Category: Humanities

Hayden Basement Stacks to Close June 4 – August 31

Hayden Basement Stacks to Close June 4 – August 31

Collections remain available by request

This summer, the MIT Libraries will be upgrading the compact shelving system in the basement stacks of Hayden Library to ensure the accessibility of...

Humanities
Open monographs fund is a success in its first year

Open monographs fund is a success in its first year

Check out scholarly books we've helped make open access

In celebration of International Open Access Week, we’re running a series of stories about open scholarship that prioritizes community-run publishing and infrastructure. Today’s piece...

Social sciences
Digitizing Haitian Newspaper Libète

Digitizing Haitian Newspaper Libète

MIT Libraries contributes to the digitization of Libète newspaper published in Kreyòl

Founded by Father Jean-Yves Urfié in 1990, Haiti’s weekly newspaper Libète aimed to fill a linguistic and cultural void as it was published in...

 Bibliotech
Newly acquired materials in Distinctive Collections: Spring 2023

Newly acquired materials in Distinctive Collections: Spring 2023

The MIT Libraries Department of Distinctive Collections collects, preserves, and makes available the Libraries’ unique and rare materials. Our collections range across disciplines, time...

Archives & MIT history
Black Drama

Black Drama

New collection of digital playscripts

Looking for digital copies of plays by Black authors? Black Drama (Third Edition) contains more than 1,700 scripts from playwrights from North America, English-speaking...

Humanities