Library Advisory Group

JSTOR works closely with the global academic library and scholarly publishing community to deliver on our mission.

The JSTOR Library Advisory Group meets twice every year to provide us with thoughtful guidance and feedback, helping us evolve our products and services to improve access to knowledge, and meet emerging community needs.

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Our community of advisors

  • Rick Anderson, University Librarian at Brigham Young University
  • Kenning Arlitsch, Director of Library at Central European University (CEU)
  • Jill Benn, Director, University Transformation and Improvement at the University of Western Australia (UWA)
  • Marta Brunner, College Librarian at Skidmore College
  • Siobhán Convery, Director, Library Collections, and Keeper of the Hunter Rare Books and Manuscripts Library at the University of Glasgow
  • Bob Gerrity, University Librarian at Monash University
  • Anne Houston, College Librarian and Director of Libraries at Swarthmore College
  • Masud Khokhar, University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds
  • Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of Libraries at University of Denver
  • Jill Morris, Executive Director of the Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI)
  • Greg Raschke, Senior Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at the North Carolina State University Libraries
  • Alicia Salaz, Vice Provost and University Librarian for the University of Oregon
  • Hildegard Schaeffler, Head of Serials and e-media at the Bavarian State Library in Munich
  • Brigitte Weinsteiger, H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at University of Pennsylvania

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