MIT philosophy: resources: libraries:
James F Thomson library

general guidelines

• The library (32-D864) is only for the use of the staff, faculty, and graduate students of the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. See Chrissy or Stef for the door combination.
• Please leave the working spaces in the library as you found them.
• The library is catalogued using Delicious Library software; use this to find and check out books. A book that has not been properly checked out can be easily misplaced, and it is always nice to know who borrowed that book you have been looking for.
• Please only remove journals from the library for no longer than is necessary to make photocopies; similarly for books in the reserve section.
• Please help us prevent direct sunlight from bleaching our books. Remember to shut the blinds before you leave.
• Please do not reshelve books or journals. Leave them in the 'return' shelf. They will be reshelved on a regular basis.

classification system

• Journals: alphabetical by title, date within title.
• Books: alphabetical by author/editor within the following categories:
  • moral and political philosophy
  • history of analytic philosophy
  • history of philosophy
  • philosophy of language and philosophical logic
  • mathematical logic and mathematics
  • history and philosophy of mathematics
  • history and philosophy of science
  • philosophy of mind
  • metaphysics
  • epistemology
  • general

borrowing and returning

• Journals should only be removed briefly for photocopying. To check out a book:
  • Open Delicious Library (on the computer next to the main door) if it is not already open.
  • Use the barcode scanner to find the book you want to check out in the catalogue. The scanner is on the desk, appropriately labeled 'scanner'. If the book does not have a barcode, or if you have any problems with the scanner, look it up using the search bar on the bottom of the application window.
  • Please be careful not to modify the entry for the selected book.
  • Drag the book you want to check out from the central list (not from the right hand side of the screen - that will not work) onto your name in the list labeled 'Borrowers', on the lower left corner of the application window.
  • The expected return date appears in the screen, under your name. Please return the book by the appropriate date. (An email reminding you of the due date will be sent to you.)
• To return (check in) a book, please use the barcode scanner to find it in the catalogue. Alternatively, you can look it up using the search bar on the bottom of the window. From the red checkout menu below the item's detail (on the right hand frame), choose Check In. Alternatively, click on your name in the borrowers list, select the book you want to return from the central list, and press the delete key.
• To renew your loan, please check the book in first (see above) and repeat the checking out procedure.
• Please do not reshelve books. Leave them on the 'return' shelf. They will be reshelved on a regular basis.

suggestions

We have plenty of money for books, and we need suggestions for what to buy. Please submit your suggestions to Alejandro (n.b. the forms below are temporarily disabled). Find the ISBN if you're feeling helpful (look it up on amazon).

librarians

Alejandro Pérez Carballo, apca@mit.edu; Andrew Graham, ajgraham@mit.edu; Kenny Walden, kewalden@MIT.EDU