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Discover how JSTOR supports your academic work with trusted scholarly content, free and low-cost access options, and research tools that help you stay organized and build confidence.
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JSTOR is a nonprofit digital library advancing global access to knowledge through trusted research, teaching resources, and digital stewardship services.
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A look into Ithaka S+R’s collaborative research on digital exhibits—how libraries and archives use them to connect communities, the challenges they face, and opportunities for future innovation.
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PhD candidate and art historian Connie Robles shares how JSTOR’s Workspace became her essential hub for organizing research, citations, and teaching materials. By integrating articles and images in one flexible, intuitive space, Workspace helps researchers and educators stay organized, save time, and inspire students to develop strong digital research skills.
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This webinar is appropriate for those teaching with images and other primary source content, or working with those who do. It presumes a basic knowledge of the JSTOR platform.
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This webinar is appropriate for library professionals and faculty who are responsible for teaching and doing research on a more advanced level. It presumes a basic understanding of the JSTOR platform as discussed in the introductory webinar.
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In this webinar, you’ll learn how to explore primary sources from contributing collections including text, image, audio and video files, as well as examine secondary source content with the JSTOR Research Tool.
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Developed by John Guillory and Scott Newstok, the Close Reading Archive reimagines the history of literary interpretation through a rich, searchable database built with JSTOR’s research infrastructure.
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JSTOR’s AI-powered research tool enables users to quickly identify key points within scholarly texts, discover new topics and content, and query for deeper engagement.
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What would your classroom look like if students engaged with knowledge as detectives rather than passive readers? The answers lie in digital primary sources. And education depends on how we use them.
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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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Discover how secondary school teacher Madeleine Champagnie integrates JSTOR’s research tool into her English classroom to make scholarly research more accessible, inclusive, and efficient.
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Many first-year undergraduates struggle with understanding secondary sources in literary studies. Explore practical strategies—highlighting, annotation, and summarization—to help students engage with academic texts more effectively.
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Let’s take a time machine—right at your fingertips—with digital primary sources. Developing digital literacy and primary source analysis skills is essential in higher education, equipping learners not only for academia but also for careers in research, journalism, policy, and beyond.
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Primary sources offer direct, unfiltered access to the voices, images, and documents that shape our understanding of the world and its history. And yet, despite their value, primary source literacy remains an ongoing challenge in higher education.
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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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Examples and case studies that show how Artstor on JSTOR can be used to enhance the teaching and learning of medicine and medical history.
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Artstor on JSTOR provides half a million useful images documenting architecture across the world, from ancient architecture to contemporary buildings. See how they might be used for teaching and research.
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Organize, compare, and share your research like never before with JSTOR’s Workspace. Perfect for librarians, faculty, and students, it streamlines resource management and collaboration, making research easier and more efficient.
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Discover how Artstor’s images elevate literature education and explore two compelling case studies from a UC Irvine professor and a Philadelphia Museum of Art educator.
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In our webinar, explore tools, content, and strategies with Blair Woodard (Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies, University of Portland) and Whitney Barlow Robles (Author, Historian, Curator, and Visiting Scholar, Department of History, Dartmouth College), and get practical tips on using images to enrich student learning.
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Explore the newly expanded Joseph F. Stapleton Drawing Collection from Artstor on JSTOR, now featuring 345 additional images. With nearly 650 images available, this collection offers a rich resource for research and study.
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Discover how educators across various disciplines are creatively using Artstor on JSTOR to enrich their teaching. From ESL to Dance studies, explore 15 inspiring ways high-quality images and media are being integrated into lessons, helping students engage with visual resources in new and innovative ways.
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Discover how JSTOR Daily brings scholarly research to a wider audience with open-access posts, linking academic content for context and insight into current events. Explore educational resources for students and instructors, offering models for research and writing techniques.
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Enhance visual literacy with “Learning to Look”! Dive into actionable guidance and lesson plans to understand the world through images with Virginia Seymour. Develop vital skills for students and educators alike.
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AI and other advanced technologies on JSTOR: What we’re learning from early usage, real-world applications, and user feedback

We are actively learning from usage, real-world applications, and user feedback in a limited beta environment to build out capabilities thoughtfully, intentionally, incrementally, and most importantly–based on evidence. This blog post delves into the rationale, construction, and current functionality of JSTOR’s beta generative AI tool, as well as the key themes and insights that have…
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Discover how researchers and students explore the usage of ChatGPT in generative AI. Learn how this collaboration led to JSTOR’s AI tool development and improved search features tailored for students’ needs, reflecting ITHAKA’s community-driven ethos and commitment to expanding knowledge access.
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Discover how technology like generative AI can aid students in understanding complex concepts while emphasizing the importance of close reading and deep engagement. Explore the potential of social annotation technology in learning to read challenging scholarly materials.
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