Interested in collaborating on the future of digital stewardship?
Our charter program offers institutions the unique opportunity to shape AI-assisted digital stewardship with a mission-driven nonprofit.
JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services solve common collection management challenges—fragmented tools, limited resources, and complex workflows—with a seamless, cloud-hosted solution. Developed in collaboration with librarians and archivists, these services integrate:
- AI-assisted metadata creation: Use the AI-powered tools of JSTOR Seeklight to rapidly generate descriptive metadata and project-level intelligence at scale
- Digital asset management: Efficiently organize and manage collections
- Long-term preservation: Ensure sustainability with OAIS-compliant preservation
- Sharing and discovery: Increase visibility and impact on JSTOR, Omeka, DPLA, and more
Why join?
As a charter participant you will:
- Gain early access: Use the AI-powered collection processing tools of JSTOR Seeklight in advance of a wider release
- Lead in stewardship: Be at the forefront of responsible AI adoption in digital collections
- Shape the future of our services: Work directly with us to refine and improve our collection stewardship tools
- Enjoy exclusive benefits: Receive charter member savings and expanded processing capabilities
- Collaborate with peers: Engage with other institutions in working groups and knowledge-sharing forums on shared challenges
- Receive personalized onboarding support: Get 3 hours of customized training from our education team and dedicated onboarding support from our Digital Collections Success Manager to help you make the most of your investment in JSTOR Stewardship
Program timeline
- Enrollment period: Open to institutions that license Tier 3 of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services through August 31, 2025
- Commitment: Up to two years, with flexibility for year-by-year renewal
- Access: Starting in April 2025, your institution can access and use the AI-assisted digital stewardship tools of JSTOR Seeklight
- Ongoing engagement: Continuous collaboration, community engagement, shared learning, and the collective advancement of digital stewardship
To learn more about JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, visit about.jstor.org/digital-stewardship.
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Join us in shaping a sustainable, mission-driven approach to AI-assisted digital stewardship by booking a demo today.
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