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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...

All news May 14, 2026
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...

Data May 14, 2026
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...

Archives & MIT history May 14, 2026

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...

Art & architecture & planning May 14, 2026
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...

Archives & MIT history May 14, 2026
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...

All news May 14, 2026
From the Director

From the Director

Fall 2025

Being part of the MIT community means committing to solving hard problems. Knowledge generated at the Institute has changed — and will continue to...

All news October 17, 2025
Q&A with Peace Ossom

Q&A with Peace Ossom

Meet the Libraries’ Director of Research Data Services

Peace Ossom joined the MIT Libraries as Director of Research Data Services in August 2024. In this role, she oversees the teams responsible for...

All news October 17, 2025

Sustaining Public Access to Public Data

MIT Libraries contribute to collaborative efforts to preserve federal government data

The United States federal government collects, aggregates, and disseminates a large volume of information and data, content used by researchers, policymakers, businesses, even farmers....

Data October 17, 2025