{"id":44341,"date":"2026-05-18T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/?p=44341"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:54:30","slug":"mit-open-scholarship-new-name-for-newly-upgraded-dspacemit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/mit-open-scholarship-new-name-for-newly-upgraded-dspacemit\/44341\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT Open Scholarship: New Name for Newly Upgraded DSpace@MIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.mit.edu\/\">MIT Open Scholarship<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-44349\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/image-1-300x227.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of an MIT Open Scholarship results page\" width=\"400\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/image-1-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/image-1-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/image-1-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/image-1-624x471.png 624w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/image-1.png 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/> is a completely revamped and significantly upgraded version of MIT\u2019s institutional repository, also known as DSpace@MIT. For more than two decades, DSpace@MIT has served as the premier digital home for the Institute\u2019s research, housing theses, working papers, technical reports, published articles, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The new platform introduces a modernized, mobile-friendly user interface, improved search functionalities, and better capacity to show connections between researchers, organizations, and diverse scholarly outputs. Its new name reflects a broader commitment to the open sharing of knowledge, one that captures the true mission of the repository.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMIT Open Scholarship ensures that the knowledge generated at MIT remains freely accessible to all, &#8221; says Tina Pappas, Head of Discovery and Engagement Platforms. \u201cThis upgrade is more than a technical migration; it is a reaffirmation of the Institute\u2019s enduring commitment to open science, transparent research, and global impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Key benefits of the MIT Open Scholarship upgrade include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhanced performance, including better handling of bots traffic to prevent service disruptions<\/li>\n<li>Streamlined submission workflows for MIT researchers<\/li>\n<li>New features to better highlight publications by specific authors and MIT departments, labs, centers, and institutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MIT Open Scholarship is one of several exciting projects underway this summer, all aimed at making it easier to discover and access collections and services, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Articles, Books, and More (Search Our Collections): We are modernizing the library catalog experience to provide clearer tools for refining, filtering, and exploring results.<\/li>\n<li>Digital Collections (Dome) upgrade: Enhancements to the digital collections repository will provide an easier way to explore photographs, archival materials, and other unique collections.<\/li>\n<li>Search MIT Libraries (Unified Search): A <a href=\"https:\/\/search.libraries.mit.edu\/\">new integrated search experience<\/a> designed to make it easier to discover MIT Libraries resources from across multiple systems in one place.<\/li>\n<li>MIT Libraries homepage redesign: A redesigned homepage will make it easier to start your research and quickly access search tools, guides, and services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIT Open Scholarship is a completely revamped and significantly upgraded version of MIT\u2019s institutional repository, also known as DSpace@MIT. 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