Welcome to Publisher Collections. We’re thrilled to partner with you.

Thank you for partnering with us on the launch of Publisher Collections. Your participation is helping to shape a more sustainable, collaborative future for scholarly ebook distribution.

This toolkit is designed to help you raise awareness of your participation, spotlight your press, titles, and authors, and strengthen connections with the library community. You’ll find customizable messaging, email and social media templates, and promotional guidance to support your goals and amplify your mission.

Feel free to tailor the materials to match your voice and visual identity. We’ll continue to update the toolkit as we move from launch to ongoing promotion and engagement.

Thank you for being a valued publishing partner—and for helping bring Publisher Collections to life.

Product information

What’s the product name?

[Your Press Name] Publisher Collection on JSTOR
Example: Duke University Press Publisher Collection on JSTOR

What’s the product description?

Publisher Collections is an innovative new model within the Books at JSTOR program that helps libraries efficiently acquire and access scholarly ebooks from trusted academic publishers at scale. Developed by nonprofit JSTOR, in partnership with academic libraries and publishers, Publisher Collections helps simplify workflows, lower operational burden, and enhance discovery and access across disciplines.

With complete sets from 20+ presses, each Publisher Collection includes a perpetual JSTOR license to current publication year title sets from a press, with seamless access to all their backlist titles on JSTOR for active participants. Collections are available through a tiered fee structure based on JSTOR’s classification methodology, making ebook access more equitable for institutions of all sizes worldwide.

Who are you targeting?

Your primary audience is librarian buyers—decision-makers at academic institutions who oversee ebook acquisitions and have the authority to commit budgets. These individuals are essential to the success of Publisher Collections because their participation directly supports publisher revenue and open access growth.

  • Typical roles include
    • E-resources librarian
    • Acquisitions librarian
    • Collection development librarian
    • Subject specialist
    • Publishing and Open Access librarian
    • Dean/Director of libraries
    • Consortia coordinator
    • What they value
      • Affordable, predictable pricing
      • Streamlined acquisition processes that save staff time
      • Access to high-quality scholarly content from specific presses like yours that supports research and teaching
      • Equity of access for institutions of all sizes
      • Working with nonprofit, mission-aligned partners
      • Key needs we address
        • Simplification: Full run collections remove the need for title-by-title selection.
        • Comprehensive coverage: Complete publisher-specific sets from 22 academic publishers, offering perpetual access to current-year titles and access to backlist content for active participants, support libraries in expanding and sustaining robust collections.
        • Budget alignment: Tiered fees based on JSTOR classification make ebook access more equitable for institutions of all sizes worldwide.
        • Workflow efficiency: Automated holdings in Alma and availability in discovery systems reduce administrative burden, while acquisition through JSTOR—and soon GOBI Library Solutions—fits seamlessly into existing library workflows.
        • Discoverability: Seamless integration alongside journals, research reports, images and multimedia on JSTOR, with EPUB and PDF formats ensure flexibility and accessibility across devices.
        • Mission-aligned partners: Built in collaboration with a working group, and feedback from more than 175 librarians and 60 publishers, Publisher Collections was shaped directly by the community to address pressing challenges and expand access to scholarship for researchers everywhere.

        By focusing on these priorities, your messaging will resonate with librarians facing tight budgets, limited staff capacity, and increasing pressure to provide equitable, wide-reaching access to quality content.

        What’s your call to action?

        A call to action (CTA) is the specific invitation or prompt that encourages your audience—librarians, in this case—to take the next step. In promotional materials, the CTA is often the most important line, guiding readers toward meaningful engagement.

         

        For the Publisher Collections campaign, your CTA should help librarians understand what to do next, whether it’s learning more about your collection, expressing interest, or contacting someone for more information.

         

        While you’re welcome to promote your own landing page(s), we recommend that your primary CTA encourages librarians to visit JSTOR’s landing page where they can explore the benefits, including collections and fees, and request to participate.

        Suggested CTAs

        • Generic CTAs
          • Want to learn more? Explore Publisher Collections on JSTOR.
          • We’ve joined the new Publisher Collections model on JSTOR. Learn more.
          • We’ve joined the new Publisher Collections model on JSTOR. Explore 2026 and backlist titles, along with equitable fees, here.
          • Our titles are part of the new Publisher Collections on JSTOR! Explore them and see how you can get involved.
          • We’re expanding the reach of our books worldwide through Publisher Collections on JSTOR. See how your library can be part of it.