JSTOR Blog
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Last year’s presentation during Second Chance 2023 was a pivotal moment for me. It was an opportunity not just to share the intricacies of disability within prison walls—a subject close to my heart—but to rekindle the spark of my former self that I thought prison had extinguished.
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Discover how researchers and students explore the usage of ChatGPT in generative AI. Learn how this collaboration led to JSTOR’s AI tool development and improved search features tailored for students’ needs, reflecting ITHAKA’s community-driven ethos and commitment to expanding knowledge access.
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Unveiling the critical role of trust in open access publishing, highlighting the DOAB Trusted Platform Network’s mission to combat predatory practices and uphold quality. Learn how initiatives like JSTOR ensure the integrity of scholarly works, facing challenges from perceptions of quality to generative AI, and fostering a sustainable open access ecosystem.
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Reveal Digital develops open access primary source collections from underrepresented 20th-century voices of dissent, crowdfunded by libraries. In a session during ER&L’s annual conference, Peggy Glahn, Associate Director of Reveal Digital, discussed the six collections that are currently accessible, and talked about the shift they represent in Open Educational Resources (OERs).
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Dedicated to improving global access to knowledge and education, ITHAKA collaborates with a diverse community for a rewarding journey. Learn about our 2023 milestones achieved together.
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Discover how technology like generative AI can aid students in understanding complex concepts while emphasizing the importance of close reading and deep engagement. Explore the potential of social annotation technology in learning to read challenging scholarly materials.
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Discover highlights from the Coalition for Networked Information’s biannual membership meeting, where discussions revolved around networked information technologies in higher education and research. Explore the outcomes of JSTOR’s Open Community Collections program, showcasing the benefits for participant libraries in terms of reach and visibility.
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The JSTOR Access in Prison theme for April 2024 is “Second Chance Mentality” First Chance Reality.” The title was the result of sessions with learners who were sentenced as juveniles and spent decades in prison.
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Learn how presses, libraries, and authors are tackling the challenges of open access publishing by exploring JSTOR’s Path to Open program.
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Learn how JSTOR Access in Prison has expanded to 1,000 sites, reaching nearly 500,000 incarcerated individuals worldwide. Join us on this audacious journey of education and empowerment.
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Explore the impact of ChatGPT on the JSTOR academic community and discover JSTOR’s research tool in this blog post. Learn about our approach to machine learning and advanced technologies in academia.
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JSTOR has introduced an enhanced PDF viewer for journals and primary source text content. This viewer is designed to optimize the reading experience and improve user satisfaction. Explore the new viewer for an enhanced and user-friendly experience on the JSTOR platform.
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Partnering with libraries, publishers, and museums, ITHAKA reduces costs and preserves scholarship for the future with digital special collections.
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Portico has earned its reputation as a trusted guardian of digital content for publishers, with over 1,000 publishers and 1,000 libraries worldwide relying on its time-honored preservation approach. Portico centers long-term content management and organizational commitment, as well as a dedication to addressing the needs of future scholars.
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The emergence of open access is reshaping the way scholarly information is disseminated and consumed. In this comprehensive exploration, we will delve into what open access is and how JSTOR, our renowned digital library, is playing a crucial role in facilitating open access for academic journals, books, art, and research reports.
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Libraries asked for long-term preservation. ITHAKA’s Preserved Collections with Portico delivers a managed, workflow-friendly way to safeguard diverse collections, extending Open Community Collections and JSTOR into durable digital stewardship.
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Growing up in Miami, Florida, surrounded by Caribbean cultures across the diaspora, I developed a strong sense of identity as a proud Caribbean creative, a Belizean Cuban American designer. My intersectionalities have significantly influenced my creativity and the stories I choose to tell through my work as I delve into the importance of preserving family…
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Text analysis informs decision-making across a broad swath of industries and domains. Organizations and businesses leverage text analysis to extract meaningful information from a range of texts including customer reviews, social media posts, and support tickets. Researchers use text analysis to find critical information quickly. Text analysis enables automated content categorization for organizing and understanding…
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ITHAKA is partnering with our community to harness AI and advanced technologies responsibly, grounded in scholarly values, research, and a JSTOR beta that empowers learners.
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Artstor on JSTOR is not just for art! This extensive visual resource includes rich photo archives and interdisciplinary collections in fields like medicine, literature, and STEM.
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Artstor on JSTOR adds 5,000 Magnum Photos images, bringing the collection to over 136,000 items. The new works capture 2021–2022 protests, refugee experiences, climate impacts, and other pivotal global stories.
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Text analysis is behind the auto-suggest on your phone, the spam filter on your email, and the suggestions in your streaming services. Its practical use in our everyday lives has been quietly impactful for many years, but recently there has been serious buzz around text analysis and generative artificial intelligence, including their potential effects on…
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These are not exclusive private institutions that are rejecting these applicants; ironically, they have a better shot at these private universities. The ones rejecting these applicants are part of the public university system funded by the taxpayer.
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Author’s Bio: Please do not publish my name if you decide to print. I am in a Physics PhD program in the Midwest. I was completing an undergrad degree when I drove under the influence and almost took someone’s life. I thought I would be a high school science teacher, and I can’t do that…
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This endeavor has brought me a renewed sense of purpose and hope…
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The knowledge I gained in history, philosophy, and sociology proved how little I new about the world.
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But I’m not asking you to let me come crash on your couch. All I’m asking for is a decent shake at life when I get out of this steel cage: a second chance—not a handout, an opportunity. Let me prove myself.
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Prisoners return to society with skewed ethics because prisons are not concerned with helping them structure their lives for reintegration back into the community. This is because prisons are more about detaining and public safety than rehabilitation.
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Happy Earth Day! We’ve gathered 26 open collections on JSTOR that feature breathtaking documentation of our planet and its creatures by scientists, scholars, and artists across many eras, all free for everyone to enjoy. Microcosms: Sacred Plants of the Americas Confocal microscopy is a specialized optical imaging technique that provides contact-free, non-destructive measurements of three-dimensional…
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To celebrate this year’s Earth Day, we’re sharing five openly accessible collections on JSTOR that feature the work of important women botanists and botanical artists.
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