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Safety Nets: Rescue and Revival for Endangered Born-Digital Records

October 23, 2017 1 - 2pm

The web is now firmly established as the primary communication and publication platform for sharing and accessing social and cultural materials. This networked world...

Data
Lewis Music Library composer forum: Mark Harvey

Lewis Music Library composer forum: Mark Harvey

October 11, 2017 5 - 6pm

  Mark Harvey, MIT senior lecturer in music, will give a talk entitled “Inspiration, Composition, and Performance: Challenges and Opportunities in Two Recent Works.” He...

Music
Lewis Music Library composer forum: Jody Diamond

Lewis Music Library composer forum: Jody Diamond

October 16, 2017 5 - 6pm

Jody Diamond—who has played, studied, and taught gamelan since 1970—will talk about her compositions for the orchestra that her student Lou Harrison called “the...

Music
Aga Khan Documentation Center program head selected as mentor for two professional organizations

Aga Khan Documentation Center program head selected as mentor for two professional organizations

Sharon C. Smith, Ph.D., program head of the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT Libraries, has been selected to serve as a mentor for...

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Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov: Turkmen Village Life, 1960–80s

Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov: Turkmen Village Life, 1960–80s

The Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT is proud to support the exhibition, Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov: Turkmen Village Life, 1960–80s. Durdy Bayramov...

Art & architecture & planning
How to avoid overdue fines this semester

How to avoid overdue fines this semester

  The beginning of the semester is approaching, which means the time for classwork and research is upon us. As such, you’ll probably be...

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Labor and Reward in Science: Do Women Have an Equal Voice in Scholarly Communication?

Labor and Reward in Science: Do Women Have an Equal Voice in Scholarly Communication?

September 25, 2017 12 - 1pm

Despite progress, gender disparities in science persist. Women remain underrepresented in the scientific workforce and under rewarded for their contributions. This talk will examine...

Scholarly communication
Work on Hayden mezzanines begins July 31

Work on Hayden mezzanines begins July 31

Hayden Library will undergo abatement of its mezzanines this summer, scheduled to begin on Monday, July 31. The work is expected to be complete...

Humanities
Aga Khan Documentation Center at BRISMES 2017

Aga Khan Documentation Center at BRISMES 2017

For the second year in a row, MIT Libraries was well represented at the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRIMSES) annual meeting. This...

Art & architecture & planning