Unboxing the Chomsky Archive
Two years after the MIT Libraries’ Institute Archives were chosen as the stewards of Noam Chomsky’s personal papers, over 260 boxes of the professor emeritus’ materials have...
Wired: A world transformed by the telegraph
Until the mid-19th century, most messages could travel across long distances only as quickly as they could be physically carried. Audiovisual systems such as smoke, flags, drums, beacons,...
Alleviating academic stress with cold noses and wagging tails
“Furry First Fridays” brings therapy dogs to Hayden Building on the success of therapy dog visits at library study breaks during final exams, the...
Armand Doucette new director of IT at the Libraries
Armand Doucette joined the MIT Libraries in July as the new Associate Director for Information Technology and Digital Development. In this position he plays...
From the Archives
MIT’s global initiatives and worldwide influence are well documented. To delve deeper into MIT’s historic contributions around the world, look no further than the Archives. MIT established...
Featured special collection
Engineers, kings, and businessmen had dreamed since the sixteenth century of constructing a canal through the Central American isthmus to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Such a...
Digital Sustainability Lab Opens
On July 1, MIT Libraries launched the Digital Sustainability Lab, a collaboration of the Curation and Preservation Services and Institute Archives and Special Collections departments. Funding...
Supporting the Libraries
To say Paul “Gary” Gregory III (SB EECS ’73) enjoyed his time at MIT is an understatement. “My time at MIT was a very positive experience,”...
Hayden Library redesign
“In the applications of technological process to intellectual expansion, there lies a natural field of leadership for MIT. Accordingly, the Hayden Library will provide...