As of March, 2013, the 4th anniversary of MIT Faculty Open Access Policy, over 8,700 papers are being made openly available to the world in relation to the Policy.
The total number of papers reached 8,500 in February, and as of this month, has grown to more than 8,700. This total represents an estimated 1/3 of the papers written by faculty since the Policy was adopted.
Readers — particularly those who would not otherwise have access — have been finding and using this wealth of information, including researchers from Germany and Peru.
This news is being reported in celebration of the fourth anniversary of the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy.
