Direct to Open


Introducing Direct to Open:


A New, Collective Action Open Access Business Model for Scholarly Books from The MIT Press


D2O harnesses collective action to support open access to excellent scholarship. Developed over two years with the generous support of the Arcadia Fund, in close collaboration with the library community, the model will:


• Open access to all new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections (~90 titles per year) from 2022


• 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.


• Our participation fees take into account library type, size, and collections budget. They are also dynamic. If total participation exceeds our fi nancial goal, the Press will reduce the fees for all participating libraries.


Learn more about D2O at https://direct.mit.edu/books/pages/direct-to-open 32 Research Information December 2020/January 2021 @researchinfo | www.researchinformation.info


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