The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19
The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in Covid-19 research.
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The elephant in the server room
Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.
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The MIT Press releases a comprehensive report on open-source publishing software
Report catalogs, analyzes available open-source publishing software; warns open publishing must grapple with siloed development and community-owned ecosystems.
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MIT to conduct an environmental scan of open source publishing | MIT News
Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable a landscape analysis and code audit of all known open source authoring and publishing platforms.
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Metropolitan Storage Warehouse is potential new location for School of Architecture and Planning | MIT News
Historic building would create “design hub” for MIT, with benefits for surrounding community.
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Making landmark texts in architecture and urban studies accessible to the world | MIT News
National Endowment for the Humanties-Mellon Foundation Open Book Program grant will support the digitization and open accessibility of key MIT Press titles.
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MIT Libraries host Grand Challenges Summit | MIT News
Experts in information science and scholarly communication convene at MIT to set research agenda.
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“Art teaches us how to disrupt” | MIT News
Why MIT’s Gediminas Urbonas helped produce a new book about art and public space.
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David Gordon Wilson's lifelong love of the bicycle | MIT News
MIT emeritus professor, designer, and inventor, is set to release the fourth edition of his popular book, "Bicycling Science," known as the "bike bible."
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MIT convenes ad hoc task force on open access to Institute’s research | MIT News
Group will explore opportunities to disseminate MIT knowledge as widely as possible.
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