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Participate in Direct to Open

By committing to support Direct to Open, libraries have an opportunity to shift from buying digital monographs from the MIT Press once for a single collection to funding them “once for the world.”

Commit by September 30, 2021 to receive exclusive participation benefits.

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“Ensuring equitable participation in knowledge sharing requires barrier-free access for both readers and authors. Open models that eliminate author publication charges are therefore critical for inclusive participation, especially in the social sciences and humanities. MIT Press’s Direct to Open, along with other innovative open monograph models, is an important contribution to advancing open scholarship. SPARC encourages libraries to support D2O and other collective alternatives to closed market models."—Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC

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 will receive access even if the model is not successful.
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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