About Us

Mission

The mission of the Institute of Jazz Studies is to collect, preserve, and make accessible the heritage of jazz, an American art form that has been embraced by the world.

Vision

The Institute of Jazz Studies will be a leader in fostering the recognition of jazz as a seminal American contribution to world culture by sharing its unique holdings and expertise through emergent technologies and innovative programming.

Goals

• Collect, preserve, and make accessible the materials in the IJS archives to the growing field of jazz scholarship and research, to the jazz community, the media, and any interested parties.
• Pursue an active acquisitions policy stressing awareness of new materials, current developments, and the availability of important private collections and holdings.
• Facilitate access to the materials in the collections through the use of bibliographic and archival description platforms.
• Maintain and develop the IJS online journal, The Journal of Jazz Studies.
• Develop partnerships between IJS and the academic programs and faculty research activities at Rutgers University.
• Develop and pursue grant proposals and fundraising activities to enable the IJS to meet its goals.
• Engage the broader jazz community in outreach and programming to advance the goals and realize the IJS vision as a leader in jazz history, research, and cultural heritage management.