Study Sanctuary—Hayden’s Lipchitz Courtyard
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Courtyard in bloom, photo by: Grace Liang The Lipchitz Courtyard within Building 14 (adjacent to Hayden Library) is a hidden gem—a quiet, leafy retreat where you can find a sunny or shady spot to pull up a chair and read a book, or enjoy artwork from MIT’s Public Art Collection . The courtyard con.. .. read more..
DSpace@MIT in the MIT Faculty Newsletter
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
DSpace@MIT is featured in the latest issue of the MIT Faculty Newsletter . Director of Libraries, Ann Wolpert, shares the latest facts and figures about MIT\'s growing digital repository. Did you know that collections in DSpace@MIT are accessed from nearly every country in the world at an average r.. .. read more..
Data Visualization Tool Developed at MIT Gets Library of Congress Support
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
MIT Libraries receive grant for work on “Exhibit 3.0” software Exhibit has been used by Data.gov to help demonstrate new ways of visualizing government data. A $650,000 grant from the United States Library of Congress will fund work on a new version of Exhibit , the popular open source software too.. .. read more..
MIT Undergraduate student wins Knovel University Challenge
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monica Isava, an MIT undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, recently won an iPod nano in Knovel’s University Challenge ! More than 10,000 students from 40 countries entered the contest. Pictured above are: Monica Isava and Angie Locknar (Mechanical Engineering Librarian). Although the con.. .. read more..
Historic Rare Book Collection “UnVailed”
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
A bookplate featuring the portrait of Theodore N. Vail, who donated the collection to MIT in 1912. Records for the Vail Collection – one of the world\'s foremost rare book collections on electricity, electrical engineering, magnetism, and lighter-than-air travel – are beginning to appear in Barton ,.. .. read more..
Technology & Enlightenment in the Maihaugen Gallery
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
A new exhibit opens in the Libraries\' Maihaugen Gallery on Wednesday, February 3. Technology and Enlightenment: The Mechanical Arts in Diderot\'s Encyclopédie explores one of the most important and controversial publications of the eighteenth century, Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné.. .. read more..
Read all about it–inside the Fall issue of BiblioTech
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Inside this issue: Learn about new and improved places to study in Barker & Dewey Libraries Connect with the Libraries on your mobile phone Read about the Libraries\' book that traveled into space Discover how a generous gift from an MIT alumnus is revealing a hidden collection in the Libraries Lear.. .. read more..
“Power Supply” Exhibition–Opening Reception Oct.23
Monday, October 19, 2009
Power Supply: Energy Resources in the MIT Libraries is a new exhibit in the Maihaugen Gallery that showcases “energy resources” in the Libraries that have supported and resulted from research and education throughout the Institute\'s history. Included are books and articles from historic.. .. read more..
“enChanting Musical Artifacts” lecture on MIT World
Monday, March 23, 2009
In the lecture enChanting Musical Artifacts in Unlikely Places: Rare Resources in MIT\'s Lewis Music Library , Michael Scott Cuthbert, Assistant Professor of Music at MIT, and Nancy Schrock, Thomas F. Peterson, Jr. Conservator for Special Collections at the MIT Libraries, reveal some treasures from .. .. read more..
A New Exhibit Takes Flight in the Maihaugen Gallery
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
For centuries humans have been fascinated by the concept of flight. From simple attempts to fashion human wings to the serious science of space exploration, our fascination with flight has been constant and compelling, and has literally known no earthly bounds. This allure is the focus of a new exh.. .. read more..