MIT Libraries response to NIH RFI on publishing costs: libraries.mit.edu/news/mit-lib...
22.09.2025 14:48 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0@kspace8.bsky.social
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MIT Libraries response to NIH RFI on publishing costs: libraries.mit.edu/news/mit-lib...
22.09.2025 14:48 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Join MIT Libraries for a conversation with Lee McIntyre, author of On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, as part of our MIT Reads series: October 8, 5-6:30 calendar.mit.edu/event/on-dis... #disinformation #democracy @mitpress.bsky.social
03.09.2025 13:42 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0MIT professor & @nobelprize.bsky.social winner #rainerweiss died this week. His 1972 paper describing what would become #LIGO is in #DSpace @MIT. Check out this & more: libraries.mit.edu/scholarly/20...
28.08.2025 15:10 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0#openaccess article downloads from #DSpace @MIT for July: We hit a new milestone of more than 30 million downloads! libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac...
04.08.2025 18:18 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Hey MIT folks, nominate yourself or colleagues for the 2025 MIT Prize for Open Data: libraries.mit.edu/opendata/ope... #opendata #openscience #openscholarship
24.07.2025 16:52 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1Squee! Congratulations Philip & socarxiv!
08.05.2025 14:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#openaccess downloads from #DSpace at MIT for March: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... One of our most downloaded articles was.... a book! #amymoranthomas #travelingwithsugar
16.04.2025 13:42 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Book cover for Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action, by Catherine D'Ignazio
Check out the latest list of books we've supported to make #openaccess: libraries.mit.edu/news/librari... #OA #oamonographs #mitlibraries
15.04.2025 13:08 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0"our libraries will be greatly impacted by the proposed 25% tariff on print books and it could result in millions of dollars in additional costs." @carl-abrc.bsky.social www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carls-r...
07.04.2025 16:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Anyone who cares about #IMLS, but more importantly #intellectual_freedom and critical thinking, must read this latest piece by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social: bookriot.com/imls-propaga... #defendlibraries
21.03.2025 15:36 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 1 π 1EveryLibrary is supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities. www.everylibrary.org/spring_2025_... Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
05.03.2025 14:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mitofficial.bsky.social for February: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Finland!
04.03.2025 14:48 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0In-person workshop coming up: Preserving public access to public data. Register here: calendar.mit.edu/event/preser...
19.02.2025 14:39 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Looking to add science journalism to your feed?
For over 40 years we've brought journalists to MIT to hone their craft. Now they're on Bluesky β¬οΈ
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11.02.2025 21:40 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The ACS has deleted its website on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect. And with that move, have shown they are worthy of none of the latter.
People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it.
www.acs.org/about/divers...
Ah, I guess this explains it: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
07.02.2025 21:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hi @markey.senate.gov ! Your voicemail in DC has been full for at least a week. How can I tell you whatβs on my mind? (Hint: I donβt like whatβs happening right now)
07.02.2025 19:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0MIT Libraries open access statistics report in black and white. The report highlights download counts, articles, and a featured country, with a quote about discovering open access. "Open Access Downloads"
#openaccess downloads from #dspace @mitofficial.bsky.social for January: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Switzerland! 611 downloads
06.02.2025 18:07 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Here's a good use of #GitHub to track textual changes and page takedowns on federal govt web sites since #Trump took office.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
Hey #scholcomm #openaccess #openscholarship #library folks! Please follow our new MIT account: @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social
16.01.2025 14:06 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Really enjoying this podcast, though itβs scaring me a bit. lemonadamedia.com/show/pack-on... #fascism #whentoleave
06.12.2024 00:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One of the Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024: "The exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science." www.choice360.org/choice-pick/... @mitofficial.bsky.social
05.12.2024 14:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Attn Cambridge locals: Weβre cohosting an event with the Art, Culture, and Technology department @ MIT tomorrow. A celebration of the artistic & intellectual legacy of Krzysztof Wodiczko, with the launch of Ian Wojtowiczβs new book βInterrogative Design.β Free to attend!
05.12.2024 00:40 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Leslie Ungerleider (1946 - 2020) was an extraordinary, pioneering neuroscientist. The latest issue of @jocn.bsky.social honors her legacy with articles authored by former colleagues & trainees that highlight critical aspects of her work and its influence https://buff.ly/4156UKw #cogsci #neuroscience
04.12.2024 00:40 β π 74 π 29 π¬ 1 π 2Every US presidential election period we do a wide crawl of all federal websites.
YOU can contribute to the 2024 End of Term Web Archive eotarchive.org/contribute/
- Nominate Gov URLs
- Upload bulk seed lists
- Help surface database deep links
- Spread the word #EOT2024 #EOTArchive
I love it so much! Thank you for making it & for showcasing older actors.
23.11.2024 13:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Co-hosted by @mitpress.bsky.social and @aspeninstitute.bsky.social this will be a conference on combatting disinformation, engaging the global public, and building trust in science for a more informed future.
www.aspeninstitute.org/events/build...
Free talk! ππ»ππ»
Developing more responsible approaches to university assessment- the CWTS Leiden Ranking experience. Dr Nees Jan van Eck.
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 15:00-16:00 GMT
Book here: inorms.net/more-than-ou...
The bestsellers list here shows me people (who buy books and buy them from good sources) are getting ready. Timothy Snyder, Masha Gessen, Jason Stanley, Mariam Kaba and Kelly Hayes, Octavia Butler. (And Hope in the Dark!) Wish this was the mindset of those in power. bookshop.org/lists/booksh...
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