Red background with JSTOR logo and text reading: “Most library digital collections platforms today are not designed for discovery and access at the level today’s research environment demands. Digital collections frequently remain unnecessarily isolated from the research workflows, discovery practices, and preferred platforms embraced by scholars and students.” Below the quote: Roger Schonfeld, Managing Director, JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services.

A researcher searches for a name and finds a document that reshapes their work.

That kind of discovery depends on description. Item-level detail helps #archival records appear in search and connect to ongoing research.

Read @rschon.bsky.social’s latest: bit.ly/3Qs3NsG

Patchwork quilt made of diamond-shaped fabric pieces arranged in a repeating geometric pattern. The quilt features a mix of worn and patterned textiles in muted tones, including florals, stripes, and solids, with visible stitching and signs of age.

As more #research happens in digital environments, discovery shapes how materials are encountered.

@rschon.bsky.social reflects on what this means for libraries & archives, & how platform decisions contribute to the visibility and use of collections over time.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3Qs3NsG

Digital Collections Curator - ITHAKA ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome barriers t...

Job opening here at ITHAKA's JSTOR: Digital Collections Curator, Reveal Digital, focusing on important cultural, social, and political histories, especially those that have been dispersed, under-described, or difficult to access at scale. Full job description: www.ithaka.org/job/46724530...

Chief Executive Officer - New York City, New York (US) job with arXiv | 37961678 arXiv seeks its first CEO to champion open, free scientific discovery and guide the platform’s next chapter as an independent nonprofit.

arXiv is being spun out from Cornell University and is looking for an inaugural CEO. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37961678...

"The Purpose of Stewarding Distinctive Collections: Discovery and Impact" by Roger Schonfeld" (via @jstor.bsky.social) about.jstor.org/blog/the-pur... #libraries

Announcing New Leadership for Ithaka S+R - Ithaka S+R I’m excited to announce a leadership transition that sets the stage for Ithaka S+R’s next era of impact. On December 31, 2025, Catharine (“Cappy”) Bond Hill will step down as managing director after n...

In 2026, we’re excited to welcome @martinkurzweil.bsky.social as the new managing director of Ithaka S+R.

With over 20 years of experience, Martin brings a leadership and results-driven focus that will carry us forward to even further mission impact. Read more: sr.ithaka.org/blog/announc...

Announcing New Leadership for Ithaka S+R.

Announcing new leadership for Ithaka S+R.

After 9 transformative years, Catharine Bond Hill will transition from managing director to senior advisor. We’re so grateful to Cappy for her incredible leadership, and thrilled that she’ll continue to contribute to our work. sr.ithaka.org/blog/announc...

From Concept to Campus - Ithaka S+R This report tells the story behind Transfer Explorer—charting its design, pilot, launch, and ongoing improvements—to illuminate the decisions, and partnerships that made it possible and to highlight h...

Hey look! My @ithakasr.bsky.social colleagues wrote a research report on the development of transferexplorer.org (which I'm the lead dev on so it's basically been my whole work life the past few years) : sr.ithaka.org/publications...

What is a collections processing tool? Roger Schonfeld introduces the concept of a collections processing tool—a new, community-driven system that reimagines how special collections are described and discovered. With JSTOR Seeklight, this ...

NEW: Over the past two years, my JSTOR colleagues and I have been partnering with librarians & archivists to co-create a "collections processing tool"—a new kind of service that empowers practitioners to expand discovery & impact of distinctive collections at scale. about.jstor.org/blog/what-is...

Wide JSTOR quote graphic on a deep red gradient. Top-left: JSTOR logo and the heading ‘Digital Stewardship Services.’ Large white text reads: ‘Just as full-text search of journals on JSTOR transformed scholarship decades ago, we believe JSTOR Seeklight transcripts have the potential to transform the discoverability and impact of archival and special collections today.’ Attribution below: Syed Amaanullah, Senior Product Manager, ITHAKA.

How do transcripts transform discovery and access?

In a new post, Syed Amaanullah shares how transcript functionality in JSTOR Seeklight helps institutions boost the impact of text-based collections while keeping human expertise at the center.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3IMAVrH

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In this @libraryjournal.bsky.social interview, Roger Schonfeld (@rschon.bsky.social), managing director of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, discusses how his team is helping libraries and archives manage backlogs, safeguard collections, and expand access.

Read the Q&A: bit.ly/4nJVjJ9

New Tools for Stewardship: Q&A with JSTOR's Roger Schonfeld Nearly all archival institutions, at every scale, holds a backlog of material awaiting processing. JSTOR’s recently created Digital Stewardship Services aims to address this situation with a next-gen ...

I'm incredibly grateful to @lisapeet.bsky.social of @libraryjournal.bsky.social for all the recent coverage of archives and preservation, including this interview with me about @jstor.bsky.social Digital Stewardship Services. www.libraryjournal.com/story/progra...

How an Academic Archive Became a Tech Juggernaut Early donors built JSTOR into a giant with more than $160 million in net assets. Now comes the AI challenge.

The @mellon.org‬ Foundation used a $700,000 grant to try to address a big problem for a small world—the growing abundance of academic journals and back issues. Three decades later @jstor.bsky.social‬ is a powerhouse, bringing in nearly $90 million in revenues.
https://phlnthrp.com/4p1ABpd

A new model for scholarly ebooks: Publisher Collections built with, and for, librarians and publishers, to serve readers today and tomorrow A new nonprofit-led model from JSTOR offers libraries and publishers a more sustainable, equitable, and integrated ecosystem for scholarly ebooks.

I am incredibly excited about our launch of @jstor.bsky.social Publisher Collections, which will dramatically increase access to scholarly monographs through an innovative new model based on tiered annual participation fees for both front-list and back-list books. about.jstor.org/blog/a-new-m...

"The archival field has been navigating the shift from bespoke, individualized practices to scalable, systemic solutions informed by field-wide, best practices/standards, all while contending w/ the on-the-ground realities of fragmented workflows+limited resources"
about.jstor.org/wp-content/u...

Guest Post - What is the Current State of Academic e-book Business Models?  - The Scholarly Kitchen A new report from Ithaka S+R assesses the current state of scholarly monograph publishing in humanities and social sciences disciplines in order to understand how current business models are functioni...

Guest Post — What is the Current State of Academic e-book Business Models? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/14/g...

The Current State of Academic E-Book Business Models - Ithaka S+R A year ago, with funding from the Mellon Foundation, we began assessing the state of scholarly monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences

The Current State of Academic E-Book Business Models
New Report 📚
sr.ithaka.org/blog/the-cur...

A photo of the cover of the special issue, "Networking Networks: A Festschrift in Honor of Clifford Lynch" and an image of Clifford Lynch

The special issue, Networking Networks: A Festschrift in Honor of Clifford Lynch, guest edited by Joan K. Lippincott, is available as an open access supplement to portal: Libraries and the Academy via Project Muse 📔 muse.jhu.edu/issue/55108

We are grateful to all who made this tribute possible!

Making access work in scholarly publishing - Research Information Tracy Gardner reviews and celebrates five years of GetFTR’s cross-industry collaboration, interviewing the founding academic publishers

"Schonfeld mapped out the fragmented and frustrating researcher experience – bouncing between discovery tools, re-authenticating, and often hitting paywalls despite entitled access. 'This talk really opened our eyes,' said Todd Toler from Wiley." 2/ www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...

Making access work in scholarly publishing - Research Information Tracy Gardner reviews and celebrates five years of GetFTR’s cross-industry collaboration, interviewing the founding academic publishers

"The original motivation for GetFTR came in response to a stark presentation by Roger Schonfeld at the Frankfurt STM meeting in 2015..." 1/ www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...

Reflections on Shared Infrastructure and Distinctive Collections Roger Schonfeld reflects on lessons from more than 20 years conducting research and supporting the work of libraries, publishers, and the research enterprise.

Shared infrastructure must activate the benefits of cross-institutional scale in ways that preserve and advance academic values without sacrificing innovation and agility. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/18/r...

Loved this! Shared infrastructure is the quiet hero of trustworthy research. JSTOR has set such a strong example, curious to see what’s next! What’s one collection you think deserves more spotlight right now?

As @rschon.bsky.social takes on a role at @jstor.bsky.social Digital Stewardship Services, he reflects on 20 years of #research on libraries, scholarly communication, and distinctive collections at Ithaka S+R.

Reflections on Shared Infrastructure and Distinctive Collections Roger Schonfeld reflects on lessons from more than 20 years conducting research and supporting the work of libraries, publishers, and the research enterprise.

Insightful @rschon.bsky.social for @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social this am on shared infrastructure-- looking back at JSTOR projects and what's ahead. So impt as distinctive collections become ever more valuable in a world of questionable content. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/18/r...

All Grown Up: JSTOR Turns Thirty - JSTOR Daily What started out as an experiment in digitizing under-used scholarship blossomed into an invaluable online educational resource for students and faculty alike.

🎉 We turn 30 this year! Join the conversation with longtime ITHAKA team member @rschon.bsky.social—recently named Managing Director of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services—as he reflects on JSTOR’s journey from its beginnings to today and what lies ahead on @jstordaily.bsky.social: bit.ly/4kNJX5P

Red graphic with white text that reads: “News. Roger Schonfeld named managing director of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services.” The JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services logo appears in the top left corner.

Roger Schonfeld (@rschon.bsky.social) has long guided libraries, archives, & museums through change. We're proud to share he's now managing director of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services.

Please join us in extending our warmest congratulations and gratitude!

Learn more: bit.ly/45xWXHD

Thanks so much! Let's catch up soon?

Libraries told us the challenges in digital collection stewardship—so we built a solution with our community.

Introducing JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services:
A cloud-based platform integrating processing, digital asset management, preservation, and access.

Read the announcement: bit.ly/4cjfr00

Thanks to @ithakasr.bsky.social and @jstor.bsky.social for their work on these important issues.

Preserving the past, building the future—together: Introducing JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services is a new platform designed to help libraries and archives scale their preservation efforts through a seamless, mission-aligned workflow. Built in collaboration with ...

Read more about JSTOR Stewardship in this blogpost from our president, Kevin Guthrie:
about.jstor.org/blog/preserv... 3/