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Overview | Using manuscript collections| List of collections Brief summary descriptions of many MIT manuscript collections are included in the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) database. At present, collection descriptions are not in Barton, the MIT Libraries catalog. Finding aids for many of the manuscript collections, which provide detailed descriptions of individual collections, are located in the Archives reading room. Although most of these finding aids are not yet available electronically, copies can be purchased and sent to researchers in advance of a visit. Finding aids for some manuscript collections are available online through a project with the American Institute of Physics. The list of collections includes links to additional information. The collections are in various stages of organization and many are ready for use. However, some collections, due to work under way, are not yet available for research use. Access to the manuscript collections, donated to the Institute, is guided by an agreement made with each donor. In numerous cases, restrictions on use, copying, or copyright apply. Patrons are urged to discuss such issues in advance of requesting materials. Often official MIT records, created by faculty fulfilling administrative duties, are presented simultaneously with personal materials. In these cases, rules of access to MIT records apply. The research materials in the Institute Archives are complemented by the holdings in the MIT Museum (617.253.4440).
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