News Tag: JSTOR Access in Prison

JSTOR Access in Prison awarded the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award

Innovative program that gives incarcerated students access to scholarly research recognized for its transformative impact

The JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative, which enables students inside jails and prisons to access the scholarly journals, books, and primary sources hosted on JSTOR, was honored this week with the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award. The prestigious award is reserved for initiatives that demonstrate substantial “beneficial impact within scholarly publishing and communications.”

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In the news: “Game-changing access to academic materials in prison”

Stacy Burnett, senior product manager for the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative, recently sat down with Sara Weissman at Inside Higher Ed (Game-Changing Access to Academic Materials in Prison) and Arrman Kyaw at Diverse (JSTOR’s Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners) to discuss the power of knowledge for incarcerated learners and JSTOR’s goal to deliver equitable access to students on the inside.

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