Thank You! Over 100 Libraries Now Support Open Access with Michigan Fund to Mission

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-08-15

Summary:

"In spring 2021, University of Michigan of Press began to adjust our publishing program to better align with our mission of sustainably distributing scholarship to the broadest possible audience, reflecting our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This project resulted in the development of the open access monograph model that we call Fund to Mission.

  Over the past year and a half, Fund to Mission has received resounding support from the library community, individual funders, and our provost. Through them, we have been able to make over 50% of our frontlist monographs open access for 2022 and are well on our way to making at least 75% of our frontlist monographs open access by the end of 2023 without any author ever having to pay. Our success has been a community effort with over 100 libraries signing on to Fund to Mission. This engagement highlights how much scholars and libraries value open access, and as a result, our Provost has renewed their commitment to provide another three years of financial support for the Fund to Mission program...."

Link:

https://mailchi.mp/8444140a98ee/thank-you-over-100-libraries-now-support-open-access-with-michigan-fund-to-mission?e=b924d9353b

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Tags:

oa.new oa.libraries oa.no-fee oa.books oa.u.michigan_press oa.up oa.fund_to_mission oa.milestones

Date tagged:

08/15/2022, 08:55

Date published:

08/15/2022, 04:55