From the Director
Fall 2018
Our plans for the future are bold, but we know we’re not in this alone. The kind of library we envision — open, participatory,...
A Year of Library Innovation at the Media Lab
MIT Libraries and MIT Media Lab partner for Public Library Innovation Exchange
What do tiny satellites, computers that grow plants, and an animated orange cat have in common? They are all part of collaborative projects that...
Immersed in Collaboration
New virtual and augmented reality resources come to life with guidance from SA+P doctoral candidates
Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) were once the stuff of science fiction, yet users of the new GIS and Data Lab in Rotch Library...
Everyday Science, Uncommon Resource
Victor and Ruth McElheny support the Institute Archives in more ways than one
Around the time Sputnik 1 entered Earth’s orbit, a distinguished career in science journalism was also launched. As a young reporter for the Charlotte...
News from the MIT Press
MIT Press and MIT Media Lab launch Knowledge Futures Group
In June the MIT Press, in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, launched the Knowledge Futures Group, a new initiative for the development and...
What’s New
Hayden Library Renovation Enters Pre-Design Phase The Libraries are working with Kennedy Violich Architects (KVA) on the pre-design phase of planning for a proposed...
Institute Archives Spotlights Pioneering Women at MIT
Initiative builds collections of women faculty in science and engineering
A new MIT Libraries initiative aims to highlight MIT’s women faculty by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible their personal archives. The Institute Archives and...
Scouring Millions of Papers to Create New Materials
Libraries help make articles accessible for text and data mining
As a scientist interested in developing sustainable methods to create materials, Elsa Olivetti wanted to data mine decades of scholarly articles to provide researchers...
In the Laboratory of History
Through archival research, students uncover connections between MIT and slavery
In Fall 2017, the Institute launched a new two-semester course on MIT and Slavery. Co-taught by Craig Steven Wilder, the Barton L. Weller Professor...