Hayden Library, located along the Charles River, is home to materials in science, engineering, and the humanities.

Science and Engineering

The collections support MIT’s departments and programs in science and engineering. Subjects include:

• Astronomy and astrophysics
• Aeronautics and astronauticsAtmospheric sciences and oceanography
• Biology and biological engineering
• Civil and environmental engineering
• Computer science
• Earth and planetary science
• Electrical engineering
• Energy, environment, and transportation.
• Mechanical engineering
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Materials science and engineering
• Nuclear science and engineering
• Ocean engineering

Materials are available in open stacks in Hayden or from the closed stacks of Barker Library. They include:

• Books, journals, standards, technical reports, and working papers
• Geologic, topographic, and other scientific maps and atlases

Highlights

• Standards – Access standards from IEEE, ASTM, ANSI, SAE, and other organizations.
• Technical Reports – The historical print collection includes reports from :
  • Research Laboratory of Electronics
  • Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
  • Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics
  • Other print reports are available and more recent reports are available online.

Humanities

The collections support MIT’s departments and programs in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Subjects include:

• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Comparative media studies and writing
• Global languages
• History
• Linguistics and philosophy
• Literature
• Theater arts
• Women’s and gender studies
• Science, Technology, and Society, including the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Materials are also available on:

• Education
• Ethnic and minority studies
• Film, media, & culture
• Psychology

You can browse a general collection of current fiction, graphic novels, travel books, and DVDs of popular films. There are also many kinds of journals, from academic to popular.