Hayden Library Closure
The Hayden Library is currently closed for renovation until fall 2020, so books in the Hayden basement are inaccessible at this time. When searching the Barton catalog below, the location will be updated if the book is being temporarily housed in a different library, or if not, the record will include a link to find a copy in Borrow Direct. Borrow Direct is a network of other libraries, and you can directly request the book from there.
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MIT Libraries catalog
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Google BookSearch
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Searches the full text of books scanned from publisher and library partners. Full text is mostly only available for older books (pre-1922), but TOCs are usually available for all books.
HOLLIS
http://hollis.harvard.edu/
Harvard's online catalog. MIT students are eligible for borrowing privileges at Harvard College Libraries.
Online Films
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Filmakers [Filmmakers] Library OnlineCollection of roughly 1,000 documentary films in a variety of subjects, available as streaming video.
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