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Changes Coming to NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans

Effective May 25, 2026, the National Institute of Health (NIH) will require that all data management and sharing plans (DMSPs) be submitted using a...

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Dewey Library to Close June 12

Dewey Library to Close June 12

24/7 study remains; collections available by request

As part of the MIT Libraries’ approach to budget reductions, Dewey Library will close permanently at 6pm on June 12. The Libraries are committed...

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2026 Women@MIT Fellows Announced

2026 Women@MIT Fellows Announced

Alex Ketchum and Monica Storss use archival materials to create projects exploring MIT women’s contributions to new technology

Alex Ketchum and Monica Storss have been named Women@MIT fellows for 2026. The fellowship invites scholars, activists, artists, musicians, writers, and others to showcase...

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MIT Open Scholarship: New Name for Newly Upgraded DSpace@MIT

MIT Open Scholarship: New Name for Newly Upgraded DSpace@MIT

MIT Open Scholarship is a completely revamped and significantly upgraded version of MIT’s institutional repository, also known as DSpace@MIT. For more than two decades,...

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From the Director

From the Director

Spring 2026

The MIT Libraries have always adapted and innovated to keep pace with MIT’s speed of discovery. We have evolved to meet information needs that...

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Recognizing the Next Generation of Open Data Leaders

Recognizing the Next Generation of Open Data Leaders

MIT President Sally Kornbluth joins the Libraries and the School of Science in celebrating the 2025 MIT Prize for Open Data

The fourth annual MIT Prize for Open Data, which included a $2,500 cash prize, was awarded in October to seven individual and group research...

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Libraries Digitize Indigenous Language Recordings

Libraries Digitize Indigenous Language Recordings

Distinctive Collections preserves Kenneth L. Hale’s audio recordings in partnership with language communities

“When you lose a language, a large part of the culture goes, too, because much of that culture is encoded in the language.”  -Kenneth...

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Grassroots Initiatives in Cultural Heritage Preservation

Aga Khan Documentation Center hosts international symposium

On October 18, 2025, the Aga Khan Documentation Center, in collaboration with the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT, hosted the international...

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What’s New

What’s New

Spring 2026

Howe, Manning & Almy: The Changing Face of Architecture A new exhibit will celebrate the first-known all-women architecture firm in Massachusetts, founded in 1900...

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Why I Give: Leslye Miller Fraser SB ’78, SM ’80

Why I Give: Leslye Miller Fraser SB ’78, SM ’80

Leslye Miller Fraser received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT in chemical engineering and a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the UCLA School...

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