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Could the library bring in revenue by selling access to its collections to the surrounding communities in order to mitigate the budget cuts?

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Could the library bring in revenue by selling access to its collections to the surrounding communities in order to mitigate the budget cuts?

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The MIT Libraries do allow outsiders to purchase access to much of our owned collection via a privilege card program. The contracts for our licensed materials, however (which include most of our electronic resources), only allow access to the MIT community and prohibit re-sale of the content.