Support open and equitable access
By participating in Direct to Open, libraries shift from buying digital monographs from leading university presses once for a single collection to funding them once for the world. Together, we can make knowledge more open and accessible. Learn more about joining Direct to Open and our dynamic participation benefits.
Partner publishers
Duke University Press
Duke University Press has been publishing award-winning scholarship that advances the frontiers of knowledge for nearly a century. As a leading nonprofit publisher of scholarly books and journals, Duke University Press works center marginalized communities and elevate underrepresented and new voices in disciplines ranging from art to gender studies to culture to religious studies. In 2026-2028, they will offer a collection of 20 frontlist humanities and social sciences titles via Direct to Open and exclusive access to a backlist collection of 250 titles.
“We are honored to participate in MIT Press’s dynamic and successful D2O program. It greatly expands our open access footprint and serves our mission of making bold and transformational scholarship accessible to the world.”—Dean Smith, Director of Duke University Press
Goldsmiths Press
Founded in 2016, Goldsmiths Press aims to revive and regenerate the traditions and values of university press publishing through the innovative use of print and digital media. Their publishing program cuts across disciplinary boundaries and blurs the distinctions between theory, practice, fiction and non-fiction. Goldsmiths Press is committed to sustainable, non-commercial open access, and has been actively engaged in a range of experiments with business models in the quest for a robust, inclusive open access landscape. In 2026-2028, they will offer a collection of 4 frontlist titles via Direct to Open.