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MIT Libraries’ Program on Information Science awarded $868,954 by Sloan Foundation
This January, the Arthur P. Sloan Foundation awarded $868,954 to a joint MIT-Harvard project focused on developing easy-to-use tools for sharing confidential research data while...
Things to love at the Libraries this February
Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed your winter break. February is great time to get acquainted with new things at the Libraries we think...
ARL SPEC survey aims to map current role of libraries in makerspaces
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has selected a survey proposal from the MIT Libraries as one of four to be conducted in 2015. The...
Live screening of webcast with Noam Chomsky, Jan. 20
Institute Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky, a prolific author, political activist, and philosopher, is one of MIT’s greatest scientists. He created the field of modern...
How to make an inexpensive book cradle for your treasures
Book cradles are a type of support that help to reduce stress on the spine of a book, stress that over time can cause...
Recent Activities for Curation & Preservation Services
Members from Curation and Preservation Services (CPS), had the opportunity this semester to participate in several outreach activities. Off campus, we visited the Northeast Document Conservation...
Webinar on film preservation – December 2
Please join Curation and Preservation Services for the final event in our “Caring for AV” webinar series. These webinars are offered by the Northeast...
What do students want in a library? Here’s what they told us:
If you were to design the perfect library, what would it look like? MIT students shared their ideas about library spaces in two sessions...
Chris Bourg named director of MIT Libraries
Chris Bourg has been named as the new director of the MIT Libraries, effective in February. Provost Martin Schmidt announced her appointment today in...