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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">*<b>With apologies for cross-posting</b>*</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Now in year 2 of a multi-year pilot,
<a href="https://about.jstor.org/path-to-open/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006179">Path to Open</span></a> is progressing toward its goal of creating a scalable, sustainable model for open access book publishing.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">This community-driven initiative announced today the 2024 list of </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://about.jstor.org/path-to-open/titles/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006179">300
new books</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none"> from 44 university presses. This includes titles from 9 publishers new to Path to Open, with several that expand the initiative’s global
coverage: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006179;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Bristol University Press</span></a>,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://sydneyuniversitypress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006179">Sydney
University Press</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.mup.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006179">Melbourne
University Publishing</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">, and </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://lup.nl/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006179">Leiden
University Press</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty and students at Path to Open participating libraries will gain access to the 2024 books on JSTOR immediately upon publication, adding to the 2023 list of
100 books already available. All Path to Open books will become open access three years after publication.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">“By the end of this year, we’ll have helped hundreds of new and experienced faculty authors reach millions of researchers through a business model that ensures long-term
open access to important research and ideas,” says Rebecca Seger, VP, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships at ITHAKA. “It’s still early days, but Path to Open shows significant promise and is a tremendous demonstration of how our community
of nonprofit presses, libraries, and organizations can come together to build affordable, high-impact solutions.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Libraries, publishers, and scholars are invited to learn more about the program from members of the Path to Open community at a free <i>Library Journal</i> webinar:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#990000;mso-ligatures:none">Continuing the Journey on a Path to Open:<br>
An Innovative Model for Open Access Monograph Publishing</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
May 16, 2024<br>
2:00 PM ET<br>
<a href="https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4544384/C4110D7BB32DFD7F4302023753442A64?partnerref=LJSPNSRJSTOR51624" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006179">Register now</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Read the complete press release:
<a href="https://about.jstor.org/news/path-to-open-announces-2024-titles/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">Path to Open Announces 2024 Titles</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Heidi</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Heidi McGregor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">VP, Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">ITHAKA | <a href="http://www.ithaka.org/">
<span style="color:blue">www.ithaka.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">ITHAKA’s mission is to improve access to knowledge and education for people around the world. We believe education is key to the well-being of individuals and society. Through our work, we make higher education
and access to knowledge more affordable, improve outcomes for students and researchers, and preserve knowledge for future generations. Our services include: Constellate, Ithaka S+R, JSTOR/Artstor, and Portico. Learn more at
</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="www.ithaka.org"><span style="color:blue">www.ithaka.org</span></a>.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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