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For librarians supporting faculty and students, JSTOR’s interactive research tool is designed to meet your institution's research needs. By surfacing key points and identifying valuable research paths, it helps streamline the process and ensures that users can focus their time on the most impactful academic resources. Empower your faculty and students with a tool that makes research more effective. Join the beta waitlist today: https://bit.ly/4gKMcEG. Image: Odra Noel. ATP Synthase Fields. n.d. Wellcome Trust.

JSTOR remains committed to supporting sustainable, flexible ebook models in collaboration with libraries and publishers. From Evidence Based Acquisition to community-driven initiatives like Path to Open, we’re working together to ensure long-term accessibility. Read more in our latest blog post: https://bit.ly/4gRhnO6

"African Rhythms" (2011) brings together NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston and journalist Willard Jenkins in a discussion on jazz’s African roots and the stories behind "African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston." Weston’s music, deeply influenced by his travels and studies in Africa, reclaims jazz as a diasporic art form. Through digital preservation, conversations like this remain accessible for future scholars, musicians, and cultural historians. Explore how ITHAKA’s digital services support the archiving of pivotal moments in music and history: https://bit.ly/3PAFogR 🎥: African Rhythms, 2011. University of the District of Columbia, Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives.

Books at JSTOR: Our commitment to supporting community-driven, flexible, and sustainable business models #JSTORBlog https://bit.ly/3CZdatK

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

Unlocking research with JSTOR’s interactive tool: How to ask questions and get more from your readings #JSTORBlog https://bit.ly/4hMj8xe

"To Be Aware" (2023) is an insightful conversation with acclaimed artist Daniel Minter, whose work explores displacement, diaspora, and the spiritual traditions of the Afro-Atlantic world. Through painting, assemblage, and illustration, Minter reclaims narratives of home, identity, and history. From his work highlighting the forced removal of an interracial community on Maine’s Malaga Island to his role as co-founder of Indigo Arts Alliance, Minter’s art is deeply tied to social memory and cultural resilience. This interview, courtesy of Lights Out Gallery and Colby College, offers a glimpse into his creative process and the importance of preserving Black artistic expression. 🔍 Preserving conversations like this ensures future generations can engage with and learn from vital artistic legacies. Learn how ITHAKA’s digital services support audio and video archiving: https://bit.ly/3PAFogR

What does it mean to preserve tradition while embracing modernity? During the Harlem Renaissance, Black artists navigated this tension through performance—redefining spirituals and blues not just as expressions of heritage, but as assertions of artistic and cultural sovereignty. Figures like Paul Robeson and Harry T. Burleigh transformed spirituals into concert pieces, while performers like Cab Calloway brought jazz and swing into mainstream entertainment, shaping American music history. Yet, as these transformations won prestige, they also raised questions of authenticity, assimilation, and appropriation that still resonate today. An open access chapter from Music on the Move explores how Black music in the U.S. has been shaped by diaspora, displacement, and reinvention. Read it now on JSTOR: https://bit.ly/4k5ukGI Image: Cab Calloway, c. 1933. Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Step back in time with this striking carte de visite from Norwich University Archives, featuring Union generals of the Army of the Potomac. These leaders shaped key moments of the Civil War, captured here in a finely detailed photographic montage. Explore more from Norwich University’s Digital Photographic Collection: https://bit.ly/4b7Vadb 📷 E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm). Army of the Potomac. Norwich University Archives, 1861–1865.

How do we grieve, and how has mourning been depicted across history? From Victorian mourning brooches to the AIDS Memorial Quilt, grief takes many forms in art, archives, and personal expression. This new blog post by Janelle Ketcher explores how creative practices—like letter-writing, visual tributes, and community projects—help us navigate loss. Read more on the blog: https://bit.ly/4b7YEwh Image: National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Medical Arts and Photography Branch. Loss and Grief. U.S. National Library of Medicine.