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Reclaiming Copyright: A New Opportunity
Starting in 2013, authors can reclaim copyrights they transferred in 1978 (e.g. through an agreement with a publisher). Copyright law permits authors to reclaim...
MIT Faculty Open Access Policy: An Idea Spreads
In the wake of the Harvard and MIT faculty open access policies, many other US universities have adopted similar policies, including the two most...
Downloads from MIT Open Access Articles Collection at 20,000 per Month
By the end of September, 2011, papers from the MIT Open Access Articles Collection were being downloaded at a rate of 20,000 times per...
MIT Faculty Open Access Policy: 4000 Papers and Growing
By the end of September, 2011, the Open Access Articles Collection, containing papers made available under the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy, included 4,155...
Worldwide Use of MIT Open Access Articles
Recent data on use of the papers made available under the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy shows that the faculty’s goal of making their...
New Video: MIT Faculty Speak About Their Open Access Policy
In a new video, MIT faculty speak about the scholarly publishing environment and the goals and impact of the Open Access Policy they put...
President of SSRN to Speak on “The Scholarly Communication Collider”
Gregg Gordon, President and CEO of The Social Science Research Network (SSRN), will offer a presentation at MIT during Open Access Week. All members...
Window to My World 4 opening reception – Tuesday, 10/18
Photograph exhibition in Rotch Library October 17 – December 28, 2011 Opening reception: October 18, 5:30-7:30 pm “Window to My World” is a photograph...
Columbus Day Library Hours: Monday, October 10
On Monday, October 10, 2011, the following libraries will open at noon (12pm): Barker Dewey Hayden (Humanities & Science) Music Rotch All other library...