The Evergreen State College has joined JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as part of the Tier 3 charter program, partnering with JSTOR to build a sustainable, unified home for its digital collections, and help shape the next generation of stewardship tools and practices.
Evergreen will use JSTOR’s integrated digital asset management and preservation environment to bring together materials previously dispersed across several Omeka S sites. With support from JSTOR’s professional migration services, the college has begun by relocating high-priority collections, including the Cooper Point Journal (Evergreen’s student newspaper and a primary record of campus history), oral history projects, and campus art and poster collections. Ultimately, Evergreen will use JSTOR Stewardship as an institutional repository
As a Tier 3 charter participant, Evergreen also gains access to JSTOR Seeklight, the AI-assisted collections processing tool within Stewardship. Through working groups, prototype testing, and community discussions, Evergreen will contribute to the evolution of JSTOR Seeklight and the broader stewardship environment.
“We’re excited to strengthen preservation and create a more cohesive experience for our community with our move to JSTOR Stewardship,” said Grant Mandarino, College Archivist at The Evergreen State College.
Jess Clemons, Director of Business Development, JSTOR Stewardship, added: “Evergreen brings a thoughtful, mission-aligned vision to digital stewardship. Their leadership will help us demonstrate what a unified, sustainable approach to managing collections can look like.”
About The Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college with campuses in Olympia and Tacoma, Washington. Opened in 1971 and known for its commitment to collaborative, interdisciplinary learning, Evergreen offers more than 45 fields of study, along with graduate programs in environmental studies, public administration, and teaching.
About JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services is a seamless, cloud-hosted platform that unites digital asset management, long-term preservation, and expanded discovery pathways—including sharing on JSTOR—with the AI-assisted collections processing tools of JSTOR Seeklight.