Library collections (physical and digital)

31 - 37 of 37 proposals in this category.

Distinguish between "active" and "passive" borrowing

Math undergrad student | October 13, 2015

Sometimes I search online for a book and notice that all the copies are already checked out. If it is a book I am...

Have all textbooks available in great quantities

Matthias von Andrian | October 13, 2015

Required textbooks should be available in the library in big quantities and one should be able to borrow them for a...

Move the books somewhere else

Math undergrad student | October 13, 2015

The MIT Libraries have enormous potential to be a center of scholarly work, studying, and collaboration. Taking...

Maintain Libraries specific role in academic life serving as intellectual resource and providing study spaces

EECS undergrad student | October 6, 2015

For me, the Libraries play a very specific role in academic life, and should not step outside those bounds, at risk...

Easy access to electronic versions of course textbooks

Aero/Astro grad student | October 6, 2015

I would like to have an easy access to all, or most of, the text books I need for my research/coursework, specially...

More scanning services for electronic delivery of articles and book chapters

Poli Sci grad student | October 6, 2015

I really appreciate the effort to continually improve the MIT libraries service. I think MIT libraries are terrific...

Devote more resources to acquisition of books

Architecture grad student | October 6, 2015

In general, the library lags far behind in its collection of important art and architecture history texts, sometimes...

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