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JSTOR@jstor· 15d

@trinitycollege.bsky.social is expanding its partnership with JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services through the Tier 3 charter program. As a charter participant, Trinity will use JSTOR Seeklight to support collections processing and help shape its development. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fA9i1F

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JSTOR@jstor· 18d

#Art has a place across the curriculum. 🧑‍🎨 Educators are using Artstor on JSTOR to spark close looking, add context, & teach students how to cite visual sources. Find more creative ideas for your classroom: https://bit.ly/3IgCDRx Image: English Study. 1873. Ink and color on paper. @metmuseum.org

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JSTOR@jstor· 19d

At the center of library decisions about #AI are values and people. In College & Research Libraries News (@ala-acrl.bsky.social), Russell Michalak, Trevor A. Dawes, and Ava Wallace consider how care for patrons and responsibility can shape these conversations. Read: https://bit.ly/4vqVuMx

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JSTOR@jstor· 20d

If you've discovered an approach that makes the most of JSTOR, we'd love to help you share it with the wider #scholarly community. 💭 Collaborator proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. Published contributions from the US are eligible for compensation. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4uqqfRu

Red JSTOR promotional graphic with the text “Share your expertise with the JSTOR community.” At left, a screenshot of a JSTOR item shows a black-and-white photograph of a group gathered with bicycles, along with zoom and “Save to Workspace” controls.

JSTOR@jstor· 21d

What can a digitized archive reveal? This month’s JSTOR Stewardship update introduces the Rollerena Fairy Godmother Collection, which documents the life of a beloved queer New York icon, alongside The Jewish Gazette, a rare record of 1930s Jewish life in Belfast. Explore: https://bit.ly/4ysrQcN

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JSTOR@jstor· 22d

Happy #WorldChessDay! ♟️ Chess is a dynamic topic that has been explored through uniquely designed chessmen over centuries, paintings that express the calm intensity of a match, and photos that document global players. Explore the influence of chess of Artstor on JSTOR: https://bit.ly/4xB8iSR

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A small, weathered carved chess piece depicting a seated human figure riding an elephant, shown against a gray background.

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JSTOR@jstor· 25d

#OnThisDay in 1951, J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye was published. @jstordaily.bsky.social looks at how it became a target in the fight over obscenity and censorship in the 1960s, alongside publications like Playboy and MAD. Read more: https://bit.ly/4wTVzd3 Image via Wikimedia Commons.

First edition cover of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, featuring a vivid red background, yellow title text, and a black line illustration of a carousel horse above a small cityscape.

JSTOR@jstor· 26d

Conversations about #AI in libraries are conversations about responsibility. In College & Research Libraries News (@ala-acrl.bsky.social), Russell Michalak, Trevor A. Dawes, & Ava Wallace consider how librarians can help students approach AI with critical judgment. Read: https://bit.ly/4vqVuMx

Red JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services graphic with a quote from Ava Wallace: “Literacy does not only mean how to use something; it also means how to think critically about it, how to assess its accuracy, and how to determine when it is or is not an appropriate tool to turn to.” The quote is attributed to Ava Wallace, MLIS student at San José State University.

JSTOR@jstor· 27d

Looking for a #classroom activity that helps students engage more deeply with visual materials? 🎨 In a blog post, Carson Smith shares a mock exhibition assignment that uses Artstor on JSTOR to help students practice close visual analysis. Read the post: https://bit.ly/46Dcd6o

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JSTOR@jstor· 28d

What should #AI do for researchers? And what should it leave to the researcher? Our latest blog explores how AI is changing research behaviors and why preserving curiosity, judgment, and engagement with sources matters. Read the full post: https://bit.ly/4pjlicj

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JSTOR@jstor· 29d

Distinctive collections deserve a more public future. @rschon.bsky.social's latest blog explores how JSTOR Stewardship is helping libraries and archives expand access to the original sources they steward with support from the Mellon Foundation. Read the blog: https://bit.ly/44rOCno

Graphic for a JSTOR Blog post titled “Catalyzing a more public future for distinctive collections: A new initiative within JSTOR Stewardship” by Roger Schonfeld. The design includes a red JSTOR corner mark and a black-and-white engraving of people working in a library.

JSTOR@jstor· Jul 10

A very good drinking vessel with a very good face. 🐱 This 11th to 12th century lime pot is one of many delightful #OpenAccess works from @metmuseum.org available on JSTOR. See more: https://bit.ly/457ltyS Images: Lime Pot in the Shape of Cat. 11th to 12th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

JSTOR@jstor· Jul 7

The best ideas in #education are often shared by the people putting them into practice. Have you found a creative way to use JSTOR? We invite educators, librarians, and researchers to share what works with the wider JSTOR community! Learn more and submit your idea: https://bit.ly/4uqqfRu

A Japanese woodblock print showing two people in patterned kimono seated on the floor of an interior. One leans thoughtfully on a long pipe while listening, and the other gestures as they speak. A large striped drum sits to the left, a small tray with smoking accessories rests in the foreground, and decorative folding screens with pine motifs frame the intimate conversation. Handwritten Japanese text appears across the top and beside the figures.

JSTOR@jstor· Jul 3

Found a useful source? Check its works cited or bibliography before moving on. You may discover foundational texts and other related #research! Image: Chinese Bookseller Seated on a Box in the Street, Reading in Front of His Books. Engraving after Pu-Qua, 1799. @wellcomecollection.bsky.social.

An illustration of a Chinese bookseller seated on a wooden box beside a neatly arranged display of books and stitched booklets spread across a mat. The bookseller wears a loose white tunic, dark blue trousers, and cloth shoes while reading a small book. A long walking stick rests across their lap. The background is plain, drawing attention to the colorful books and the solitary figure.

JSTOR@jstor· Jul 2

Need a workflow that keeps your #research organized from your first source to your final draft? This @jstordaily.bsky.social guide explores how Zotero and Scrivener can support research-driven writing. Read: https://bit.ly/44vEs4Y Image: Textile Sample Book. 1876–77. @metmuseum.org.

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JSTOR@jstor· Jul 1

Interpretation is a core practice of the #humanities. @jstordaily.bsky.social's annotated edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" brings the story together with scholarship that enriches the reading experience. Read: https://bit.ly/4vzNHgu Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Black-and-white illustration from Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue. An orangutan lunges over a woman lying in bed, pulling her hair with one hand while holding a razor to her throat with the other. A frightened figure peers through an open window in the background, witnessing the attack.

JSTOR@jstor· Jun 30

The University of North Dakota is joining JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. As a Tier 1 participant, UND's Chester Fritz Library will begin sharing digital collections on JSTOR, making them more discoverable. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vr1plD 📷: Shawna Schill, Chester Fritz Library, UND Today.

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 29

It's our final day at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Annual Conference! Thank you to everyone who has stopped by booth #4529 to learn more about JSTOR. If you're at the conference today and haven't had a chance to visit, there's still time to connect. We'd love to meet you before ALA wraps up!

JSTOR@jstor· Jun 26

Good #research starts with knowing how information is organized, and using metadata like titles, creators, subjects, and dates can make it easier to find relevant sources. 📂 More about metadata: https://bit.ly/4vHaQNS 📷 : Eric Lee-Johnson. Cat. 1950s. Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa.

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 25

Eastern Michigan University has joined the Tier 3 charter program for JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. Learn more about the partnership: https://bit.ly/4uPdG2b Image: Leonard Menzi. Instructor Watches Students Practice the Violin. Eastern Michigan University.

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 23

A growing community is helping shape the future of digital stewardship! 🤝 In one year, more than 50 institutions have joined the JSTOR Stewardship Charter Program, each committed to the long-term #preservation of scholarly and cultural resources. Read more: https://bit.ly/4oGEaS1

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 22

The Ion Bitzan Foundation has contributed more than 500 images to Artstor on JSTOR. Read an authorized excerpt from “Ion Bitzan: The Prisoners of the Avant-Garde. For a Different History of Art in the Communist Bloc” by artist, theorist, and curator Cǎlin Dan. https://bit.ly/4eBWvei

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 22

Happy Summer Solstice! What visuals come to mind when you think of “Summer”? Perhaps you imagine a sundrenched yard with blooms as seen in Romare Howard Bearden’s collage titled “Summer (Maudell Sleet's July Garden)”. See more scenes of the season via Artstor on JSTOR: https://bit.ly/4xB8iSR

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 18

@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter program as its 50th participating institution. The university will gain access to JSTOR Seeklight and participate in shaping AI-assisted digital stewardship practices. Read more: https://bit.ly/4uBsbXe

JSTOR@jstor· Jun 17

In the latest JSTOR Stewardship update, meet new members of the community and explore collections that bring campus history, Iranian newspapers, and oral histories from the AIDS epidemic into wider view. Read the June update: https://bit.ly/4xwqvBa

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 16

Ferris State University has joined JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. As part of the transition, the university will migrate its digital collections and institutional repository materials to JSTOR Stewardship. Read more about the partnership: https://bit.ly/4fNtDlH

JSTOR@jstor· Jun 15

The Knicks have their first NBA title in decades! 🏀 If you're thinking about the place of #sports in American culture, this @jstordaily.bsky.social reading list offers a deeper look at the history of athletics in the United States. See the list: https://bit.ly/4vmYXN5

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 12

Attending the @aupresses.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Seattle? Join a discussion on the practical realities of transitioning books and journals to #OpenAccess. Publishers and aggregators will share lessons learned from working across multiple models. See the full program: https://bit.ly/43RhFk1

JSTOR@jstor· Jun 11

Colgate University is expanding its partnership with JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services by joining the charter program and bringing its digital collections into JSTOR’s integrated platform. Collections will be preserved and shared through a sustainable approach. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xiNrnf

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JSTOR@jstor· Jun 10

#Educators, librarians, & researchers: we'd love to hear how you're using JSTOR! 👂 Share your expertise with the JSTOR community through an article focused on teaching, research, collections, or librarianship. Published contributions will be compensated (US only). Details: https://bit.ly/4ujHAMN