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A JSTOR success guide for libraries

JSTOR Administrator accounts are used for managing access to the platform, and downloading holdings files and usage statistics. And all of this is managed in one place through our JSTOR Admin page. Access to the admin tools is available through your JSTOR personal account. To get access to these features, you simply need to contact our Support Team and ask for admin access to your school.

Getting started with JSTOR Admin accounts

The easiest way to get started with a JSTOR Admin account is to fill out this contact update form. For more information on setting up a new admin account, please visit our New Administrators support page. 

You can also view all our support pages for JSTOR admin accounts on our JSTOR Support: Administration page.

For more training, check out our video tutorial page or YouTube channel for more videos on getting started with 

Introduction to JSTOR Admins

In August 2022, JSTOR released a new and improved Admin site for account administrators. This allows librarians and administrators to access usage stats for JSTOR and Artstor in one location. To learn more about the new Admin site, please watch a recording of our webinar "Orientation for Admins: The new JSTOR Admin site."

Orientation for JSTOR Admins

In this video, we provide a tour of enhanced functionality designed to make your work easier. This webinar is appropriate for both new and existing JSTOR administrators.

In this video you will learn how to:

  • Employ new user-management tools to facilitate ease of access and use for individuals
  • Conduct a check-up to ensure smooth access to JSTOR on and off-campus
  • Review holdings information and download more detailed holdings lists
  • Schedule regular usage reports for all types of content available to you on JSTOR
 

This YouTube webinar recording includes timestamps to make it easy to find what you need. You can access similar timestamped videos from our JSTOR YouTube playlist for Admins.

Alternatively, you can watch this webinar on GoToWebinar. You can access additional GoToWebinar recordings on our JSTOR Webinars page.

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