All About UROP
Melissa Martin-Greene, Dauri Rosenfield
Wed Jan 22, 04-05:00pm, 54-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
You are invited to come and learn about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). All aspects of the Program will be addressed, including how to participate, what type of work is appropriate for UROP and what to expect from the program. Discussions will be led by UROP staff and will feature a panel of UROP students. Bring your questions!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Beinecke Scholarship Information Session
Dean Andrew Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Tue Jan 14, 04:30-05:30pm, 8-205
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
The Beinecke Scholarship is an award of $32,000 to be used for Graduate School support in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. While only Juniors can apply, all interested parties may attend.
Web: http://www.beineckescholarship.org/
Contact: Dean Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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Beyond the Basics in Finding Scientific Information
Anne Graham, Eileen Dorchner, Chris Sherratt
Tue Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, 14N-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: Anne Graham, 10-500, x3-7744, grahama@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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EndNote: Getting Started
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 15, 05-06:30pm, 14N-132
Thu Jan 23, 02-03:30pm, 14N-132
Tue Jan 28, 09:30-11:00am, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 27-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
EndNote is a "personal bibliographic software" package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Your database can be used to automatically generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your manuscripts. This session will be a hands-on practicum. Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, PubMed and other sources of published literature. You will learn how to search and manipulate databases, and to generate a manuscript and bibliography.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Tue Jan 28, 10am-12:00pm, 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 21st.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Find Full Text Fast!
Sarah Wenzel, Patty Durisin
Thu Jan 23, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
News, reviews, research, trivia - we've got it all. Find out how to access quality full text information resources from your desktop. Bring your questions and your topics to this hands-on session, where you will learn how to search full text information resources for news articles, literary criticism, and much more.
Contact: Sarah Wenzel, 14S-200, x3-9349, swenzel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Find It Fast! with Electronic Resources
Patty Durisin, Sarah Wenzel
Wed Jan 22, 11am-02:00pm, Lobby 10
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Looking for information online? Need to find a news article or literary work? Want to know who's cited your published articles? Searching for fast facts? Find out how easy it can be! Attend one or all of these 15-minute demonstrations in Lobby 10 on January 22, 2003 between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.
"Yes, We Have the New York Times Full Text: How to Find Recent News Articles Online"
"Who's Cited Me? Online Citation Searching"
"From Shakespeare to Langston Hughes: Full Text Literature Online"
"Beyond Trivia: Fast Facts Online"
Contact: Patty Durisin, 14S-230, x3-4979, durisin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Finding Financial Support for the Course VI MEng Year
Danny Shen, ACM/IEEE IAP Coordinator
Wed Jan 15, Tue Jan 21, 07-09:00pm, 34-401B
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Geared to Course VI seniors who are worried about TA and RA opportunities for the MEng year. Want to know what experiences MEngers have had in looking for support? What worked and what didn't? MEng students will share their experiences to help you make better decisions for your MEng year.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www/
Contact: Eric Ko, ericko@mit.edu
Sponsor: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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How to Find a UROP
Melissa Martin-Greene, Dauri Rosenfield
Wed Jan 29, 04-05:00pm, 54-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn everything you need to know to find a UROP position! We will talk about approaching faculty supervisors, when and where to look for projects, UROP paperwork and registration procedures. Please bring your questions! Discussions will be led by UROP staff.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Info @ MIT for EECS Graduate Students
Tracy Gabridge
Wed Jan 22, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Tue Jan 28, 03-04:00pm, 14N-132
Wed Jan 29, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
If you don't know what INSPEC is and you are an EECS graduate student - you need to come to this session. Learn about powerful tools and techniques beyond INSPEC available to you for finding research, data and more in your field of study. Bring your current topic of research to use in the hands-on exercises.
Contact: Tracy Gabridge, 10-500, x3-8971, tag@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Intro to 6.001 and 6.002
Danny Shen, ACM/IEEE IAP Coordinator, Eric Ko
Wed Jan 15, Tue Jan 21, 01-05:00pm, 34-401B
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Anxious about 6.001 and 6.002? Whether you are a freshman or an upperclassman, this session will give you a sampler of what to expect and how to be prepared for it. Gather the tools you need to face these introductory EECS classes as students with experience tell you what they wish they had known. In each session, 6.001 will be covered from 1PM to 3PM, and 6.002 from 3PM to 5PM.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www/
Contact: Eric Ko, ericko@mit.edu
Sponsor: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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Introduction to ArcGIS
Daniel Sheehan, Sarah Williams
Tue Jan 21, Wed Jan 22, 02:30-04:30pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: An Athena/Kerberos user id is required.
Learn to use the newest version of ArcGIS, a complete desktop GIS ( 2 two hour sessions). For more information see URL below. This workshop is part of the GIS Lab's IAP 2003 Workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Introduction to ArcGIS and DEMs
Daniel Sheehan, Sarah Williams
Wed Jan 29, 10am-12:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience req
If you will be using Digital Elevation Models (DEM) or other raster data, come learn about how you can use them in ArcGIS. An Athena/Kerberos user id is required. For more information see the URL below. This workshop is part of the GIS Lab's IAP 2003 Workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Introduction to the Course VI Labs
Eugenia Trusova
Tue Jan 28, 02-03:00pm, 38-501
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join us for an introduction to the lab facilities available to Course VI students and demonstrations of the equipment used in 6.002, 6.101, 6.111, and other Course 6 lab classes! Learn what Course 6 lab classes are available and the awesome projects you can do in each.
Contact: Eugenia Trusova, trusova@mit.edu
Sponsor: Eta Kappa Nu
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Kawamura Fellowship Information Session
Dean Andy Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Thu Jan 16, 05-06:00pm, 8-205
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Kawamura Visiting Fellowship Program, sponsored by CoTech International, is a five week, all expenses paid Summer Fellowship in Japan open to all currently enrolled MIT students. Fellowship recipients need not have any prior experience with Japanese language, culture or history. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Web: http://www.cotech.co.jp/english/index.html
Contact: Dean Andy Eisenmann, 8-205, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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Library Resources for Architecture & Planning Staff
Peter Cohn
Wed Jan 22, 12-01:30pm, Rotch Library
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Do you do library research for the professors you support? Need to find a book or journal but only have part of the citation? Don’t know whether you can get an article on your desktop? Not sure where to begin or whether there’s a quicker way to do it? New to MIT and don’t know much about the libraries? Come to this session to learn how to tap into our rich collection of library resources quickly and efficiently. While the session is tailored to the staff of the School of Architecture and Planning, all are welcome.
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Locating Geographic Data : Finding the Needle in a Haystack
Sarah Williams, Daniel Sheehan
Fri Jan 24, 01:30-03:30pm, 14n-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience
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 of finding geographic data.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Looking Inside the Box: Discovering the MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections
Nora Murphy
Wed Jan 15, Thu Jan 16, 10-11:00am, 14N-118
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
What do the Hetch Hetchy Dam, cybernetics, the sewing machine and the Wright Brother's Wind Tunnel have in common? All are documented in original correspondence, patents, memos, test results and other materials held in the MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections, which holds MIT theses from 1868, copies of MIT publications, official records of the Institute, rare books and personal papers of many scientists and leaders in their field. Whether research is a class requirement, an avocation or an occupation, learn about the Institute Archives, its holdings and how you can use its many primary source materials for your research.
Contact: Nora Murphy, 14N-118, x3-8066, nmurphy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Map Projections
Daniel Sheehan, Sarah Williams
Thu Jan 23, 10am-12:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Jan-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience req
If you use spatial data in a GIS, you need to know about projections. An Athena/Kerberos user ID is required. For more information see URL below. This workshop is part of the GIS Lab's IAP 2003 Workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Mapping Address Locations: Introduction to Geocoding and Address Matching
Sarah Williams, Daniel Sheehan
Tue Jan 28, 12:30-03:00pm, 14n-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 27-Jan-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience req
Geocoding or address matching is a function of many Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This function allows users to take address locations and map them in a GIS system. Once mapped this data can be analyzed in a variety of ways to answer unique spatial questions. In this class students will learn how to map a database of address locations.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Mapping Census Data : Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Map Census Data
Sarah Williams, Daniel Sheehan
Fri Jan 31, 01-04:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 30-Jan-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience req
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow for the visualization and analysis of census data. Finding the right census tabulations and making a map that represents those tabulations is a useful research tool. In this class students will learn how to obtain census data and use it with ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Picture This!
Sheryl Wilhite, Sarah Wenzel
Wed Jan 29, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Want to snag an online image to jazz up your paper or presentation? Don't know where to look? Can you download images for free? Confused about how to cite an image properly? This hands-on session will show how to find and search online image collections and databases, and how to capture the images.
Contact: Sheryl Wilhite, 7-304, x3-7098, swilhite@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Shaping MIT Through Service Learning
Amy Banzaert, Julie Goss
Thu Jan 23, 02-03:30pm, 5-232
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2003
Single session event
Have you ever finished a class wondering if what you're learning is actually worthwhile, not only to yourself but to others as well? Service learning combines targeted community service with academic class work, helping you to better understand course material and how it can be applied to benefit the world. Learn about this teaching method and the opportunities at MIT; then tell us what you think about it and how we can improve this initiative. Refreshments will be served.
Web: http://web.mit.edgerton/mitpsc/servlearn
Contact: Amy Banzaert, 7-133, x8-0872, amybanz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Stellar 1.4 for Students
Mike Barker
Tue Jan 21, 02-03:00pm, 1-150
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
You may have a class this Spring that uses Stellar 1.4. Stellar provides web-based support for classes at MIT. It's free for any faculty member to use. Would you like to take advantage of the web-based support that they are using? In Fall 2002, about 180 MIT classes used Stellar. By Fall 2003, we expect about 500 classes will be using it. We'll go over the features of Stellar 1.4, with particular attention to how turn in homework (and get comments from faculty!), how to state your position using the online discussion in Stellar, stay up-to-date with announcements, and even how to find the online materials in Stellar. And we'll answer your questions, and tell you how to get help in the future.
Contact: Mike Barker, 9-250, x3-0119, mbarker@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
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Submitting an eThesis
Keith Glavash, Christine Quirion
Tue Jan 28, 02-03:00pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
If you’re a graduate student getting close to completion of your thesis, or a graduate thesis administrator likely to be asked about the “e” option, this is the workshop for you! Come learn about this free and easy way to assure a high-quality copy of your masterpiece for the Digital Library of MIT Theses. PDF document conversion is included.
Contact: Keith Glavash, 14-0551, 253-5667, kglavash@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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The Basics to Geography Information Systems (GIS)
Sarah Williams, Daniel Sheehan
Tue Jan 21, 10am-12:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2003
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: no prerequisites
Geography Information Systems allow the user to ask unique spatial questions. 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.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly : Determining and Creating Geographic Data Credentials (Metadata)
Sarah Williams, Daniel Sheehan
Mon Jan 27, 02:30-05:00pm, 14n-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 26-Jan-2003
Limited to 18 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience req
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. If you have ever created geographic data and don't know about metadata, this class is for you.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.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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The Tech News Meeting
Kevin Lang, Brian Loux, Keith Winstein, Christine Fry
Sun Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 05-06:00pm, W20-483
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Find out what it's like to be part of an award-winning college newspaper. No experience is necessary; come and get dinner, hear the latest news, and sign up to write a story! We'll teach you whatever you don't know how to do.
Web: http://www-tech.mit.edu/
Contact: Sandra M. Chung, x5-9644, smchung@mit.edu
Sponsor: The Tech
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The Tech Open House
Sandra Chung
Thu Jan 16, 01-04:00pm, W20-483
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Now is a great time to join The Tech. Come by our IAP open house and learn how we put out the newspaper. We have openings in all departments -- you can report on stories, write columns, review performances, take photos, design layouts, and sell ads. We also have free food and fascinating people.
Contact: Sandra Chung, x5-9644, smchung@mit.edu
Sponsor: The Tech
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The Tech Photo Meeting
Aaron Mihalik, Wendy Gu
Sun Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 06-07:00pm, W20-483
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
We have our own darkroom and our own high-end digital cameras for our photographers to use. Join The Tech's photography department and get free food and inside access to concerts and special events, build your portfolio with published work, and just have a darn good time.
Web: http://www-tech.mit.edu/
Contact: Sandra Chung, x3-1541, general@the-tech.mit.edu
Sponsor: The Tech
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Udall Scholarship Information Session
Dean Andy Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Wed Jan 15, 04:30-05:30pm, 1-150
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Morris K. Udall Foundation offers Scholarships of $5,000 to undergraduates working in fields related to the environment. While only Sophomores and Juniors are eligible to apply, all interested parties may attend.
Web: http://www.udall.gov/p_scholarship.htm
Contact: Dean Andy Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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Using MIT's Geodata Tool
Tom Grayson
Tue Jan 28, 03-05:30pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 14-Jan-2003
Limited to 24 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Some experience with ArcView GIS 3.x
This session introduces MIT's Geodata Tool, which extends ESRI's ArcView GIS software to provide access to MIT's centralized repository of spatial data layers. The session includes a lecture followed by a hands-on lab. This workshop is part of the GIS Lab's IAP 2003 Workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Using a GIS for Decision Making - Site Selection Exercise
Daniel Sheehan, Sarah Williams
Thu Jan 30, 10am-12:30pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous Arcview or ArcGIS experience req
Learn to use GIS for spatial decision making. We will identify land where several constraints are met, based on available data. An Athena/Kerberos user ID is required. For more information see the URL below. This workshop is part of the GIS Lab's IAP 2003 Workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2003.html
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Why Come to the Library? Accessing Scientific and Engineering Information from Your Desktop
Anne Graham, Chris Sherratt, Stephanie White
Thu Jan 30, 03-04:00pm, 14N-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: Anne Graham, 10-500, x3-7744, grahama@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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