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MIT’s WorldCat interface changing July 9
The interface for MIT’s WorldCat will be changing on July 9. WorldCat provides access to materials from libraries around the world — if MIT...
Learn with the Libraries: Summer 2019
New opportunities to build your skills
Learn tips that will help you with all stages of your research. Click on a workshop to learn more and register. July 9: Writing...
Students create archival history of computing at MIT
Undergraduates work with Digital Humanities at MIT and MIT Libraries' Distinctive Collections to digitize and contextualize archives
With the announcement of the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing in fall 2018, MIT began reshaping itself to address the opportunities and challenges presented by...
Celebrate Pride
It's Pride Month! Browse the MIT Libraries' LGBTQIA+ selections
Boston’s own celebration of pride is this weekend! While you’re waiting for the parade to start, why not check out some hot-off-the-press LGBTQIA+ books?...
Spy mistress and scientist
Laura Bergemann '19 hones conservation skills in the Wunsch Lab
Ever since she heard about the painstaking, 21-year effort to conserve Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper when she was in the eighth grade,...
Hayden Library print collections: The renovation and beyond
The MIT Libraries are committed to supporting the research and learning needs of the Institute community, and one important way we meet these needs...
Distinctive Collections opens web archives to the public
Archived MIT-produced and affiliated webpages ensure valuable information about the Institute remains accessible
The Department of Distinctive Collections is pleased to announce that our web archives collections are now open to the public. These web archives consist...
A letter from Chris Bourg about the Hayden renovation
The following letter was sent to all MIT faculty on May 28, 2019. Dear colleagues, I write today to share some important information about...
Introducing “Distinctive Collections”
New name for Institute Archives and Special Collections reflects the breadth and ambitions of the department
The Institute Archives and Special Collections has been renamed Distinctive Collections, the MIT Libraries announced today. This new name better captures the breadth of...