Roger Schonfeld
@rschon.bsky.social
JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. Organizational strategy for ITHAKA. Board member for the Center for Research Libraries. Contributor at the Scholarly Kitchen. Former Ithaka S+R.
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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
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
September 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
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
Read the Q&A: bit.ly/4nJVjJ9
September 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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
Read the Q&A: bit.ly/4nJVjJ9
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...
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 ...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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...
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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.
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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.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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
https://phlnthrp.com/4p1ABpd
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...
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.
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August 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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...
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"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"
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August 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"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"
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Guest Post — What is the Current State of Academic e-book Business Models? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/14/g...
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...
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August 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Guest Post — What is the Current State of Academic e-book Business Models? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/14/g...
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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!
We are grateful to all who made this tribute possible!
July 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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!
We are grateful to all who made this tribute possible!
"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...
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
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June 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"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...
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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...
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.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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...
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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?
June 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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?
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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 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/18/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.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
June 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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.
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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...
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.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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...
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🎉 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
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.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🎉 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
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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
Please join us in extending our warmest congratulations and gratitude!
Learn more: bit.ly/45xWXHD
May 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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
Please join us in extending our warmest congratulations and gratitude!
Learn more: bit.ly/45xWXHD
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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
Introducing JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services: A cloud-based platform integrating processing, digital asset management, preservation, and access.
Read the announcement: bit.ly/4cjfr00
April 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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
Introducing JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services: A cloud-based platform integrating processing, digital asset management, preservation, and access.
Read the announcement: bit.ly/4cjfr00
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Thanks to @ithakasr.bsky.social and @jstor.bsky.social for their work on these important issues.
In our blog post, ITHAKA President Kevin Guthrie reflects on how JSTOR’s mission has evolved to meet libraries’ modern challenges—and introduces a new chapter: JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, a community-built platform for responsible digital stewardship.
📃 Read the full post: bit.ly/4iONL5E
📃 Read the full post: bit.ly/4iONL5E
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 ...
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March 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Thanks to @ithakasr.bsky.social and @jstor.bsky.social for their work on these important issues.
Today, my colleagues and I at @ithaka-org.bsky.social are announcing the launch of @jstor.bsky.social Digital Stewardship Services -- a set of tools designed for libraries and archives to process and make discoverable the vast and growing collections that remain hidden from view. 1/
March 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Today, my colleagues and I at @ithaka-org.bsky.social are announcing the launch of @jstor.bsky.social Digital Stewardship Services -- a set of tools designed for libraries and archives to process and make discoverable the vast and growing collections that remain hidden from view. 1/
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"Ultimately, the transition beyond single title purchase models for ebooks seems to be picking up, suggesting a sort of second digital transformation for the monograph..."
@rschon.bsky.social
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@rschon.bsky.social
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A Second Digital Transformation for Scholarly Monographs?
Today, Roger Schonfeld examines several key drivers transforming the monographs marketplace and reflects on strategic opportunities ahead.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Ultimately, the transition beyond single title purchase models for ebooks seems to be picking up, suggesting a sort of second digital transformation for the monograph..."
@rschon.bsky.social
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@rschon.bsky.social
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A Second Digital Transformation for Scholarly Monographs? - great piece by @rschon.bsky.social via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/19/s...
A Second Digital Transformation for Scholarly Monographs?
Today, Roger Schonfeld examines several key drivers transforming the monographs marketplace and reflects on strategic opportunities ahead.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
March 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A Second Digital Transformation for Scholarly Monographs? - great piece by @rschon.bsky.social via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/19/s...
Today, Molecular Connections announced that it has purchased Morressier. My analysis is in the @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social this morning. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/29/m...
Molecular Connections Buys Morressier
Molecular Connections has purchased Morressier. Analysis from Roger C. Schonfeld.
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January 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Today, Molecular Connections announced that it has purchased Morressier. My analysis is in the @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social this morning. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/29/m...
Constructive and disturbing reflections about the extent of fraud and misconduct in the Alzheimer's field, which has surely slowed progress to treatment and prevention, at enormous human cost. Science needs to be trustworthy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
Opinion | The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research (Gift Article)
Fraud in research needs to end.
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January 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Constructive and disturbing reflections about the extent of fraud and misconduct in the Alzheimer's field, which has surely slowed progress to treatment and prevention, at enormous human cost. Science needs to be trustworthy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
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Phil Davis's post in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social today makes the point that having a vague and unenforced data availability policy is perhaps worse than having no policy at all. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/17/d...
Does Altering A Dataset Merit Retraction? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Self-archiving on personal sites is perfectly permitted under many journal data policies. But what happens when an author alters the underlying data?
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January 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Phil Davis's post in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social today makes the point that having a vague and unenforced data availability policy is perhaps worse than having no policy at all. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/17/d...
Shout out and gratitude to @rouhiroo.bsky.social for tweeting (skying?) #APE2025 - thank you!
January 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Shout out and gratitude to @rouhiroo.bsky.social for tweeting (skying?) #APE2025 - thank you!