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A JSTOR Success Guide for Librarians

Working with JSTOR for administrators, librarians, and teachers

JSTOR is a growing digital library that includes multiples types and formats of content. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that also includes Artstor, Ithaka S+R, Portico.

For more detailed information on our content, please see our Resources for Librarians page.

JSTOR News and Updates

New Orientation Resources for 2023-24

Resources for librarians and teachers or the 2023-24 school year can be accessed on our page Orientation: JSTOR updates you can use.

New JSTOR Admin Site

JSTOR released a new and improved Admin site for account administrators in 2022. Our new site features enhanced functionality designed to make your work easier.

You can find additional information about the new admin site in the JSTOR Administrator Accounts LibGuide page.

Getting started with JSTOR

Welcome to JSTOR! This success guide brings together the key information you need to introduce JSTOR as an essential resource for your institution or organization.

The information in this guide is organized into three keys areas:

Getting started: Review of access methods to ensure easy use of JSTOR from any location
Orientation: Helpful tools for promoting use of JSTOR
Education and training: Training and educational resources for the JSTOR digital library

Onboarding checklist: ready for success!

New to JSTOR? Here is a checklist of key actions for new institutional administrators:

Obtain an administrator account
Register discovery service information with JSTOR
Review account data in Admin portal
Add links to JSTOR to relevant discipline and subject LibGuides
Sign up for the JSTOR newsletter to stay up to date
Download and distribute digital promotional materials in this guide
Sign up for free training by webinar
Know where to get help

Training for Librarians & Administrators

Managing your Institution’s JSTOR Access

In this recorded training session for the JSTOR Admin site you will learn about adding users to your school’s account, setting up access, updating your institution’s branding, creating and downloading usage reports, and more.

This 45 minute webinar is appropriate for librarians and other account administrators.

You can also learn more about upcoming webinars and access past training sessions from our JSTOR Webinars page. Please note that all webinars are recorded with a link to the video emailed to all registrants.

A JSTOR success guide for libraries