26 March 2026
HARRASSOWITZ has announced its partnership with the Purchase to Open (P2O) initiative, continuing its support of open access content for academic monographs.
Purchase to Open is a collaborative funding model that brings together libraries, publishers, and booksellers to make high-quality scholarly books openly accessible. By combining established acquisition workflows with a community-based pledging scheme, P2O allows libraries to support the open access publication of individual titles in a transparent and efficient way.
Under the P2O model, publishers submit upcoming publications with a defined funding target. Libraries can then pledge their support via their preferred bookseller. If enough institutions participate and the funding threshold is reached, the title is published open access. If the threshold is not met, participating libraries still receive perpetual access to the e-book through a standard campus license.
Seamless Integration into Library Workflows:
P2O titles are now included in Fokus, the HARRASSOWITZ system for acquisition and management of scholarly resources. Users can make their pledges directly at the selection / ordering level by using existing workflows and templates. In addition, where titles match subject profiles, HARRASSOWITZ will send New Title Announcements which link back to the records in Fokus.
https://www.uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-enews-607/