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Jan 23, 2025 | hyperallergic.com | MIT Press

“Visual culture is central to meaning making, and meaning making is central to the production of knowledge. The books we publish at the MIT Press probe the ways that visual culture is inscribed with power, and they unflinchingly examine what is at stake in that power. They amplify understudied subjects; they advance the field through inclusive contributions to knowledge; and they reveal how what we see — and what remains hidden from view — is related to equity and justice.

Nov 25, 2024 | news.mit.edu | MIT Press

The MIT Press has released a comprehensive report that addresses how open access policies shape research and what is needed to maximize their positive impact on the research ecosystem. The report, entitled “Access to Science and Scholarship 2024: Building an Evidence Base to Support the Future of Open Research Policy,” is the outcome of a National Science Foundation-funded workshop held at the Washington headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Sept. 20.

Sep 15, 2024 | libraryjournal.com | MIT Press

At the MIT Press, we believe that everyone deserves access to scholarship. Our dedication to this mission remains strong as we head into the fourth funding cycle for Direct to Open (D2O), our model for open access monographs. Libraries and consortia can commit to support the program through November 30, 2024. “Direct to Open is a game changer,” said Amy Brand, Director and Publisher at the MIT Press. “We know that open scholarship benefits authors, readers, and the academy at large.

Sep 4, 2024 | libraryjournal.com | MIT Press

Amy Brand,PhD Director and PublisherThe MIT PressGreat books deliveredDirect to Open allows scores of new books to be published open access immediately upon publication every year Before the launch of Direct to Open, open access books at the MIT Press were funded primarily on a single title or small subject collection basis. While this allowed us to gradually open more of our books, it did not provide a long-term, sustainable way to open our monographs immediately upon publication or at scale.

May 30, 2024 | techtarget.com | MIT Press

ByMIT PressTim MurphyPublished: 30 May 2024 Knowledge management strategies require a lot of time and effort, but the proper metrics can ensure they benefit organizations. As modern enterprises generate and store massive amounts of data, employees increasingly rely on complex information to do their jobs. This has led to more complex strategies using knowledge management (KM) to help organizations enforce best practices and retain knowledge.