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FAQ
Teaching Support
How
can my students learn about the MIT Libraries?
How do I place material on reserve for my
classes?
Can I put materials on reserve that my students
can access electronically?
How do I add articles from the Libraries' electronic
journals and databases to the web page for my course?
Do
the Libraries have guides to resources in my field for students?
Can a library web page be created for a course
I'm teaching?
How do I arrange for a videotape, webcast or podcast of my lecture?
Research Support
Who
should I talk to about library resources in my subject area?
What resources are available online?
Can I use the Libraries' electronic resources from
off campus?
What do I need to do to comply with the 2008 NIH Public Access Policy?
How can I learn more about open access initiatives for scholarly publishing?
What do I need to know when signing a publisher’s
agreement?
Do the Libraries have a place where I can store and
preserve my research material in digital format?
Obtaining Materials
What
are the loan periods for different types of materials?
Can my assistant check out books for me?
Do I have access to other libraries in
this area?
How can I obtain material not available in the MIT Libraries?
I need a copy of a journal article from your collection,
but I don't have time to come to the library. Can someone make a copy
and send it to me?
How do I recommend materials for purchase by the Libraries?
Teaching
Support
How can
my students learn about the MIT Libraries?
Librarians are happy to visit your class to discuss library resources
and services. See Library
Instruction.
The Libraries also have an electronic classroom (14N-132) for hands-on instruction
in the use of our electronic resources.
How
do I place material on reserve for my classes?
See our Course
Reserves page
for details.
Can I
put materials on reserve that my students can access electronically?
Yes. We welcome submissions for electronic course reserve material. See
Electronic
Course Reserves for more information.
How do I add articles from the Libraries' electronic journals and databases
to the web page for my course?
For information
on linking to, or posting, articles on your course web site, see http://libraries.mit.edu/help/linking.html
Do
the Libraries have guides to resources in my field for students?
Yes. See the complete list of subject
guides.
Can a
library web page be created for a course I'm teaching?
Yes. Contact the librarian for your subject area. See the list of subject
experts.
How do I arrange for a videotape, webcast or podcast of my lecture?
Contact AMPS (Academic Media Production
Services) for Video
Production or Streaming
Media and Conversion .
Research Support
Who should
I talk to about library resources in my subject area?
Contact the librarian for your discipline. See the list of subject
experts.
What resources are available online?
•
Our electronic journals are listed in Vera
(Virtual Electronic Resource
Access).
•
Indexes and other databases are in Vera.
•
DSpace is a digital repository
of MIT research.
Can
I use the Libraries' electronic resources from off campus?
• Many of our databases and electronic journals
may be accessed remotely. They are indicated by the green GO icon 
in Vera.
•
For detailed information on off-campus access, see Off-Campus
Access to Electronic Resources.
•
Your computer must have MIT certificates to access resources remotely.
See Obtaining
MIT Certificates.
What do I need to do to comply with the 2008 NIH Public Access Policy?
The MIT Libraries offer a step by step guide for MIT authors whose research is funded by NIH and therefore need to comply with the 2008 Public Access Policy.
How can I learn more about open access initiatives for scholarly publishing?
Technology enables broad, swift, and convenient communication
of research, offering authors the promise of increased visibility, as
well as flexible reuse, storage, and access to their work. To learn more
about how faculty can create an improved scholarly communication system
without compromising the shared values of the academic community, see: Open
Access Initiatives
What do I need to know when signing a publisher’s
agreement?
Don't sign all your rights away to others every time you publish
- it's your work and you have options. See Retaining
Rights & Increasing the Impact of Your Research.
Do
the Libraries have a place where I can store and preserve my research material
in digital format?
Yes. DSpace is a digital repository created to capture, distribute and
preserve the intellectual output of MIT's faculty and researchers. To
learn more, see http://libraries.mit.edu/dspace-mit.
Obtaining Materials
What are
the loan periods for different types of materials?
Get the facts on borrowing
periods on our Circulation
FAQ page.
Please
note that some libraries allow term loans for the MIT community.
Can
my assistant check out books for me?
Yes. For details, see the Special
Services section of our Circulation
FAQ page.
Do
I have access to other libraries in this area?
• MIT
faculty have access and borrowing privileges for some Harvard
University libraries. Obtain an application form at any MIT Libraries
reference desk.
• Many
area libraries are members of the Boston
Library Consortium. MIT faculty can obtain borrowing privileges
by asking for a Consortium Card at any MIT Libraries reference desk.
• The Reciprocal
Faculty Borrowing Program provides faculty with access and/or borrowing
privileges at over 160 research libraries.
How
can I obtain material not available in the MIT Libraries?
Use our Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
I need
a copy of a journal article from your collection, but I don't have time
to come to the library. Can someone make a copy and send it to me?
Our Document Services department
provides this service for a fee.
How do I recommend materials for purchase by the Libraries?
Use our Suggested Purchase
Form.
webmaster@libraries.mit.edu
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04/09/08
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