From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:56:43 -0500

Springer Nature’s Transformative Agreement with Lyrasis Champions Equity

*Agreement with LYRASIS covers 120 institutions including Historically
Black Colleges and Universities.*

New York, 27 February 2024.  Springer Nature has reached a new
Transformative Agreement (TA) with Lyrasis, a non-profit member
organization working globally to serve libraries and other institutions.
The four-year deal covers some 120 institutions and includes eight
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) benefiting from
greater access to articles.  In addition, the agreement will allow over
5,000 articles in the Springer hybrid portfolio to be published immediately
open access at no cost to eligible researchers.

More here:

https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/media/press-releases/ta-with-lyrasis-championing-equity/26789258