Spectators in the V.I.P. stands at Cape Canaveral view the Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969. Screen Capture from "Film of Apollo 11 launch. LBJ, Spiro Agnew, Johnny Carson, Hugh O'Brian, Barry Goldwater, Lady Bird Johnson, Hermann Oberth…,” part of the Apollo 11 Launch Film collection at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will join the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 3 charter program participant, expanding its partnership with JSTOR and helping shape the future of responsible, scalable digital collections stewardship. UAH is a part of the University of Alabama System.
An early partner in JSTOR’s collections stewardship programs, UAH already shares more than 5,000 items across 70+ collections on the JSTOR platform. The university’s holdings include institutional archives and special collections documenting aerospace and flight history, science-fiction literature, local and regional politics, and the history and culture of Alabama’s Tennessee River Valley.
By joining the Tier 3 charter program, UAH will gain access to JSTOR Seeklight, the AI-powered collections processing tool within Stewardship, and will participate in a collaborative cohort. Through working groups, user testing, and regular cohort discussions, UAH will help refine JSTOR Seeklight functionality, contribute to shared practices and test new features designed to support mission-aligned stewardship.
“We’re very much looking forward to joining the charter program and getting started with JSTOR Seeklight,” said David P. Moore, Director of the Library at UAH. “JSTOR’s stewardship services are an exciting addition, and we’re eager to begin implementing them to expand access to our collections.”
“UAH has been involved in what is now JSTOR Stewardship since the early pilot period,” said Jessica Clemons, Director of Business Development, JSTOR Stewardship. “We’re pleased to deepen our partnership through the charter program and excited to have UAH among the leaders in our collaborative community of stewardship innovators.”
About JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services
JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services is 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.