2026 Women@MIT Fellows Announced

2026 Women@MIT Fellows Announced

Alex Ketchum and Monica Storss use archival materials to create projects exploring MIT women’s contributions to new technology

Alex Ketchum and Monica Storss have been named Women@MIT fellows for 2026. The fellowship invites scholars, activists, artists, musicians, writers, and others to showcase...

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MIT Open Scholarship: New Name for Newly Upgraded DSpace@MIT

MIT Open Scholarship: New Name for Newly Upgraded DSpace@MIT

MIT Open Scholarship is a completely revamped and significantly upgraded version of MIT’s institutional repository, also known as DSpace@MIT. For more than two decades,...

Scholarly communication
Reshaping Scholarly Communications

Reshaping Scholarly Communications

Shiwei Mitchell-Wang and Teddy Warner spearhead GSC Resolution on Scientific Publishing and MIT Libraries

In March 2026, MIT’s Graduate Student Council (GSC) passed a Resolution on Scientific Publishing and MIT Libraries, a wide-ranging document that calls upon the...

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Changes Coming to NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans

Effective May 25, 2026, the National Institute of Health (NIH) will require that all data management and sharing plans (DMSPs) be submitted using a...

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Open access downloads: April 2026

Open access downloads: April 2026

Statistics from the OA collection of DSpace@MIT

The Open Access Collection of DSpace@MIT includes scholarly articles by MIT-affiliated authors made available through open access policies at MIT or publisher agreements. Each month we highlight the...

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Find more, faster with our new beta search tool

Find more, faster with our new beta search tool

Try it and tell us what you think

We recently launched a beta version of Unified Search – a new integrated search experience designed to make it easier to discover MIT Libraries...

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Open access downloads: March 2026

Open access downloads: March 2026

Statistics from the OA collection of DSpace@MIT

The Open Access Collection of DSpace@MIT includes scholarly articles by MIT-affiliated authors made available through open access policies at MIT or publisher agreements. Each month we highlight the...

Scholarly communication
Graduate Student Council Approves Resolution on Scientific Publishing and MIT Libraries

Graduate Student Council Approves Resolution on Scientific Publishing and MIT Libraries

On March 4, 2026, the General Council of the MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC) approved a Resolution on Scientific Publishing and MIT Libraries. In...

Scholarly communication
Barker Library Access Update

Barker Library Access Update

24/7 study remains; collections available by request as of March 30

As part of the MIT Libraries’ approach to budget reductions, Barker Library will transition to an unstaffed location, with 24/7 study space and collections...

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