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What happens beneath the surface when a digital collections platform is rebuilt? In a new JSTOR Blog post, Shucha Grover explains how engineers updated the foundation of JSTOR Stewardship while hundreds of libraries and archives continued their work. Read more: bit.ly/3TIu7B6

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Image: Tosa School. Scenes from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari). Late 18th century. Ink and color on paper. @metmuseum.org.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As the fall semester gets underway, share an idea with the JSTOR community. We welcome proposals from educators, researchers, and librarians on creative uses of JSTOR. Compensation is available for published contributions from U.S. residents. Explore the guidelines: bit.ly/4ujHAMN

A classical Japanese artwork depicting three individuals in traditional attire engaged in conversation by a riverbank. A wooden bridge zigzags over the water, surrounded by blooming iris flowers and reeds. The background features a decorative screen with intricate patterns.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In January 2027, nearly 300 scholarly books from the 2024 Path to Open cohort will become open access on JSTOR, free for readers everywhere. Explore the blog post to see what’s in the next cohort and how broader access can help scholarship reach new readers: bit.ly/4j2dGd4

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Nearly 300 books in Path to Open will become open access in 2027

Nearly 300 Path to Open books will become open access on JSTOR in January 2027, expanding global access to scholarship across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Image: “The Lesbian Tide,” August 1971. The Lesbian Tide 1, no. 1. Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern University. Independent Voices, Reveal Digital.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For LGBTQ+ History Month, explore the stories and publications that document LGBTQ+ communities, activism, and culture. Find more in @jstordaily.bsky.social’s reading roundup: bit.ly/3rt5I0o

Orange cover of the first issue of The Lesbian Tide, dated August 1971. A black line drawing shows a woman with long hair resting her head on her arms, with a smaller face appearing above her head. Text curves around the illustration: “And God created woman in her own image.” The bottom reads, “a publication of Daughters of Bilitis, Los Angeles, Calif.”

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Image: Elizabeth Gordon, Mother Earth’s Children, illustrated by M. T. Penny Ross, 1914, p. 92. Via Wikimedia Commons.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Get into the #Halloween spirit with @jstordaily.bsky.social's roundup of stories about the holiday, ghosts, witches, vampires, haunted houses, and why we love to be scared. 🎃 👻 Each story includes free links to the academic research behind it. Explore the roundup: bit.ly/3lAnFIu

A smiling ghost in a flowing white sheet dances with two children dressed as pumpkins. One child carries a tall pole topped with a smiling jack-o'-lantern, and a larger carved pumpkin looms behind them.

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hazbeing 💙❤️💜 🔞 @staticmothhell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October is LGBTQAI2S+ History Month in the US! And JSTOR is a great resource for lots of articles, so I thought I'd share this link to one they compiled for this topic. #queer #reading #history

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Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month - JSTOR Daily

A collection of stories tracing how queer people have built communities, challenged norms, and preserved their histories.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Image: U.S. Army Signal Corps. Buddy the Dog in His Uniform. In Marion S. Coleman Peck Papers. February 4, 1944. Photograph. Albert Gore Research Center, @mtsuofficial.bsky.social.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How can distinctive collections reach more people? @mtsuofficial.bsky.social asked that question as it planned a move from CONTENTdm to JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. A new case study follows how library and archival teams worked through the migration. Read: bit.ly/3Vgm3Id

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Award-winning scholarship is becoming open access. 🏆 In January 2027, 300 titles from the 2024 Path to Open list, including "Zones of Encuentro," "Postconflict Utopias," "Affective Bordering," and "The Texture of Change," will be free to read worldwide. Explore all titles: bit.ly/4daV1Hw

A red JSTOR graphic shows four book covers arranged in a two-by-two grid, joined by binder rings. The titles are Zones of Encuentro by Lillian Gorman, featuring a turquoise doorway; Affective Bordering by Billy Holzberg, with an abstract blue and red image; Postconflict Utopias by Tania Lizarazo, illustrated with a group of women in a boat; and Pitfalls of Prestige by Laura Elizabeth Vrana, featuring colorful figures against a black background.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings of New Mexico invite us to look beyond the frame. A new blog post explores how Tewa artists, scholars, and culture bearers add essential perspectives on land, history, and the stories art can leave untold. Read: bit.ly/4xNnNGh

JSTOR graphic titled “Looking beyond Georgia O’Keeffe: How multidisciplinary research deepens understanding.” Below the title is a colorful landscape painting of a broad New Mexico mountain beneath a cloudy sky, with fields and trees in the foreground.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What happens when scholarly #books become open? In the first three months after the first 100 Path to Open titles became open access, requests increased by 176%, readers reached 156 countries, and 52% of usage came from people without institutional access. Read more: bit.ly/3TdnLJL

Red infographic titled “Path to Open goals and early results.” A two-column table pairs program goals with results: increase usage over 300% in the year titles become open access (item requests rose 441% compared with 2025 and 176% during the first three months of open access); expand global reach (countries grew from 16 to 156, and institutions from 245 to 2,023); reach readers beyond institutional access (52% of open access usage came from users without institutional access); increase open access book publishing (8 presses published open access content on JSTOR for the first time, and 100 titles are open, with 1,000 more becoming open through the pilot); and expand bibliodiversity (48 disciplines across the 2023–2025 corpus and 29 in the first 100 open titles).

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Love this assignment and will use it! At first students get muddled, but like a puzzle, the reward is in the journey not the "product output"

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Teach research as a trail of ideas. Saurabh Anand shares a five-step activity that helps students trace how an idea evolves through scholarship. Read: bit.ly/3VfvbwA

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Image: Tintype of a Man. ca. 1860s-1880s. Tintype, H x W: 5.5 x 9 cm. Tintype Portraits Collection. @stonybrooku.bsky.social.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This month’s JSTOR Stewardship update welcomes new charter participants and highlights collections that bring local histories into research and teaching worldwide. Read the September update: bit.ly/4hkWm0b

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Brepols @brepols.net · 21/09/2026

Our Open Access eBooks are now Available on @jstor.bsky.social ! Read More: bit.ly/4h3ldXE #OpenAccess #Ebooks #OA

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Image courtesy of Northern Kentucky University Special Collections & University Archives, University Photograph Collection (RG-47).

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Northern Kentucky University has joined the JSTOR Stewardship charter program to better preserve and share Steely Library’s unique collections, including local history and Moby-Dick studies, with students and the public. Read the announcement: bit.ly/4y43NA8

Graphic announcing that Northern Kentucky University has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter program, above a black-and-white photograph of a smiling man in a suit standing outside a large campus building under construction.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Image: Valerie Dyer, Educational Display Image (Dental Health): Apple, 1970s. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As the fall semester gets underway, the ideas taking shape in classrooms and libraries can help others teach, learn, and research in new ways. 🍎 JSTOR is seeking #educators, librarians, and researchers to share practical examples of using JSTOR content and tools. Learn more: bit.ly/4ujHAMN

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Image: McCargar, Victoria, and MSMU Archives. Sister Reading in Library, 1949. MSMU Archives, 1949.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When libraries share expertise and infrastructure, they can make more distinctive collections available. Our latest blog post explores how SCELC and its member institutions are building capacity for digital collections stewardship. Read: bit.ly/4xv72PU

Black-and-white archival photograph of a sister seated at a table, reading beside the same tall Gothic-style window with stained-glass details. The view beyond the window is visible.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Image: Two people dancing, David Schwartz, Albright College’s Nicaragua Revolution: David Schwartz Collection via JSTOR.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For #HispanicHeritageMonth, explore freely available JSTOR Collections featuring Cuban posters & handmade books, photographs from Nicaragua, materials on Maya history, Brasilia iconography, & projects documenting Dominican history & artists in the United States. Discover: bit.ly/47DEV86

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

An on-demand recording is now available! Hear new data & perspectives from participating libraries, publishers, & JSTOR on what the first 100 Path to Open titles reveal about access & value in community-led open access. Watch the recording & download the insight brief: bit.ly/4ht2rcf

Graphic for an on-demand webinar titled “From Pilot to Impact: What Happens When JSTOR’s Path to Open Titles Become Open?” Sponsored by JSTOR, with a red background featuring cropped book covers.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Image: Students Singing at Piano with Instructor. 1950s-1960s. Yeshiva University Historic Photographs.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yeshiva University is moving its distinctive digital collections to JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, supporting their preservation and discovery for years to come. The collections include rare manuscripts, historic cantorial music, oral histories, and more. Learn more: bit.ly/3TqhH0q

Graphic announcing that Yeshiva University has moved to JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. Below the announcement is a black-and-white archival photograph of five women singing in front of a “Stern College for Women” banner, led by a seated conductor holding sheet music.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Following a #research thread, working on a personal project, or simply curious? 🦉 JPASS can help you spend more time with the scholarship that interests you. Plans start at $19.50/month. Explore the plan that supports you: bit.ly/4xaTjh1

Illustration on a red background promoting JPASS. A cartoon owl sits at a desk with a laptop and notebook beneath the headline, “Independent research with JPASS.” Text lists features: unlimited online reading across 2,400+ scholarly journals; 10 article PDF downloads each month; and Workspace tools to save, organize, annotate, and revisit sources.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Image: Aerial Photograph of the Physical Education Building (Old Gym). University of Tennessee at Martin.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

University of Tennessee at Martin is bringing its distinctive collections to JSTOR Stewardship. Through its new partnership, the Paul Meek Library will preserve and share photographs, oral histories, regional manuscripts, and campus scholarship. Learn more: bit.ly/4A74El4

Graphic announcing that the University of Tennessee at Martin has moved to JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services and joined the charter program. The lower portion features a historic black-and-white aerial photograph of UT Martin’s old gymnasium, with “MARTIN” painted on the roof.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As summer pool days give way to a new school year, revisit the themes and materials that made the season memorable in your JSTOR Workspace. Pair rights-cleared Artstor on JSTOR images with articles, books, and research reports. Learn more about Workspace: bit.ly/4gU0V1j

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libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What resources can support Religious Studies research? In Episode 34 of the Instruction Request podcast, Lauren Odom and I explore ATLA, JSTOR, Project MUSE, primary sources, and more. Watch: youtu.be/jE18NmZMIeI #AcademicLibraries #ReligiousStudies

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Exploring Religious Studies Research Resources Episode 34 Instruction Request Podcast

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Image: Storer, Joseph. Raphael Tuck & Sons Samuel Pope, Seamen’s Protection Certificate, 1820. Coastal Carolina University, Horry County Archives Center.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Coastal Carolina University is joining the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community to help preserve and share its archives. Through the partnership, CCU will build sustainable workflows for long-term care and broader access. Learn more: bit.ly/4iej9Nu

Graphic announcing that Coastal Carolina University has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community, above a historic Seamen’s Protection Certificate featuring an eagle emblem, handwritten text, and a sailing ship.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Until now, students using JSTOR Access in Prison often had to record and format citations by hand. A new citation tool now provides pre-formatted citations, plus stable URLs that make it easier to return to a source later. Learn more: bit.ly/4gK6Vd0

Graphic showing a JSTOR book chapter record for “Afrofuturism” by Okaka Opio Dokotum, with an arrow pointing to the red “Cite” button.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Boston Architectural College (BAC) has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 3 charter program. Through it, BAC will be able to explore AI-assisted description and transcript generation, alongside digital asset management & broader discovery on JSTOR. Read: bit.ly/3UsjeDr

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Research access can change what’s possible. In this powerful story from Colorado, Janos Toevs shares how JSTOR helped turn years of independent study in prison into a scholarly collaboration. Read the story: bit.ly/4xxyGNj

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"Go read the article, then we'll talk"

Janos Toevs and Shawn Bushway share how access to JSTOR in a Colorado prison led to scholarly collaboration and raised the level of conversation around them.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Second-Semester Alarm Clocks!” Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact, vol. 6, no. 13. @catholicuniversity.bsky.social, 2004.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What happens when distinctive collections become easier to find and use? New research from JSTOR offers an early look. A survey found that 70% were viewing materials for scholarly research, #academic work, public scholarship, or teaching. Read more: bit.ly/4gOtzRF

Graphic for a JSTOR Blog post titled “Real research impact: What we’re learning about distinctive collections shared on JSTOR,” above a vintage illustration of ringing alarm clocks and smiling students raising their hands in a classroom.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Researchers, faculty, and librarians across South Asia: discover new ways to support #research and teaching with JSTOR. Join us on September 11 from 3–4 PM IST for a free webinar focused on the needs of the South Asian education community. Scan or click to register: bit.ly/4qsBs3n

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Image: Betye Saar, "Mystic Sky with Self Portrait," 1992. Colored silkscreen on pasted board, 21.25 x 25.25 in. Image and data from The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Renowned artist Betye Saar died this summer on July 26th. The attached is a reflection on Saar’s work, provided by The Trout Gallery at Dickinson College, Artstor on JSTOR contributor. Explore Betye Saar on Artstor on JSTOR: bit.ly/4x4aLE7

“The Trout Gallery joins the art world in mourning the loss of visionary artist Betye Saar, who passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the age of 99. Saar’s extraordinary career spanned more than seven decades, during which she transformed personal memory, spirituality, history, and identity into powerful works that continue to inspire generations.

Today we honor her legacy through 'Mystic Sky With Self Portrait' (1992), a color silkscreen on pasted board in The Trout Gallery collection. In this self-portrait, Saar turns her gaze inward, inviting us into a deeply personal exploration of selfhood, mystery, and reflection. Like much of her work, the piece bridges the individual and the universal, using symbolism and imagination to connect personal identity with larger spiritual and cultural narratives.

As we remember Betye Saar, we celebrate an artist who continually challenged us to look more closely—at history, at society, and at ourselves. Through works such as 'Mystic Sky With Self Portrait,' her presence and vision remain with us. 🖤 Rest in power, Betye Saar.”

–The Trout Gallery of Dickinson College

Colorful mixed-media artwork on a textured teal background featuring a palm marked with astrological symbols, a flaming heart, crescent moon, ringed planet, dice, shooting star, lightning bolt, lips, an eye inside a triangle, and other mystical symbols. The partial face of a person with short gray hair appears in the lower right corner.

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ITHAKA and @amazonwebservices.bsky.social built an on-demand remediation pipeline to help make PDFs on JSTOR more #accessible. 📄 When a user requests an accessible PDF, the system processes the document, validates it, and saves it for future readers. Learn more: go.aws/3ShKEeF

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

@sunymorrisville.bsky.social is joining the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter program to expand access to its collections. The college will build on its digitization work and make more of its history accessible for teaching and research. Read more: bit.ly/4y0zslx

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Meaningful alt text helps people who are blind or have low vision access the information and context conveyed by an image. New tools in JSTOR Stewardship help cultural heritage institutions create and publish alt text across large digital collections. Learn more: bit.ly/4gm7jQa

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