A next-generation digital asset management system
Unify the stewardship of your digital collections with a modern platform that brings together digital asset management, long-term preservation, access, and processing tools for media and metadata in a single, cloud-hosted environment—powered by JSTOR’s trusted infrastructure.
Holistic, values-aligned stewardship
Support the full lifecycle of your collections with a next-generation digital asset management (DAM) system created by JSTOR, a mission-driven nonprofit, in collaboration with the library and archives community. Work in one integrated, intuitive workspace to organize, catalog, and manage text, images, audio, and video;
publish to an institutionally-branded presence on JSTOR to expand discovery; and send materials to Portico for long-term preservation. Streamline workflows and simplify your tech stack with a values-aligned partner committed to helping you turn the effort you invest into durable access and measurable impact.
A modern DAM—and more
- Unify easy-to-use tools for management, access, and preservation across formats
- Upload, catalog, share to JSTOR, and support OAI harvesting without switching systems
- Aligned to OAIS Reference Model and NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation
Get in the flow of your users
- Directly share your collections to JSTOR’s widely used platform
- Generate impact with full-text search and recommendations
- Showcase your holdings on an institutionally-branded JSTOR page
Organize intuitively, display beautifully
- Build collections your way with media‑ or metadata‑first workflows
- Optimize browsing with thematic or hierarchical sub-collections
- Manage your branded page on JSTOR and refresh anytime, with full editorial control
Describe efficiently—and at scale
- Batch upload files and scale description with templates and bulk editing
- Customize metadata forms and workflows for different projects or users
- Apply controlled vocabularies and authorities for consistent description
Support accessible audio and video
- Generate searchable, timestamped transcripts for audio and video—or upload your own
- Ensure accessibility with closed captions via transcripts in the JSTOR media player
- Engage users with a modern, mobile-responsive player with advanced playback options
Extend discovery and reach
- Index your collections in library discovery and search systems
- Share beyond JSTOR via OAI-PMH
- Measure your growing impact with usage analytics
Scale your stewardship and maintain control
- Support unlimited user, role‑based access across teams and projects
- Choose who can access each of your collections—institution-only or global users
- Expand capabilities with additional storage, migration, harvesting, or JSTOR Seeklight
Frequently asked questions
What support is available for moving my collections from my current DAM to JSTOR?
JSTOR offers expert-led migration services to move content from most major DAMs and repositories (e.g., CONTENTdm, Islandora, Omeka, DSpace, Preservica, and others) into Stewardship. This includes a feasibility review, metadata mapping, content transfer (via OAI-PMH or FTP), quality checks, and setup of your JSTOR collections and landing pages scoped through a detailed project plan. Learn more about migration services.
What training and support are available?
All tiers include personalized support from JSTOR Stewardship’s Participant Success team; ongoing technical support via chat, email, and phone; regular training webinars; and 24/7 access to documentation and video tutorials. For Tiers 2 and 3, you also receive custom onboarding training. Visit our support site to explore resources.
Does the JSTOR platform and/or Stewardship DAM meet digital accessibility compliance, and can you share your VPAT?
Yes. The JSTOR platform (where your collections are discovered) is designed to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA and Section 508 standards and is documented in a formal Accessibility Conformance Report (VPAT/ACR) that we can share upon request. The JSTOR Stewardship platform is built on the same design and engineering standards and benefits from this accessibility approach, so staff using the DAM work within a UI aligned to JSTOR’s accessibility practices. Review accessibility resources.
What does it mean to share collections on JSTOR?
Sharing from Stewardship’s DAM to JSTOR entails making selected items (media and metadata) part of your institution’s collections on the JSTOR platform. Those items:
- Appear on a branded institutional landing page and/or within any subcollections you create and include them in
- Are searchable and discoverable alongside journals, books, images, and primary sources already on JSTOR
- Are indexed by major search engines and library discovery services (e.g., EDS, WorldCat, Primo/Alma)
You control whether collections are open or restricted to your institution. Learn more about sharing to JSTOR.
If I share my collections on JSTOR, will they be searchable with other JSTOR content?
Yes. Once shared, your collections are searchable within JSTOR’s unified interface, and results from your collections appear alongside JSTOR journals, books, primary sources, and images, with full use of filters and facets. This will be true for anyone using JSTOR for your open collections, and only for users at your institution for your institutional collections (see Managing publishing targets for more information on sharing options). Openly shared collections are also indexed by Google and other discovery services. Learn more in our Guide to JSTOR search for shared collections contributors.
How will people know that my digital collections belong to my institution?
Published collections are surfaced with a dedicated, branded institutional landing page that includes your logo, description, and collections. On individual item pages, users see your institution’s name and logo, collection hierarchy, and terms/copyright information, clearly signaling that the materials belong to your institution. Learn more about landing pages.
How much editing control do I have over my institution’s landing page on JSTOR?
You can edit your JSTOR institutional landing page directly within the DAM, including:
- Uploading or updating your logo and banner image
- Writing and revising the headline and descriptive text
- Managing which collections appear and how they are described
- Establishing your institution’s URL
While the overall layout follows JSTOR’s shared design system for accessibility and consistency, key branding and descriptive elements are under your control. Learn more about landing pages.
If I share my digital collections on JSTOR, does my institution retain all rights?
Yes. Your institution retains ownership and rights to the content you contribute. JSTOR requires a license to host, preserve, and provide access, but publishing does not transfer intellectual property. You remain responsible for confirming you have the necessary rights, and you continue to control access levels (open vs. institutional). You may suppress or remove content at any time directly through the DAM.
How can my digital collections benefit from features on the JSTOR platform (save, cite, filter, etc.)?
When your collections are published on JSTOR, they’re available alongside the content researchers already use, so people can discover and work with your materials using familiar JSTOR tools and workflows. For example:
- Users can search, filter, and facet results using fields like format, date, subject, and collection
- They can save items to JSTOR Workspace, generate citations, and (where enabled) download files for offline use
- Full-text search is supported for OCR’d documents, and transcripts enhance discoverability for audio and video
Learn more about Stewardship
The University of Wyoming moves to JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services to manage, preserve, and share digital collections
The University of Wyoming joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 2 participant, migrating key collections from DSpace to JSTOR for integrated management, Portico preservation, and expanded discovery.
“AI drafts, people decide”: How Goldey-Beacom College scales archival access and enriches student learning with JSTOR Seeklight
Goldey-Beacom College used JSTOR Seeklight to scale archival metadata creation with AI and human oversight—unlocking hidden collections while building student AI literacy.
The Disciples of Christ Historical Society will move to JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services and join charter community
The Disciples of Christ Historical Society will adopt JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a unified home for its digital collections and join the Tier 3 charter community.
The purpose of stewarding distinctive collections: discovery and impact
Preserving distinctive collections is essential—but preservation alone doesn’t guarantee impact. In today’s digital research environment, discovery determines whether primary sources are found, used, and meaningfully integrated into scholarship and teaching. This post explores why platform choice now plays a central role in turning stewardship into impact.
JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services training: Advanced features
Webinar time is based in EST. Training for Stewardship participants (Tiers 2-3): use Collection Builder, organize related content, and use lists. One of three sessions in a monthly Stewardship training series.
North Shore Community College joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community
North Shore Community College has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community as a Tier 3 participant, becoming the first community college to help shape JSTOR Seeklight and future stewardship practices.
The American Library in Paris adopts JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services to manage, preserve, and share its institutional archives
The American Library in Paris has joined JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 2 participant, using JSTOR’s integrated platform to manage, preserve, and share its institutional archives, beginning with historic photographs from its early history.
Northwestern University joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community
Northwestern University has joined the Tier 3 charter program of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, becoming part of a cohort of institutions working together to advance responsible, sustainable approaches to digital collections stewardship.
Creighton University joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community
Creighton University has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter community as a Tier 3 participant, gaining access to JSTOR Seeklight and contributing to the development of responsible, scalable tools for digital collections stewardship.
Explore the next generation DAM solution
Learn how preservation with JSTOR Stewardship can support your institution’s goals.
Talk to our team
Explore the next generation DAM solution
Learn how preservation with JSTOR Stewardship can support your institution’s goals.