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NOVEMBER 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"JanetMIT Reads hosts author Janet Mock<\/a><\/strong>
\nMIT News<\/a>
\nShared reading sparks timely conversation about gender, race, and community.<\/p>\n

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\"ihe\"A \u2018Moon Shot\u2019 for Libraries<\/a><\/strong>
\nInside Higher Ed
\n<\/a>Massachusetts Institute of Technology issues an invitation to publishers, researchers and universities to collaborate on a vision for the future of libraries.<\/p>\n

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\"tech-copy\"MIT encourages students to \u201chack\u201d the library<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Tech<\/a>
\nPreliminary report recommends reinventing the library to better serve the Institute<\/p>\n

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OCTOBER 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ihe\"When is the Library Open? How About Now?
\n<\/a><\/strong>Inside Higher Ed
\n<\/a>An Open Access Week thought: Take that energy expended in fighting journal cancelations and put it somewhere useful —\u00a0into open access to research.
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\"HaydenMIT task force releases preliminary \u201cFuture of Libraries\u201d report
\n<\/strong><\/a>MIT News<\/a>
\nNew library proposals meant to enhance \u201cmeaningful access to knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Alfred<\/p>\n

Celebrating pioneering women in STEM at the MIT Libraries<\/a><\/strong>
\nMIT News<\/a>
\nFor Ada Lovelace Day, a look at 10 women in STEM history from MIT\u2019s rare books collection.<\/p>\n

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\nAUGUST 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Libraries launch Institute-wide reading program
\n<\/a><\/strong>MIT News<\/a>
\nMIT Reads invites the entire community for common reading and discussion.<\/p>\n

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JULY 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ApocalyptoUnlocking the past with the future of imaging<\/a><\/strong>
\nMIT News<\/a>
\nNew grants help MIT Libraries, DMSE, and CSAIL push the boundaries of examining artifacts.<\/p>\n

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JUNE 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"students(VIDEO)\u00a0Mens et manus in the MIT History workshop
\n<\/a><\/strong>MIT News<\/a>
\nStudents gain insights into early book-making technology and cultural systems by creating paper and a handset printing press from scratch and by examining works in the MIT Rare Books Collection.<\/p>\n

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MAY 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"EthanLessons from Letterlocking: a serendipitous academic encounter<\/a><\/strong>
\nFOLD<\/a>
\nMIT Media Lab’s Ethan Zuckerman, a\u00a0member of the ad hoc task force on the Future of Libraries, on\u00a0what historic letters can tell us about the power of tangible demonstrations and analog text.<\/p>\n

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\nAPRIL 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Springer\"Innovative agreement with publisher Springer affirms MIT\u2019s commitment to openly accessible scholarship<\/a><\/strong>
\nMIT News<\/a>
\nManuscripts of MIT-authored scholarly papers will be deposited directly into the Open Access Articles Collection of DSpace@MIT, the Institute\u2019s open access repository.<\/p>\n

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\"Adjaye_FrancisGregoryLibrary_CreditJeffSauers\"The once and future library<\/a><\/strong>
\nMIT News<\/a>
\nLibrarians, architects, and other scholars gather at MIT to reflect on the future of libraries for the residency of McDermott Award-winner David Adjaye.<\/p>\n

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MARCH 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"MIT_FutureLibsPanel\"MIT\u2019s Future of the Library: Encouraging Social Knowledge-Building<\/a><\/strong>
\nLibrary Journal<\/a>
\nA recap of the panel\u00a0discussion on \u201cThe Future of the Library\u201d presented as part of the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT.<\/p>\n

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FEBRUARY 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"HigherHacking the Library-Publisher Partnership at MIT<\/a><\/strong>
\nInside Higher Ed<\/a>
\nLibraries Director Chris Bourg and\u00a0MIT Press Director Amy Brand on forging a\u00a0deeply collaborative relationship to propel innovation in scholarly communication.<\/p>\n

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JANUARY 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"white-house-graphic\"The tech revolution that could fix America’s broken voting districts
\n<\/a><\/strong>The Daily Dot<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/strong>Micah Altman, director of research for the MIT Libraries’ Program on Information Science, weighs in\u00a0on redistricting technology.
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\"AtlasObscura\"Fighting Whitewashed History With MIT’s Diversity Hackers
\n<\/a><\/strong>Atlas Obscura<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Cara Giaimo attends a Libraries Wikipedia edit-a-thon to add and improve articles on African Americans in STEM fields.
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\"2015-Erasmus-Prize-Ayers_1\"MIT Libraries\u2019 Phoebe Ayers accepts Erasmus Prize on behalf of Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong>
\nMIT News
\n<\/a>EECS librarian and longtime Wikipedia contributor Phoebe Ayers accepts Dutch prize honoring exceptional contributions to culture and society.<\/p>\n

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