebooks to academic and public libraries in Germany. Schweitzer serves more than 200 libraries throughout the country. Through this new arrangement, these libraries will be able to easily acquire affordable, high-quality DRM-free ebooks available on the JSTOR platform from premier scholarly presses as part of their existing library workflows. Starting on June 1, 2024, libraries can select and order individual titles from the more than <a href="https://about.jstor.org/librarians/books/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">132,000 books available on JSTOR</a> through the Schweitzer system. The books span a multitude of disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences as well as languages and are both front and back list titles. All books are fully searchable and integrated with JSTOR’s vast collections of journals, images, and primary sources—which are already widely used at German institutions. “We know acquiring ebooks can be complicated for libraries. We’re excited to work with Schweitzer to help German libraries more easily acquire JSTOR ebooks that serve their communities’ research and teaching needs and to make this scholarship accessible on a platform their faculty and students already use and trust,” says Rebecca Seger, Vice President of Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships at ITHAKA. Interested libraries should contact their Schweitzer representative. The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-partners-with-schweitzer-to-support-library-ebook-sales-in-germany/">JSTOR partners with Schweitzer to support library ebook sales in Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>JSTOR recognized for driving usage of Knowledge Unlatched open access books</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-recognized-for-driving-usage-of-knowledge-unlatched-open-access-books/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 19:23:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open Access]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=31561</guid> <description><![CDATA[Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the global initiative for Open Access (OA), recently announced its OA Heroes 2024, highlighting the highest use nations, institutions, publishers, disciplines, and scholarly works from 2023. JSTOR is proud to be among the network of platforms recognized for contributing to the growing usage of KU OA books. JSTOR began working with KU […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-recognized-for-driving-usage-of-knowledge-unlatched-open-access-books/">JSTOR recognized for driving usage of Knowledge Unlatched open access books</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://knowledgeunlatched.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Knowledge Unlatched (KU)</a>, the global initiative for Open Access (OA), recently announced its <a href="https://knowledgeunlatched.org/2024/05/ku-presents-oa-heroes-2024-and-usage-increase-of-20-percent/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">OA Heroes 2024</a>, highlighting the highest use nations, institutions, publishers, disciplines, and scholarly works from 2023. JSTOR is proud to be among the network of platforms recognized for contributing to the growing usage of KU OA books. JSTOR began working with KU in 2016 and now makes available more than 1,524 KU OA books. Usage of these works on JSTOR originated from all over the world in 2023, including from users associated with 12,000 of JSTOR’s participating institutions. In total, KU OA books recorded 2.5 million item requests last year. “JSTOR works with a diverse group of OA initiatives like KU to make OA books discoverable and easy to use,” said John Lenahan, VP, Content Strategy & Relationships at ITHAKA. “Through these efforts, there are now 11,000 OA books on JSTOR and usage of these works topped 12 million item requests in 2023. We appreciate our collaboration with KU and look forward to continuing to invest in new OA models and relationships to increase access to scholarship.” <a href="https://about.jstor.org/librarians/books/open-access-books-jstor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Learn more about OA books on JSTOR</a>. The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-recognized-for-driving-usage-of-knowledge-unlatched-open-access-books/">JSTOR recognized for driving usage of Knowledge Unlatched open access books</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Path to Open announces 2024 titles</title> <link>https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-announces-2024-titles/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 05:20:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open Access]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Path to Open]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://about.jstor.org/?p=31361</guid> <description><![CDATA[Three hundred groundbreaking new books are on the path to open access Path to Open, a pilot program to support the open access publication of new groundbreaking scholarly books that brings diverse perspectives and research to millions of people, will add 300 new books from 44 university presses in 2024. This includes titles from 9 […] The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-announces-2024-titles/">Path to Open announces 2024 titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Three hundred groundbreaking new books are on the path to open access</h3> <a href="https://about.jstor.org/path-to-open/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Path to Open</a>, a pilot program to support the open access publication of new groundbreaking scholarly books that brings diverse perspectives and research to millions of people, will add <a href="https://about.jstor.org/path-to-open/titles/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">300 new books</a> from 44 university presses in 2024. This includes titles from 9 publishers new to Path to Open, with several that expand the initiative’s global coverage: <a href="https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bristol University Press</a>, <a href="https://sydneyuniversitypress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sydney University Press</a>, <a href="https://www.mup.com.au/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Melbourne University Publishing</a>, and <a href="https://lup.nl/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Leiden University Press</a>. University press books are marked by the richness, depth, and quality of the research and ideas they publish. The 2024 list reflects timely, insightful topics aligned with high use disciplines on JSTOR—books like Resisting Olympic Evictions by Adam Talbot from <a href="https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Manchester University Press</a>; School, Ideas, and Values in the Age of tl:dr by Zdeněk Ježek from <a href="https://www.press.muni.cz/en" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Masaryk University Press</a>; and Climate Justice and Public Health: Realities, Responses, and Reimaginings for a Better Future by Rajini Srikanth and Linda Thompson from <a href="https://www.umasspress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">University of Massachusetts Press</a>. The diverse list includes works by scholars in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields like public health and sustainability. Faculty and students at Path to Open participating libraries will gain access to the 2024 books on JSTOR immediately upon publication, adding to the 2023 list of 100 books already available. All Path to Open books will become open access three years after publication. “By the end of this year, we’ll have helped hundreds of new and experienced faculty authors reach millions of researchers through a business model that ensures long-term open access to important research and ideas,” says Rebecca Seger, VP, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships at ITHAKA. “It’s still early days, but Path to Open shows significant promise and is a tremendous demonstration of how our community of nonprofit presses, libraries, and organizations can come together to build affordable, high-impact solutions.” Now in year 2 of a multi-year pilot, Path to Open is progressing toward its goal of creating a scalable, sustainable model for open access book publishing. To learn more about the program from members of the Path to Open community and learnings to date, join our free upcoming Library Journal webinar: Continuing the Journey on a Path to Open: An Innovative Model for Open Access Monograph Publishing May 16, 2024 2:00 PM ET <a href="https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4544384/C4110D7BB32DFD7F4302023753442A64?partnerref=LJSPNSRJSTOR51624" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Register now</a> The post <a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-announces-2024-titles/">Path to Open announces 2024 titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://about.jstor.org">About JSTOR</a>. ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>