ITHAKA
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How do we hope to meet the challenges of the future? This blog post details some of the inroads we’re making in charting the path ahead, including through digital collection stewardship, faculty engagement, open scholarship initiatives, and editorial excellence.
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Did you know JSTOR is just one of several platforms offered by its parent nonprofit, ITHAKA? Discover the decades-long journey of an organization committed to open access, digital scholarship, and community-driven innovation.
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At ACRL 2025, JSTOR marked its 30th anniversary while unveiling JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services—built to support libraries in managing and preserving digital collections using AI-assisted metadata creation and community-driven collaboration.
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JSTOR has partnered with Pluto Journals and the African Books Collective to launch six open access African journals as part of a new pilot program supporting diamond open access publishing.
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In 1995, JSTOR launched with a mission that felt radical at the time: digitize scholarly journals and make them accessible online to researchers and educators everywhere.
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JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services is designed to help libraries and archives scale preservation through a seamless, mission-aligned workflow that combines digital asset management, AI-assisted metadata creation, and long-term preservation support.
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Discover how archivists and librarians shaped JSTOR Seeklight, an AI-powered technology that streamlines collections processing and enhances digital stewardship.
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Since 2012, Books at JSTOR has expanded to include over 146,000 scholarly ebooks from 345 global publishers, supporting diverse library needs through flexible acquisition models like Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) and Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA).
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Streamline research, gain metadata insights, and boost student success with JSTOR’s interactive research tool. We’ve designed its new features and enhancements to elevate your research experience.
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For 30 years, JSTOR has expanded access to knowledge through thoughtful, mission-driven choices. This journey has included key adjustments to ensure equity, sustainability, and continued support for research and education worldwide.
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Discover the evolution of JSTOR’s Text Analyzer, a groundbreaking tool retired in 2024, and explore how new innovations like Constellate and JSTOR’s interactive research tool continue to support researchers with advanced technologies and AI-powered solutions.
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Amplifying marginalized voices through crowdfunding and crowdsourcing in digital archives and libraries. Learn how Reveal Digital’s initiative uncovers underrepresented histories with open access collections hosted on JSTOR.
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ITHAKA innovates with Project Odyssey using generative AI to help libraries process digital collections efficiently by automating metadata creation, addressing bottlenecks, and reducing backlog.
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ITHAKA is committed to fostering inclusivity and accessibility, aligning with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) to enhance access for individuals with disabilities. Learn about the EAA and its impact on digital accessibility standards for a range of products and services in the EU.
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Dedicated to improving global access to knowledge and education, ITHAKA collaborates with a diverse community for a rewarding journey. Learn about our 2023 milestones achieved together.
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Libraries use a variety of systems and tools to build, manage, provide access to, preserve, and distribute digital versions of their special and primary source […]
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JSTOR Daily, established in 2014 with a mission to make scholarly materials more accessible and relevant to a general audience, is proud to announce its […]
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ITHAKA’s Chief Technology Officer Michelle Lee was recently interviewed by IT Labs on their CTO Confessions podcast. In this wide-ranging conversation, Michelle shares her insights […]
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ITHAKA announced today a new set of services to help academic, research, and cultural institutions easily and affordably share, preserve, and manage their local digital […]
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Dear Colleagues, When our founder, Bill Bowen, envisioned JSTOR in 1995, he reached for a very big idea through a relatively small initiative. While our […]
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I am excited to share today that we have invested $2.5 million in Anno, the public-benefit corporation that is home to Hypothesis. As you may […]
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ITHAKA’s mission is to expand and enhance access to knowledge and education for people all over the world. As a not-for-profit organization, our aim is […]
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ITHAKA and JSTOR will be taking part in the Charleston Conference this November 1-5. As a hybrid event, visitors can find us at booth 61 […]
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded ITHAKA a new $1.5 million grant to provide incarcerated college students with access to JSTOR, a digital library […]
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At ITHAKA, JSTOR’s parent organization, belonging is one of our core values. We aspire for everyone who works at and with us to feel valued […]
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Dear friends and colleagues, I’m writing to share some personal news with you, and all of JSTOR’s participating libraries and publishers. I’ve made the decision […]
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The banner for this year’s Charleston Library Conference schedule features an illustration of Lewis Carroll’s poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter” with the quote “The […]
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Rebecca Seger joins ITHAKA as Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships beginning September 30. Rebecca steps into the position previously held by Bruce Heterick, […]
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Bruce Heterick, ITHAKA Vice President of Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships, has been named Senior Vice President, Open Collections & Infrastructure. In his new role, […]
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ITHAKA is seeking a Director of Books at JSTOR to oversee all aspects of the book program, including building strong relationships with our library and […]
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