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Jean Jackson photos capture isolated communities of the Colombian Amazon

Jean Jackson photos capture isolated communities of the Colombian Amazon

Libraries digitize and share Jackson’s fieldwork photography depicting Indigenous people of the Vaupés region.

From 1968 to 1970, Jean E. Jackson, professor emerita of anthropology at MIT and Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow, conducted field research among Indigenous people...

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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...

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Learn with the Libraries: Fall workshops

Learn with the Libraries: Fall workshops

Opportunities to develop new skills

Learn with the Libraries this fall! Click on a workshop for more information and to register. October 18: Quick and Dirty Data Management October...

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CREOS awarded new grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

Community Tracking Indicators for Open and Inclusive Scholarship

On July 31, 2021, CREOS was awarded a grant from IMLS to conduct research and develop open, reliable, standardized indicators that go beyond measures of...

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CREOS hires three postdoctoral associates as a part of Mellon Foundation award

The 2020 Mellon Foundation award to CREOS to fund three postdoctoral associates for two years each is ramping up for September 2021 after a...

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Learn with the Libraries: Fall 2020 Workshops

Learn with the Libraries: Fall 2020 Workshops

New online opportunities to build your skills

Even though we are not all on campus this fall, you can still Learn with the Libraries! Click on a workshop for more information...

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Daunting Problems and Thrilling Promises

Daunting Problems and Thrilling Promises

MIT Libraries’ first visiting scholar reflects on his work to create a more open and equitable knowledge system

One of the many privileges of a life in professional academia is the right to set one’s own agenda. As a tenured professor of...

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Learn with the Libraries: Fall 2018

Learn with the Libraries: Fall 2018

New opportunities to build your skills

Join us in learning everything from the basics of programming to making maps and organizing files! Click on a workshop for more information and...

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