In the final episode of this four-part series, Emily Farrell, Library Partnerships and Sales Lead at MIT Press, and Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian at Iowa State University, discuss where the burden lies in advancing open publishing—publishers need to innovate to fit institution needs, but libraries have to be intentional in their budget spending and actions. In addition, Emily shares Direct to Open’s future for the second half of 2022 and predictions on reaching the press’s goal of 100 percent support. Finally, Emily and Curtis reflect on the role consortia play in helping smaller institutions scale up, and why libraries need to look beyond cost-per-use metrics to gauge a collection’s value.

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