Open-access publication platform MIT Press' Direct to Open expands, granting access to over 80 latest scholarly monographs.
In the spring and fall of 2025, the MIT Press is set to unleash over 80 new scholarly books to the world with its groundbreaking, Direct-to-Open (D2O) program. This shift from traditional publishing models marks a significant step in the academic community's mission to freely disseminate high-quality open-access monographs at a massive scale.
Spearheading this movement, Amy Harris, Senior Manager of Library Relations and Sales at the MIT Press, states with pride, "Collaborating on this program has been an immense privilege. We are deeply grateful to the consortia that have partnered with us and the libraries that have invested in D2O. Our collective efforts are ensuring a more accessible public knowledge commons for scholars, the academy, and readers globally."
One of the notable highlights of the upcoming D2O funding cycle is a three-year, consortium-wide commitment from the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) and a renewed promise from the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). These long-term commitments will play a crucial role in fostering the MIT Press's open-access aspirations for years to come.
"We're thrilled about our participation in D2O," says Elijah Scott, Executive Director of Library Services for the Florida Virtual Campus. "With D2O, we can bring this valuable research to over 1.2 million students and faculty in Florida, fostering open access to information on a global scale."
Kate McCready, Program Director for Open Publishing at the Big Ten Academic Alliance Library adds, "Our libraries are committed to supporting the creation of open-access content. D2O enables us to champion new models for opening scholarly monographs while providing open access to important works in our field."
D2O's innovative and sustainable framework for open-access monographs marks a departure from traditional market-based models, where individuals and libraries buy e-books on a title-by-title basis. Instead, D2O shifts the focus to a collaborative, library-supported open-access model, granting equal opportunities to underfunded and underserved disciplines in social sciences and humanities.
If you're intrigued by this open-access revolution, make sure to check out the MIT Press website for further details or feel free to contact its Library Relations team. As D2O marches into its fifth funding cycle, libraries and library consortia are encouraged to join the movement and create a more accessible, equitable future for academic research.
- The Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) will bring the valuable research from the MIT Press's Direct-to-Open (D2O) program to over 1.2 million students and faculty within Florida, thus fostering open access to information on a global scale.
- In the spirit of supporting the creation of open-access content, the Big Ten Academic Alliance Library plans to champion new models for opening scholarly monographs through its participation in the D2O program.
- The innovative and sustainable framework of D2O shifts the focus from traditional market-based models of selling e-books on a title-by-title basis to a collaborative, library-supported open-access model that provides equal opportunities to underfunded and underserved disciplines in social sciences and humanities.
- As part of its mission to freely disseminate high-quality open-access monographs, the MIT Press is excited to partner with library consortia, like the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) and the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), for the upcoming D2O funding cycle.
- In their efforts to promote education-and-self-development and to establish online-learning opportunities, students and faculty can utilize resources like the open-access scholarly books provided by the MIT Press's Direct-to-Open (D2O) program.
