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What we’re learning. We share successes, challenges, and emerging insights from our projects to contribute to the broader conversation about technology, education, and social impact.

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July 12, 2019

Interview Archive: Demo Video

The Interview Archive lets you search and browse the full-length interviews with civil rights leaders that contributed to the documentary 'King in the Wilderness' about Martin Luther King's final years.

By Alex Humphreys

Interview archive, a collection of documentary interviews - from the cutting room floor to your classroom
Blog Post

July 10, 2019

Announcing the Interview Archive

The Interview Archive is a collection of full-length interviews from the Martin Luther King, Jr. documentary 'King in the Wilderness' – from the cutting room floor to your classroom.

By Alex Humphreys

Bird eye view of wood counter with pasta, basil, oil, and herbs
Blog Post

June 26, 2019

Our Recipe

Post #1 on JSTOR Labs Discovery Process: A description of the overall process.

By Alex Humphreys

Wireframe sketches of web pages
Blog Post

May 30, 2019

The Two Types of Labs Projects You’ll Meet

Discovery and incubation projects, and how JSTOR Labs uses prototypes and beta labels to explore new ideas through multiple stages of development.

By Alex Humphreys

Labs Week at the Library of Congress, with image of Library of Congress exterior
Blog Post

September 24, 2018

Baseball Labs Week at Library of Congress

In July 2018, the Labs teams at the Library of Congress and JSTOR met for a weeklong "flash build" to create new tools for baseball researchers.

By Alex Humphreys

Cultural History Baseball Cards
Blog Post

August 8, 2018

Introducing Cultural History Baseball Cards

We are thrilled to announce the release of Cultural History Baseball Cards. Pick a player, view their card, browse through primary and secondary resources about that player.

By Alex Humphreys

Baseball cards
Blog Post

July 6, 2018

Inside Baseball

A collaboration with Library of Congress Labs exploring the cultural history of baseball.

By Alex Humphreys

Journal of Electronic Publishing logo
Blog Post

February 28, 2018

The Journal of Electronic Publishing

A white paper we wrote as part of the Reimagining the Monograph project is now itself part of the scholarly record.

By Alex Humphreys

Hanging flags
Blog Post

January 18, 2018

Sprechen Sie Textanalysierer?

Text Analyzer is now multilingual! Submit a document and find relevant content in English.

By Alex Humphreys

Graph in shades of blue
Blog Post

November 6, 2017

Cited Loci of the Aeneid

Co-authored by Matteo Romanello, an introduction to a cool new DH tool which makes use JSTOR data to explore Virgil's Aeneid.

By Ron Snyder

Man jumping over buffalo herd
Blog Post

October 17, 2017

You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd

You can't innovate when you're afraid of failure; here are a suite of tools and methods we use to create a safe space for failure (and innovation).

By Alex Humphreys