JSTOR launches Digital Stewardship Services

JSTOR has announced a new digital collection stewardship solution designed to help libraries and archives describe, preserve, manage, and share their unique collections at scale – with the aim of reducing backlogs and increasing discovery.

JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services integrates digital asset management, long-term preservation (powered by Portico), increased discovery through JSTOR, and what it describes as a “first-of-its-kind AI-assisted metadata generation tool” that accelerates collection processing while maintaining expert oversight.

Rebecca Seger, vice president of institutional participation and strategic partnerships, said: “Libraries and archives face significant challenges in stewarding existing and ever-growing digital collections. Our new service improves library workflows, access, discovery and preservation of these materials, addresses pain points, and provides an unprecedented opportunity for libraries to accelerate collection processing.”

Libraries can now join the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Charter Program – a two-year fee-based initiative that invites institutions to join JSTOR in shaping the future of AI-assisted digital stewardship. Charter participants will gain early access to the platform, contribute feedback, and play a leading role in ensuring AI serves the values and needs of the profession.