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IAP 2002 Activities by Sponsor

Libraries

Beyond the Basics in Finding Scientific Information
Angie Locknar, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 8, 12-01:00pm, 2-132

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Need to find articles quickly and don't have time to come to the library? This session will show you how to access electronic journals, databases, and other online services for engineering and science disciplines. This session is designed for those who use the Science Library and/or Barker Engineering Library to locate information for others, such as administrative staff.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu

Copyright Issues and MIT Policy
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Wed Jan 9, 01-03:00pm, 1-390

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Hear a great talk about copyright and how it impacts MIT policies. Karen Hersey from MIT's Intellectual Property Office and staff from the MIT Libraries will discuss topics germane to the MIT community. Get answers to questions like: Who owns the copyright in the university environment? Does MIT own copyright of student work? What are the important issues for licensing electronic materials and content? Who owns the copyright to course materials? What about software copyright? What copyright issues should web authors think about for electronic materials? Related IAP activities include: "Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: The Patent Process" on January 16th and "Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals" on January 23rd.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu

Creative Pamphlet Making
Heather Caldwell, Kate Beattie, Chris Coughlin, Kristen Nummerdor
Fri Feb 1, 01:30-04:30pm, 14-0513

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 6 participants.
Single session event

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a simple, yet beautiful, book by hand? If so, please join the Preservation Services staff at the Libraries for an afternoon of creative pamphlet making. During the workshop, traditional techniques for folding pages, sewing pages together, and making a cover for a pamphlet will be introduced. We will provide a selection of blank text paper, decorated cover papers, and colored thread for participants to make two small pamphlets each. Please sign up via email to caldwell@mit.edu.
Contact: Heather Caldwell, 14-0513, x3-5692, caldwell@mit.edu

DSpace - Durable Digital Documents
Margret Branschofsky
Tue Jan 22, 10-11:00am, E53-220
Thu Jan 31, 02-03:00pm, 3-133

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Calling all faculty and researchers!
Get a sneak preview of this new system that will enable us to capture, distribute and preserve MIT's digital research output. Find out how you can showcase and share your digital preprints, working papers, technical reports, images, datasets, and rich-media research products using a system designed and built by MIT Libraries and the Hewlett-Packard Company. See http://www.dspace.org for more information.
Web: http://www.dspace.org
Contact: Margret Branschofsky, 10-500, x3-1293, margretb@mit.edu

Endnote: Getting Started
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 23, 02-03:30pm, W89-185
Thu Jan 24, 10-11:30am, W89-185

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2002
Limited to 15 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Endnote is a type of "personal bibliographic software" which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Your database can then be used as the source for bibliographic information cited in your manuscripts. This session will be a hands-on demonstration of creating a database, importing references, managing your database, and generating a manuscript.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu

Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Wed Jan 23, 01-03:00pm, 1-390

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

While you won't come out of this session qualified to be a patent attorney, you will be able to successfully find patent references from all over the world and know how to obtain patent text and diagrams. Using patent literature is important for understanding competitive technologies, keeping abreast of current product innovations and more! See also the IAP activity: "Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: The Patent Process" on January 16th.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu

Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: The Patent Process
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Wed Jan 16, 01-03:00pm, 1-390

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Come and hear patent attorney Sam Pasternak of Choate, Hall and Stewart, and Jack Turner from the MIT Technology Licensing Office discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. This popular session covers a bit of patent history and a lot about the current practice, processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent. A portion of the session is devoted to questions and answers. If you think you will ever invent something, you need to be here. See also the related IAP activity: "Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals" on January 23rd.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu

Introduction to Beilstein CrossFire
Erja Kajosalo, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 18, 11am-12:00pm, 14S-0645

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding information on organic compounds and their properties using "Beilstein CrossFire." Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/beilstein/documentation.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu

Introduction to SciFinder Scholar
Erja Kajosalo, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 11, 11am-12:00pm, 14S-0645

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding chemical information from "SciFinder Scholar", the most comprehensive chemical database. Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted in addition to the author and subject searches.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/links.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu

Locating Geographic Data : Finding the Needle in a Haystack
Sarah Williams
Thu Jan 17, 01-02:30pm, 1-115

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2002
Single session event
Prereq: signup via email to sew@mit.edu

Do you need a digital map of zip codes or would you like information about parcels in an inner-city neighborhood? Have you ever wondered how to get geographic data off the Internet? Geographic data is everywhere from information about sewer pipes to data about wetlands. This class will show you the in and outs to finding geographic data. The hands-on nature of the workshop will allow you to leave with the data "virtually" in your hands.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu

Much More Light in the Shadows
Daniel Eppelsheimer
Sat Jan 12, 19, 26, 12-03:00pm, E53-210

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2002
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 19.00 for film, development and printing.

Third Annual Offering. Students are taught to make pictures at the minimum professional level. Class decides a common goal. No lab work is required.
Contact: Daniel Eppelsheimer, E53-100, dseppels@mit.edu

Social Science Data at MIT
Katherine McNeill-Harman
Thu Jan 24, 01-02:00pm, E51-372

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event

Come learn about how you can find and use social science data at MIT. This workshop will provide an overview on the types of social science data available, where you can locate it, and resources on campus to help you in your research process. The workshop leader is the Data Services Reference Librarian at the Dewey Library for Management and Social Sciences.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/dewey/data/
Contact: Katherine McNeill-Harman, E53-100, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu

The Basics to Geography Information Systems (GIS)
Sarah Williams
Thu Jan 10, 01-02:30pm, 1-115

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Jan-2002
Single session event

Geography Information Systems allow user to ask unique spatial questions. Applications in Geography Information Systems range from risk management, decision making, infrastructure management, epidemiology, planning, marketing, and archeology. The number of fields that use GIS is seemingly endless. This class is intended for those interested in the understanding what GIS is and how they may apply it to their field of study. Students will leave the class with a basic understanding of GIS terminology, data, and software and hardware.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu

The Good the Bad and Ugly : Determining and Creating Geographic Data Credentials (Metadata)
Sarah Williams
Fri Jan 18, 01-03:00pm, 1-115

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2002
Single session event

Have you ever downloaded geographic data off the Internet and wondered who created it? Have you ever wondered how accurate digital maps are compared to paper maps? Have you ever wondered how geographic data is made and who is responsible for its accuracy? Some of the mysteries behind the creation, use and storage of geographic data can be uncovered by understanding metadata. In this class we will explore the basics to geographic metadata and look at the most widely used metadata standard, FGDC. We will also create FGDC standard metadata files. If you have ever created geographic data and don't know about metadata this class is for you.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu

Why Come to the Library? Accessing Scientific and Engineering Information from Your Desktop
Angie Locknar, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 2-132

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Need to find information quickly and don't have time to come to the library? This session will show you how to access electronic journals, databases, and other online services for engineering and science disciplines from your home or office. This session is designed for students, faculty and researchers that use the Science Library or Barker Engineering Library for obtaining engineering and scientific information.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu


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