JSTOR: At the end of 2023, JSTOR (a vast digital library of secondary and primary sources to support teaching and learning) will achieve its once unimaginable goal of providing access to JSTOR in 1,000 prisons Did. The JSTOR Access in Prison initiative spans four continents and currently supports the education and development of more than 550,000 inmates.
Incarcerated learners are left behind for decades. Limited internet access and a lack of funding and support for higher education in prisons made access to digital libraries such as JSTOR nearly impossible. In October 2021, with funding from the Mellon Foundation, JSTOR set ambitious goals to change the game. What are your wishes? Ensure that all incarcerated college students in the United States have access to JSTOR and gain research skills to use JSTOR and other digital resources.
Prior to 2021, JSTOR developed an offline index of digital libraries. At the time, there were fewer than 20 prisons available. Since then, developers have created online versions to meet the unique needs of healthcare facilities, and more recently, offer online access on tablets. These changes, and the leadership of Stacy Burnett, a Bard Prison Initiative alumnus who was hired to lead the JSTOR Access in Prison initiative, will help 1,000 prisons and their more than 500,000 people gain university-like digital access. became. library.
