As the Managing Editor of Bibliotheca Dantesca, an academic journal dedicated to Dante Studies, I oversee our commitment to open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). I am deeply committed to open access because it ensures that scholarly research is freely available to all—students, researchers, and the public—without paywalls or restrictions. This model not only promotes a more equitable spread of knowledge but also fosters deeper engagement and understanding within the academic community and beyond. I believe open access is essential to the future of education, making research more accessible, inclusive, and impactful.
Mario Sassi
Visiting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages
For more information about Mario’s work, visit: https://cgllc.williams.edu/profile/ms48/
This story is published in celebration of International Open Access Week 2024. If you want to chat about OA and the library, reach out to your librarian liaison.
To read the complete set of the Open Access 2024 series, visit: https://library.williams.edu/category/openaccess/