{"id":196,"date":"2019-08-20T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2025-05-06T15:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:41:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Information for researchers &amp; visitors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All researchers must <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/reading-room-policies\/request-appointment\/\">book an appointment<\/a> to visit our reading room and <a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/requesting-materials\/\">request materials<\/a> at least 6 days in advance. See: <a href=\"..\/hours\">Hours<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We offer <a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/reading-room-policies\/request-appointment\/#zoom\">virtual reference consultations<\/a> with materials from our collections and provide <a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/imaging-services\/\">digitization services<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Distinctive Collections collects, preserves, and fosters the use of unique and rare materials such as tangible and digital archives, manuscripts, ephemera, artists\u2019 books, and more. With these collections the Libraries seek to cultivate an interest in the past, present, and future; the humanistic and the scientific; and the physical and the digital in order to inspire and enable research, learning, experimentation, and play for a diverse community of users.<\/p>\n<h3>Explore our collections<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_604\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-604\" class=\"wp-image-604 \" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/09\/wireless-station-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wireless station sheet music cover\" width=\"246\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/09\/wireless-station-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/09\/wireless-station.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Monaco, There&#8217;s a Wireless Station Down in My Heart, c. 1913. Distinctive Collections, MIT Libraries<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"c-message__body\" dir=\"auto\" data-qa=\"message-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\">Search archives, manuscripts, and more in ArchivesSpace<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/search-catalog\">Search rare books, MIT theses, and more in our catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/collections\/\">Browse collection areas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Plan a visit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/visit-us\">Browse locations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/reading-room-policies\/\">Using the Reading Room<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/reading-room-policies\/request-appointment\/\">Request an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/requesting-materials\/\">Request materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.libwizard.com\/f\/ddc-class-event\">Request a class session or event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get help with<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/about\/guidelines\/permissions-policy\/\">Permissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/imaging-services\/\">Imaging services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/thesis-specs\/\">Specifications for thesis preparation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/records-management\/\">MIT records management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/distinctive-collections\/exhibition-loans\/\">Exhibition loans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information for researchers &amp; visitors All researchers must book an appointment to visit our reading room and request materials at least 6 days in advance. 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