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JSTOR

JSTOR ( ; short for Journal Storage) is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources founded in 1994. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current issues of journals in the humanities and social sciences. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. Most access is by subscription but some of the site is public domain, and open access content is available free of charge. JSTOR is part of the nonprofit US academic digital library and learning platform provider, Ithaka Har

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JSTOR is a digital library founded in 1994 that stores the full text of nearly 2,000 academic journals, books, and historical documents, making scholarly research from across the humanities and social sciences searchable in one place. While most content requires a subscription (typically through universities or libraries), some material is freely available to the public, making it an important resource for both professional researchers and curious readers seeking credible academic sources.

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Website.name: JSTOR
Website.logo: JSTOR vector logo.svg
Website.logo_size: 150px
Website.type: Digital library
Website.language: English (includes content in other languages)
Website.registration: Yes
Website.owner: Ithaka Harbors, Inc.
Website.founder: William G. Bowen
Website.author: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Website.current_status: Active
Website.oclc: 46609535
Bibliographic database.child: yes

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Aaron Swartz incident
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==History== William G. Bowen, president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988, founded JSTOR in 1994. JSTOR was originally conceived as a solution to one of the problems faced by libraries, especially research and university libraries, due to the increasing number of academic journals in existence. Most libraries found it prohibitively expensive in terms of cost and space to maintain a comprehensive collection of journals. By digitizing many journal titles, JSTOR allowed libraries to outsource the storage of journals with the confidence that they would remain available long-term. Online access and full-text searchability improved access dramatically.