Dear colleagues,

Path to Open is a community-driven pilot program to support the open access publication of new scholarly books that bring diverse perspectives and research to millions of people. As a founding supporter of Path to Open, JSTOR is pleased to welcome the Boston Library Consortium (BLC) to the program.

“Boston Library Consortium is known for empowering its members through investment in scalable resources and approaches,” says Rebecca Seger, VP of Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships at ITHAKA. “Their support for Path to Open, and the participation of BLC member institutions, enables ground-breaking new research in the humanities and social sciences to be published and used through an affordable, open access model that—with broad, continuous community support—promises to be a sustainable way forward for scholarly monographs.”

Designated as an opt-in program for BLC’s member institutions, eight libraries signed on to Path to Open immediately, including Boston Public Library—the first public library to join Path to Open. The full list of BLC members joining Path to Open so far include: Boston Public Library, Brandeis University, Trinity College, Tufts University, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the University of New Hampshire, Wellesley College, and Wesleyan University. The college and university libraries support the learning and research needs of more than 50,000 students and faculty, while Boston Public Library serves over 6 million people.

Learn more about Path to Open.

Read the full press release: https://about.jstor.org/news/boston-library-consortium-supports-path-to-open/

Best –

Heidi

Heidi McGregor

VP, Communications

ITHAKA | www.ithaka.org

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