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Updated Nov. 21, 2022 In 2019, MIT’s Ad Hoc Task Force on Open Access to MIT’s Research published an ambitious set of recommendations, including that MIT should establish an Open Monograph Fund to support MIT authors whose publishers require a

MIT Libraries has received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a second cohort in the postdoctoral research program on equitable and open scholarship. The program is part of the Libraries’ Center for Research on Equitable and Open

MIT Libraries has received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a second cohort in the postdoctoral research program on equitable and open scholarship. The program is part of the Libraries’ Center for Research on Equitable and Open

MIT Libraries has received an Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) grant of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to explore a transformative model for evaluating open science policies, practices, and interventions. The

MIT Libraries has received an Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) grant of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to explore a transformative model for evaluating open science policies, practices, and interventions. The

The MIT Libraries are pleased to announce our support of SocArXiv, an open archive of the social sciences that launched in beta version in November 2016. This free, noncommercial service for rapid sharing of academic papers is built on the Open

The MIT Libraries are pleased to announce our support of SocArXiv, an open archive of the social sciences that launched in beta version in November 2016. This free, noncommercial service for rapid sharing of academic papers is built on the Open

In July 2025, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will create a policy to limit the amount of NIH funds that grantholders can use towards paying for open access article processing charges. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya wrote, “I

The MIT Press journal Open Mind is now diamond open access, which means there are no charges to read it or article processing fees for authors. By embracing the diamond open access model, the journal strives to encourage the publication of new

Read the book, and join the conversation!  This is your chance to talk with others who have read the MIT Reads fall selection, Redefining Realness.   Event Details: Open to the entire MIT community, but registration is required. (Limited to 40