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Participate in Direct to Open

Join over 195 libraries, including Lancaster University, KU Leuven, University of Oslo, University of Toronto Libraries, MIT Libraries, and many more. Pledge your support by June 30, 2022 to receive exclusive participation benefits including immediate access to backlist/archives and trade collection discounts.

Central licensing and invoicing is available to members of the following consortia: NorthEast Research Libraries (NERL) and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI) and the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), and Jisc.

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“The STEAM collection was an excellent and cost-effective fit for us, as art and various engineering fields have comprised the bulk of our MIT press titles purchased in recent years. Our contribution to D2O was less than we usually spend on MIT Press books in STEAM fields, and provides much broader access than our usual title-by-title purchases. Our participation in D2O is part of a broader OA strategy in our collections. It contributes to the development of scholar-led, sustainable OA monograph publishing models, while also providing immediate benefits in the form of backfile access.”
—University Libraries, George Mason University

Direct to Open harnesses collective action to support open access to excellent scholarship. The model will:

Open access to all new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections (~90 titles per year) from 2022 via recurring participation fees.
Provide participating libraries with term access to backlist/archives (~2,300 titles), which will otherwise remain gated. Participating libraries receive access to the backlist collection as soon as they commit their support and will retain access through 2022 even if the model is not successful (in the latter case, without paying the fee).
Cover partial direct costs for the publication of high-quality works that are also available for print purchase.

Learn More about D2O

The MIT Libraries are providing support for D2O as a major sponsor in the first year. Their generous contribution will allow us to reduce costs for smaller institutions.

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