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Guide to the stacks | Virtual Browsery : selected titles from our collection

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Ask Us! | Research consultation - MIT only

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Subject guides: online research guides for general subjecs.
Course pages: online research guides for specific classes.

Borrowing + Ordering

Circulation Desk
Interlibrary Borrowing - MIT only
Suggested Purchases - MIT only
Request items using Your Account: MIT and Harvard only
Library Storage Annex: request items from storage
Web-Docs: purchase electronic (PDF) copies of journal articles from the MIT Libraries
Access to non-MIT libraries

About Us

About the Humanities Library | Our Blog
About our Women's Studies Research Room and 24 hour study room
HASS Committee on the Humanities Library - Final Report
Hours | Staff | Contact Information
Map of Hayden Library (Humanities & Science) [pdf]

Mission Statement

The Humanities Library anticipates and responds to the research and information needs of the MIT Community with special emphasis on supporting the programs of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. We play an essential role in providing centralized library services. We enhance the quality of life at MIT by developing a diverse collection for self education and discovery and by sustaining an inviting environment.