To access library resources from off-campus, you can do the following things:

• Use the links in this guide to access to directly access library resources and log in using your username and password
• Search Our Collections to get direct access to electronic resources
• Utilize IS&T's VPN to simulate an MIT IP address

For more information on accessing library resources remotely, please visit https://libraries.mit.edu/research-support/connect/.

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Researching and writing? We can help you:

• determine the best citation management tool to use
• organize citations and documents with Zotero or Mendeley or recommend other tools
• add references using BibTeX & LaTeX
• use Overleaf and other online writing tools to submit papers and write collaboratively
• read and organize PDFs and notes

We are unable to help with formatting papers/citations or determining when to cite something. See our Citing Sources Guide for resources to use while writing your paper.

For guidance on citing AI-generated content, see our Citing AI Tools Guide.

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Books

• Search Our Collections - the MIT Libraries Catalog
• MIT Worldcat - search library collections worldwide

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