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Direct to Open: A bold, innovative model for open access to scholarship and knowledge

D2O harnesses the collective power of libraries to support open and equitable access to vital, leading scholarship. Developed over two years with the generous support of the Arcadia Fund, in close collaboration with the library community, D2O:
Developed over two years with the generous support of the Arcadia Fund, in close collaboration with the library community, D2O:
  • Opens access to new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections (~90 titles per year) from 2022 via recurring participation fees.
  • Provides participating libraries with term access to backlist/archives (~2,500 titles), which would otherwise be gated. 
  • Covers partial direct costs for the publication of high-quality works that are also available for print purchase.
Why should my institution participate? 
  • Direct to Open is cost-effective and provides broader access than title-by-title licensing and purchase.
  • Open access promotes a more equitable, sustainable, and values-aligned scholarly ecosystem than a closed market model.
  • Participation fees are tailored to library size, type, and collections budget.
  • When more libraries participate, the fees dynamically lower for all participants. Direct to Open is driven by principles, not profit.
  • Participating libraries also receive substantial discounting on the MIT Press Trade books collection on the Direct platform.
  • Direct to Open allows authors to publish open access regardless of their institutional affiliation or funding.

“Direct to Open was an opportunity for us to use the same budget to make the books open access and add more value to the content we were purchasing. From an equity perspective, it’s really exciting. Participating in models like Direct to Open is a part of our library’s diversity, equity, and inclusion work and bringing those values into alignment with how we’re spending our budget.”
—Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections at Iowa State University and member of the MIT Press Library Advisory Board
Libraries that commit by June 30, 2023 will receive exclusive participation and benefits, including trade collection discounts and immediate access to a backlist archive of 2,500 titles. Learn more about our innovative, sustainable model and the tiered fee structure in our prospectus.
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