Assumption University Partners with JSTOR for Digital Preservation

University selects JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services to manage, preserve, and share digital collections

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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Assumption University has selected JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as its new platform for preserving, managing, and sharing its digital collections. Through this partnership, Assumption will gain an integrated environment for digital asset management, long-term preservation via Portico, and expanded discovery, including the ability to share materials on JSTOR for broader teaching and research use.

Why it matters

As universities increasingly digitize their archives and publications, finding a reliable and sustainable platform for digital preservation is crucial. Assumption's selection of JSTOR's Stewardship services demonstrates the growing demand for trusted solutions that can manage digital collections while increasing their visibility and impact.

The details

Assumption is engaging JSTOR's professional migration services to transition content and metadata from Digital Commons into JSTOR Stewardship. The migration will include university archives and publications. Bringing these collections into Stewardship will support more sustainable stewardship while increasing visibility and impact.

  • Assumption University selected JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services in February 2026.

The players

Assumption University

A comprehensive, private Catholic liberal arts institution, sponsored by the Augustinians of the Assumption, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and enrolling about 2,000 students.

JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services

A seamless, cloud-hosted platform that unites digital asset management, long-term preservation, and expanded discovery pathways, including sharing on JSTOR, with the AI-assisted collections processing tools of JSTOR Seeklight.

Vince Boisselle

Director of Library Services at Assumption University.

Jess Clemons

Director of Business Development, JSTOR Stewardship.

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What they’re saying

“Migrating our archives into JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services means our collections will be preserved in a trusted environment, with a modern foundation for digital collections—without adding complexity for our staff.”

— Vince Boisselle, Director of Library Services, Assumption University (librarytechnology.org)

“Assumption's team has been very intentional about choosing a platform that will support sustainable, long-term stewardship of their collections. By moving to JSTOR Stewardship, they're strengthening preservation, improving discovery, and making collections easier to use for students and researchers.”

— Jess Clemons, Director of Business Development, JSTOR Stewardship (librarytechnology.org)

What’s next

Assumption University will work with JSTOR to migrate its digital collections to the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services platform in the coming months.

The takeaway

Assumption University's partnership with JSTOR demonstrates the growing importance of reliable and sustainable digital preservation solutions for universities looking to safeguard their valuable digital assets and make them more accessible to students, researchers, and the public.