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
• Use library search tools like the Homepage Search, Vera (databases and electronic journals), or Barton (eBooks and electronic journals)
• Utilize IS&T's VPN to simulate a MIT IP address

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

Still having trouble connecting? Email us!

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

Need help with understanding when to cite? See our Citing Sources Guide

Overleaf is an online LaTeX and Rich Text collaborative writing and publishing tool.

Register for an MIT Overleaf Pro+ account​

See our Overleaf Guide for more info.

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Databases:

Books

What MIT has - Barton, the MIT Libraries catalog

What other libraries have - MIT Worldcat

Handbooks

Journals to browse