[Eril-l] JSTOR Scales Access to Interactive Research Tool in Beta to 500 Higher Education Institutions, Empowering Researchers and Educators with AI

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Dear Colleagues,

We're excited to announce that JSTOR is expanding the beta program for its interactive research tool by offering 500 colleges and universities the opportunity to provide early access for their faculty and students. Higher education institutions that sign up will give their communities a chance to experiment with an AI-powered tool that enhances research practices and skill development without compromising the critical thinking and information literacy skills needed for college-level work.

First released in August 2023, JSTOR's interactive research tool is designed to support novice and advanced researchers as well as educators. Once users have selected a journal article, book chapter, or research report, they can use the tool to assess content relevance through summaries, ask questions about the item using conversational language, and readily find related or similar works. This is particularly valuable for students exploring densely written academic texts in the humanities, arts, and social sciences for the first time.

Until now, the beta tool was available exclusively to individuals who signed up to test it. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with over 35,000 active users from more than 6,300 institutions across 158 countries. Both novice and experienced researchers report that the research tool deepens their understanding, saves time, and helps them explore new conceptual relationships across disciplines. While initial feedback is encouraging, this new phase of the beta evaluation is critical.

"Putting the tool in the hands of entire campus communities will offer insights about how usage might scale, how the tool meets teaching and research needs in diverse fields of study, and where further refinements are needed," said Beth LaPensee, principal product manager at ITHAKA. "We're eager to continue working closely with the academic community to ensure we put AI and other advanced technologies to work for them in ways that most effectively support desired research and learning outcomes."

For more information, please read the full press release<https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-scales-access-to-interactive-research-tool-in-beta-empowering-researchers-and-educators-with-ai/>.

Best,
Heidi

Heidi McGregor
Vice President, Communications
heidi.mcgregor at ithaka.org<mailto:heidi.mcgregor at ithaka.org>
Ithaka.org

<http://www.ithaka.org/>[signature_4168566261]
ITHAKA is a nonprofit with a mission to improve access to knowledge and education for people around the world.

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