Technology enables broad, swift, and convenient communication of research, offering authors the promise of increased visibility, as well as flexible reuse, storage, and access to their work.

Many publishers have created barriers to this promise.

By regaining control of their own work and collaborating with other stakeholders, faculty and researchers can create an improved system without compromising the shared values of the academic community.

What can faculty and researchers do?

What can students do?

Faculty perspectives

Research Funder Policies (including information on the NIH Public Access Policy).

For more information, contact Ellen Duranceau, Scholarly Publishing and Licensing Consultant for the MIT Libraries.