Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries

MIT Libraries response to NIH RFI on publishing costs: libraries.mit.edu/news/mit-lib...

Open Access is important to me, and is tremendously expensive. It was made possible by generous support from @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social. I hope the book is interesting!

Join 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

#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @ #MIT for August: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac...

MIT Professor Emeritus & Nobel Prize winner Rainer Weiss dies | Scholarly Communications - MIT Libraries MIT Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics with two colleagues for their “decisive contributions to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) ...

MIT 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...

Deadline for nominees for the MIT Prize for Open Data is September 15!

#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...

We're happy to support @elife.bsky.social, so MIT authors can submit articles to #eLife and have them peer reviewed without paying a fee. Here's to challenging outdated publishing models! #openaccess #publishing libraries.mit.edu/news/a-new-o...

MIT Prize for Open Data | Open Data @ MIT To highlight the value of open data at MIT, and to encourage the next generation of researchers, the MIT School of Science and the MIT Libraries present the MIT Prize for Open Data. The Prize Each win...

Hey MIT folks, nominate yourself or colleagues for the 2025 MIT Prize for Open Data: libraries.mit.edu/opendata/ope... #opendata #openscience #openscholarship

Punctum Books Library Program Welcomes MIT Libraries

We are grateful to MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social for joining our Supporting Library Membership Program! This is library funding for #OpenAccess books in action. It takes a #community & every book we publish is a gift made possible by libraries!

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#libraries 🎉🥳🪩🍾🎈

So happy that there is an infrastructure prize run by the Kohli foundation but especially happy that they are recognizing the diverse bits of infra that exist. Love @socarxiv.bsky.social

As we gear up to launch our #ResponsibleResearchAssessment Guide for research performing institutions in just 3 weeks, we want to thank the DORA community and all those who contributed to it!
What are you most excited to learn from the guide? Join us for the launch May 15-16 bit.ly/DORAGuide-La...

#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

Book 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

I'm a day late with this because #CNS2025 ended yesterday, but the MIT Press has launched the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science that covers many CS topics with peer reviewed articles from experts. @cogneuronews.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @jocn.bsky.social oecs.mit.edu

"Researchers working on projects funded wholly or in part by American federal agencies have been sent a lengthy questionnaire to determine how their work aligns with the Trump administration’s political agenda." www.caut.ca/latest/2025/... @caut.bsky.social

#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mitofficial.bsky.social for February: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Finland!

Preserving public access to public data

In-person workshop coming up: Preserving public access to public data. Register here: calendar.mit.edu/event/preser...

Checklist for USA federal data backups | Data management Introduction The United States (US) federal government collects, aggregates, and disseminates a large volume of information and data. This content is used by researchers, policymakers, and many others...

Fantastic #databackup guide from MIT Libraries colleagues: libraries.mit.edu/data-managem...

"This is an important moment to remind ourselves, in Canada, that respect for the role and independence of our own national archives is a vital support to our sovereignty; to our trust in our government, the Constitution, and the rule of law..." www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-st...

Exciting! #openaccess #overlay #openscience

MIT 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

Saying farewell to PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art with editor Bonnie Marranca After nearly 50 years in print, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art publishes its last issue.

Working with the indomitable Bonnie Marranca on PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art has been one of the singular joys of my career. Recently, I interviewed Bonnie about the decades-long history of PAJ and the state of arts publishing today. mitpress.mit.edu/saying-farew... @mitpress.bsky.social

Love this. Go Western!

Thank you!

Also this one: go.bsky.app/T17BEF9

And here's another one: go.bsky.app/FanaExt

Ahh, I see there's a Scholarly Kitchen starter pack: go.bsky.app/6Q7pwT6

Is there a #scholcomm #openaccess #openscholarship #openscience librarians and others starter pack out in the bluesky?

So exciting! Can’t wait for you to be nearby! #openscholarship