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Illinois State authors save $1 million through Milner Library open access agreements

Knowledgespeak reports that the "Milner Library at Illinois State University launched its Open Access Publishing Support program in 2022, enabling faculty and student authors to publish their work open access at no personal cost in select journals through library-negotiated agreements. Since its introduction, the program has supported more than 295 open access publications.

"Open access publishing typically requires authors to pay fees ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 per article to offset subscription revenue. Milner Library’s Read and Publish agreements combine subscription access with publishing fees, removing direct costs for authors. ..."

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National Book Festival: Big Crowds and Big Personalities

The 2026 National Book Festival arrived in style in late August, drawing tens of thousands of bibliophiles, many of whom turned up in festive shirts emblazoned with mottos such as “reading is my favorite sport,” “unreliable narrator,” “sorry, I’m booked” and “bookmarks are for quitters.”

More than 45,000 people attended this year’s event (Aug. 22) at the D.C. convention center, which showcased more than 80 authors and a pavillion full of programs featuring the Library’s collections and resources.

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