JSTOR Access in Prison

JSTOR Access in Prison is observing Second Chance Month with a series of essays, videos, and artwork created by people affected by the criminal legal system. This year's theme explored the way education affected relationships and identity. JSTOR does not edit or shape these narratives in any way, and publishes them exactly as the author submitted them. All submissions were reviewed by people with lived experience in the carceral system and final selections were made by L. Elizabeth Shatswell. Read the introduction post by Stacy Burnett, MBA here: https://lnkd.in/eZiYFRMJ #prisoneducation #library #secondchancemonth #education #prison #education Trip Finity Taylor Ben WrightAlliance for Higher Education in Prison Brian Meegan Shannon Ross, MSP Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network Second Chance Scholars Second Chancer Foundation Charlotte West

Hi friends, it's here -- Ithaka S+R and Ennead Architects have released the final design portfolio and report from our grant funded research project on education and learning spaces for higher education in prison programs. Terrain Leveling: Design Strategies for Improving Higher Education in Prisons launched today. Follow the link below to see a launch page and click on "Download PDF" or click on the image to the left of the fifth and sixth paragraphs to see the full design portfolio and publication! https://lnkd.in/eXEcivNG

JSTOR has compiled a list of 2025 funding opportunities to help libraries digitize, describe, and preserve their collections. These programs support a range of initiatives, including audiovisual preservation, community archives, and language and cultural resource projects. Grants come from organizations like Atla, the National Film Preservation Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation, each with varying deadlines and award amounts. Explore the opportunities and application details here: https://bit.ly/40T4zly

JSTOR Access in Prison will be at NCHEP. Come say hi!

What began as a greenfield exploration by a group of engineers with a desire to explore how we can harness AI to assist our Library and Archives partners is now a full blown, first to market, service! I am so thrilled to introduce JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, launching with the first-to-market, AI-powered (and JSTOR-engineered) collection processing tool that will assist libraries to enhance access, management, discovery and preservation, providing them the ability to share collections with the nearly 100 million people who engage with JSTOR every year. I have witnessed first hand, the passion, pride and hard work with which so many teams came together to bring this to life in such a short time and could not be more proud of the milestone. Happy 30th year JSTOR! Way to celebrate it by coming up with yet another way we can harness technology to positively impact access to knowledge and education. Read the full announcement:

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Freeing Potential is a new short video series that shares the perspectives of scholars conducting independent research for the first time. A complete education includes the ability to search, read, and vet information and is foundational to information literacy. These students explore how academic resources changed their prison-based education. Video appears below, and you can read the blog post from the link. https://lnkd.in/eAupnY7z #prisoneducation #library Charlotte West Ben Wright Unlock Higher Education Alliance for Higher Education in Prison Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network

JSTOR has compiled a list of 2025 funding opportunities to help libraries digitize, describe, and preserve their collections. These programs support a range of initiatives, including audiovisual preservation, community archives, and language and cultural resource projects. Grants come from organizations like Atla, the National Film Preservation Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation, each with varying deadlines and award amounts. Explore the opportunities and application details here: https://bit.ly/40T4zly

Colleges and universities offering #OnlineLearning opportunities must seek authorization in every state students reside in, leading to administrative and financial burdens. The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, or NC-SARA, offers a solution. In a new project, Ithaka S+R will examine the relationship between NC-SARA and students’ access to online educational opportunities, and investigate the value of those credentials in the labor market. Learn more from Daniel Rossman: https://lnkd.in/e8cB7era

For 30 years, JSTOR has made mission-driven choices to expand access to knowledge. Read more from ITHAKA's President, Kevin Guthrie, on how these decisions continue to shape equity and sustainability in education: https://bit.ly/4guAa1y