The Innovators
Some of them share their deepest secrets. Some of them want to shake it up. One of our children's authors suggested, "Let's go and get a kid's bike and I'll go and ride around while you interview me." It's just fun little things. We always stick to it being truthful and from the author.
Ellen Faran
Director, MIT Press
Exploring Open Access
Aside from leading the way in delivering enhanced texts and digital academic research, MIT Press is also a strong proponent of open access, the growing movement to provide scholarly works for free and typically shares those papers online. MIT Press, led by director Ellen Faran, published its first OA journal in 2006 and is experimenting with different ways to create viable OA strategies. From freemium models to payment opt-ins, Faran strives to make quality research more widely available to researchers while maintaining her bottom line.
Ellen Harvey is a freelance writer and editor who covers the latest technologies and strategies reshaping the publishing landscape. She previously served as the Senior Editor at Publishing Executive and Book Business.