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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · 3d

#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mit.edu for October: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: France!

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Sep 22

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

MIT Libraries’ response to the NIH on limiting allowable publishing costs | News

In July 2025, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will create a policy to limit the amount of NIH funds that grantholders can use towards paying for open access article processing ...

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Aug 28

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...

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) ...

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Aug 4

#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...

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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...

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · May 8

Squee! Congratulations Philip & socarxiv!

TristanBridges.bsky.social @tristanbridges.bsky.social · May 8

Huge congratulations to @philipncohen.com’s tireless leadership at @socarxiv.bsky.social. So happy to see this recognition.

Kohli Foundation for Sociology @kohli-sociology.bsky.social · May 7

👏The 2025 Infrastructure Prize for Sociology goes to @socarxiv.bsky.social, represented by @philipncohen.com , for its accessible and timely contribution to the dissemination of sociological knowledge.
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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Apr 16

#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

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Apr 15

Check out the latest list of books we've supported to make #openaccess: libraries.mit.edu/news/librari... #OA #oamonographs #mitlibraries

Book cover for Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action, by Catherine D'Ignazio

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Apr 7

"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...

CARL's Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs - Canadian Association of Research Libraries

April 3, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) recently shared a response to The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance, regarding the federal government’s ...

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · Mar 21

Anyone 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

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025

DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Mar 5

EveryLibrary 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.

Spring 2025 Campaign Forecast: Our Libraries on the Ballot

We are supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities.

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Mar 4

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

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Feb 19

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

Preserving public access to public data

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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · Feb 11

Looking 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 ⬇️

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Feb 11

investinopen.org/blog/stateme... @investinopen.bsky.social #openaccess #openscience #openinfrastructure

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · Feb 10

The 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.
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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Feb 7

Ah, I guess this explains it: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

As Trump and Musk Upend Washington, Congressional Phones Can’t Keep Up

In the three weeks since President Trump took office and gave Elon Musk free rein inside the federal government, millions of calls have poured in to members of Congress, jamming the system.

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Feb 7

Hi @markey.senate.gov ! Your voicemail in DC has been full for at least a week. How can I tell you what’s on my mind? (Hint: I don’t like what’s happening right now)

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Scholarly Communications @ MIT Libraries @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social · Feb 6

#openaccess downloads from #dspace @mitofficial.bsky.social for January: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Switzerland! 611 downloads

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"

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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · Jan 24

Here'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.

GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time

Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Jan 16

Hey #scholcomm #openaccess #openscholarship #library folks! Please follow our new MIT account: @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Dec 6

Really enjoying this podcast, though it’s scaring me a bit. lemonadamedia.com/show/pack-on... #fascism #whentoleave

Pack One Bag | Lemonada Media

The epic true story of an Italian family, split apart by love, fascism and war.

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Katharine Dunn @kspace8.bsky.social · Dec 5

One 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

Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One - Choice 360

Read the latest list snippets from the 2024 Outstanding Academic Titles from Choice 360 and Choice Magazine. This week Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Dec 5

Attn Cambridge locals: We’re 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 Wojtowicz’s new book “Interrogative Design.” Free to attend!

Interrogative Design Symposium – Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT)

December 5, 2024 – December 6, 2024

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