Customize the entry point for all of your digital collections on JSTOR. Your landing page contains all of your "Collections", and includes institutional branding.
These guidelines provide technical and aesthetic direction for selecting and creating banner, hero, and logo images, as well as writing copy for your institution and Community Collections pages.
Note: You must be logged in and have Admin permissions to edit collection landing page content.
On this page, find guidelines for:
Edit your landing page
To begin editing a collection landing page, use the Admin drop-down menu to select the "Customize Landing Page" option from the top navigation bar:
Once you are on the landing page you want to edit, on this page you have the options to:
- create and customize your collection landing page image
- select the landing page contrast color
- preview your page
- add a collection description
- upload your institution's logo (which appears here and on all collection landing pages)
Banner, hero, and logo images
Banner specs:
- Dimensions - 1440 wide x 440 high pixels
- Format - jpeg or png
- Resolution - 72dpi (or higher)
Hero specs:
- Dimensions - 560 wide x 400 high pixels
- Format - jpeg or png
- Resolution - 72dpi (or higher)
Logo specs:
- Dimensions - 300 wide and 150 high pixels
- Format - jpeg or png
- Resolution - 150dpi (or higher)
Banner and hero image selection
Banner for institution landing page
- A single high-resolution image that reflects your institution, such as an image of the campus, library, or students and faculty
- The banner area dimensions require a horizontal image: very wide and low height
- Use an image that is clear and is recognizable, with a consistent color and pattern
- Consider the placement of the banner title box: The main focus of the image should be on the right side to avoid it being covered.
Hero for individual collection page
- A single high-resolution image that reflects the collection
- Crop out image borders or edges on the image
- Include an image caption citing the creator, title, date, media, institution, and copyright. Note: the image caption has a 275-character limit.
For example:
Jack Bush et al. 1902. The Art Gallery of Ontario. © 2019
Logo selection
- White or transparent background
- A horizontal version of your logo
- Official logo from institutions’ style guide
Description copy
Institutional pages
Start with a brief (one or two-paragraph) description of your institution, followed by a general statement about the types of collections you share. There is no need to be very specific describing the collections here, as each collection will have its own description.
Collection description
- Be aware that the first 122 characters will show up as a preview of the collection on your institutional page.
- Do not repeat the name of the collection in the description — the name will appear immediately above the description, as in the following example:
Maritime University
Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection
Complete scans of the ship’s logs from Captain Cook’s travels in the South Pacific 1768-1779.
Don't:
Maritime University
Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection
Maritime University’s Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection is a collection of complete scans of the ship’s logs from Captain Cook’s travels in the South Pacific 1768-1779.