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JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Training
Our current monthly Stewardship training series cycles through three topics—Advanced Features, Project Administration, and Project Cataloging—and repeats each quarter in 2026, giving Stewardship participants regular opportunities to build skills and confidence. Sessions are designed for Tier 2 and Tier 3 participants. Quarterly trainings focused on JSTOR Seeklight features and functionality will also be offered.
Future training webinars for Tier 1 participants and JSTOR Seeklight are planned. Watch this space for details or sign up to receive updates.
Webinars
In this section, you'll find descriptions for recent and upcoming webinars in our 2026 series, as well as links to handouts and most recent recording (if available). Please visit our 2026 webinar schedule to see upcoming webinar dates and register.
Accessibility with JSTOR Seeklight
Join us to learn how you can use JSTOR Seeklight to assist in making your collections more accessible. We will cover creating text alternatives for images and transcripts with Seeklight, how those features support WCAG standards, and best practices for making your content accessible on JSTOR or elsewhere. This is part of a series of quarterly JSTOR Seeklight training webinars. Additional sessions cover an introduction to and advanced applications of Seeklight’s functionality.
This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for any Stewardship Services Tier 3 participant interested in increasing their collections’ accessibility, including librarians and visual resource professionals.
Advanced Features
Join us for a look at the advanced functionality available when working with Tier 2 and Tier 3 JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. Learn how to create a project with existing content using the Collection Builder tool, manage complex relationships with your assets using compound objects, compilations, and containers, and explore lists.
This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 to catalog records, including librarians and visual resource professionals.
Getting Started with JSTOR Seeklight
Join us for an introduction to, or refresher on, JSTOR Seeklight’s current functionality. We will cover using Seeklight to generate descriptive metadata, transcripts, and project summaries, and view example review and editing workflows with the Stewardship digital asset management system.
This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for any Stewardship Services Tier 3 participant, including administrators and catalogers.
Project Administration
Join us for a focused 60-minute session where you’ll learn how to manage and administer projects with JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, including creating and editing projects, mapping publishing targets, managing users, and access preservation services.
This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone managing projects using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3, including librarians and visual resource professionals.
Project Cataloging
Join us to learn the basics of cataloging using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services for Tier 2 and Tier 3 users. Learn how to catalog records individually and in bulk, access data from linked fields, manage different types of media, and organize your work with sets and filters.
This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 to catalog and publish records, including librarians, visual resource professionals, and student catalogers.
Tier 1 Training
Recorded on September 30, 2025
Join us for a live training session about the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 1 tool. You will learn how to create, add to, and edit a JSTOR collection, as well as understand your collection usage dashboard. This 30 minute webinar is appropriate for Stewardship Tier 1 users who are using the collection loader tool to create and edit JSTOR collections.
Webinar Schedule
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July 30, 2026 |
Advanced Features Join us for a look at the advanced functionality available when working with Tier 2 and Tier 3 JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. Learn how to build and manage complex relationships with your assets using compound objects, compilations, and containers. This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 to catalog records, including librarians and visual resource professionals. |
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August 27, 2026 |
Project Administration Join us for a focused 60-minute session where you’ll learn how to manage and administer projects with JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, including creating and editing projects, mapping publishing targets, managing users, and access preservation services. You'll also learn how to use the Collection Builder tool to create a new project from existing content. This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone managing projects using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3, including librarians and visual resource professionals. |
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September 29, 2026 |
Project Cataloging Join us to learn the basics of cataloging using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services for Tier 2 and Tier 3 users. Learn how to catalog records individually and in bulk, access data from linked fields, manage different types of media, and organize your work with sets and filters. This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 to catalog and publish records, including librarians, visual resource professionals, and student catalogers. |
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October 27, 2026 |
Advanced Features Join us for a look at the advanced functionality available when working with Tier 2 and Tier 3 JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. Learn how to build and manage complex relationships with your assets using compound objects, compilations, and containers. This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 to catalog records, including librarians and visual resource professionals. |
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November 17, 2026 |
Project Administration Join us for a focused 60-minute session where you’ll learn how to manage and administer projects with JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, including creating and editing projects, mapping publishing targets, managing users, and access preservation services. You'll also learn how to use the Collection Builder tool to create a new project from existing content. This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone managing projects using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3, including librarians and visual resource professionals. |
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December 16, 2026 |
Project Cataloging Join us to learn the basics of cataloging using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services for Tier 2 and Tier 3 users. Learn how to catalog records individually and in bulk, access data from linked fields, manage different types of media, and organize your work with sets and filters. This 60-minute webinar is appropriate for anyone using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 to catalog and publish records, including librarians, visual resource professionals, and student catalogers. |
Video tutorials
Tier 1 Playlist
Brief training videos for Tier 1 participants of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, including features and functionality previously included in shared collections/collection loader.
Tier 2 Playlist
Brief training videos for Tier 2 participants of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, including digital asset management and cataloging features formerly available in JSTOR Forum.
Tier 3 Playlist
Brief training videos for Tier 3 participants of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, including digital asset management and cataloging features formerly available in JSTOR Forum that are available to Tier 3 participants. More videos about using JSTOR Seeklight will be coming soon.