All the Presidents - Men and Woman
Nora Murphy
Fri Jan 20, 11am-12:00pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Reference Archivist Nora Murphy of the MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections will share facts and anecdotes about MIT's sixteen presidents - from the first (Rogers) to the current (Hockfield). All were leaders in their respective fields, and brought with them to MIT different skills and ideas. Come and hear about the impact each had on the Institute as well as on the world beyond.
Contact: Nora Murphy, 14N-118, x3-8066, nmurphy@mit.edu
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Armenia Gets its Goats: A Project in Sustainability
Linda Bowman
Thu Jan 26, 04-05:00pm, 4-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Heifer International’s projects in the Republic of Armenia have responded to that country’s series of disasters by introducing goats or other farm animals to impoverished families with little experience in agriculture. A slide program from this summer's study tour shows the impact of this sustainable project on families, schools, and communities in Armenia, as well as some scenery of the Caucasus mountain area.
Contact: Linda Bowman, 10-500, 253-7742, lbowman@mit.edu
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Company Research for Engineers and Scientists: Know Your Prospective Employer or Partner
Howard Silver, Stephanie Hartman
Thu Feb 2, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
You're a researcher in Science and Engineering, but what do you know about company research? This session will introduce you to library-supported databases about companies and industries. We will use examples and hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for learning about prospective employers or partners. Biotech company research will be emphasized.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
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Copyright for Authors
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Tue Jan 17, 03-04:30pm, Stata Center 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Calling all authors! How well are you protected when you write and/or publish something, whether it is a book, article, software, web page, or a university course? Learn how to effectively manage your copyright so that your work can be effectively distributed and also about the protection of your intellectual property. Carol Fleishauer from the MIT Libraries and Karin Rivard from the Technology Licensing Office will provide practical solutions and negotiating tips for authors.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
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Copyright for Information Users
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Tue Jan 17, 01-03:00pm, Stata Center 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
When can you download images/music/software/articles without a guilty conscience? When can you post the full text of an article on your course page or on any web site? Copyright law and licensing can make the legal use of information confusing and frustrating. This session will help you untangle the web of issues surrounding the use of print and digital content by presenting the basics of copyright law and licensing. Ann Hammersla from the MIT Intellectual Property Office and Ellen Duranceau from the MIT Libraries will give presentations with ample time for questions and discussion.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
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CrossFire Beilstein and Gmelin - Advanced Searching
Erja Kajosalo
Wed Jan 11, 01-02:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Some knowledge of Beilstein or Gmelin
This session will concentrate on advanced substructure, reaction, and factual searching of organic and inorganic compounds in Beilstein and Gmelin databases using MDL Crossfire Commander software.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/crossfire/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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EndNote Basics
Howard Silver, Peter Cohn
Wed Jan 11, 05:15-06:15pm, 14N-132, SESSION FULL
Tue Jan 17, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132, SESSION FULL
Thu Jan 19, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132, SESSION FULL
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
ALL SESSIONS ARE NOW FULL
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
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals
Carol Robinson, Darcy Duke, Howard Silver
Thu Jan 12, 01-02:30pm, 4-270
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!
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: The Patent Process
Carol Robinson
Tue Jan 10, 01-03:00pm, 4-270
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.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
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Exploring Electronic Brain Atlases: An Introduction
Louisa Worthington Rogers
Mon Jan 30, 02-03:30pm, 14N-132, DATE CHANGED TO JAN 30!
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 06-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
NEW DATE: JAN.30TH. Join Science Library staff for a tour of electronic brain atlases available on CD-ROM in the Science Library. These atlases are available only on a Ready Reference Computer in the Science Library, and not on the MIT network due to license constraints. A scanner is available for scanning images from the atlases to your desktops.
Included are Nolte's The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy (5th edition); Atlas of the Human Brain (Mai, Assheuer, Paxinos); Atlas of the Sensory Organs; The Cerefy Clinical Brain Atlas (CCBA); stereotaxic atlases of human and animal brains. Session will include demonstrations of the atlases with time at the end to try out some of the atlases. Suggestions for atlases you would like us to buy for the collection are welcome!
Contact: Louisa Worthington Rogers, 14S-134, x3-6575, elworthi@mit.edu
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Extracurricular Research: Resources for Gossip, Entertainment News, and Consumer Information
Peter Cohn, Stephanie Hartman
Thu Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
MIT has lots of resources for academic research –but what about the crucial information we need in everyday life? Why is Demi Moore mad at Madonna? What did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie order for lunch at an Edmonton eatery? Is a GE air conditioner better than a Panasonic? Are higher thread count sheets REALLY better? Come learn about databases to find answers to these questions, get access to music and entertainment magazines, radio and tv transcripts and more.
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
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GIS: ArcPad
Daniel Sheehan
Fri Jan 27, 02-05:00pm, Rotch Library, 7-238
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 3 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Intro to ArcGIS or previous ArcGIS experience
Are you collecting data in the field? Do you need a GPS to locate yourself while collecting data? You may be interested in using ArcPad and a pocket PC to help manage and collect your data. Come to this class to learn how to set up an ArcPad project and collect field data. Limited to 3 people. Participants should take the Introduction to ArcGIS class before this class or have previous experience using ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Advanced ArcGIS
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 31, 02-05:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.
This class is a smorgasbord of advanced techniques, including learning to create and edit your own data and using ArcScene to visualize data in 3D.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: ArcPad
Daniel Sheehan
Fri Jan 27, 02-05:00pm, GIS Lab 7-238, Rotch Library
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 3 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.
Are you collecting data in the field? Do you need a GPS to locate yourself while collecting data? You may be interested in using ArcPad and a pocket PC to help manage and collect your data. Come to this class to learn how to set up an ArcPad project and collect field data.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Introduction to ArcGIS
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 24, Fri Feb 3, 02-05:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Attendees must have an active MIT Athena account.
NEW SESSION ADDED - FEB. 3RD !!!
Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information using ArcGIS, a powerful desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) available at MIT.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Programming Neighborhood Searches in ArcGIS
Daniel Sheehan
Thu Feb 2, 02-05:00pm, GIS Lab 7-238, Rotch Library
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 3 participants.
Single session event
This class takes you through a complex programming process. You will search for neighbors of sites you are interested in. You should be well-versed in GIS and be comfortable programming in VB or VBA.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Programming in ArcGIS
Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney, Anne Graham
Wed Feb 1, 02-05:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.
If you ever find yourself doing the same sequence of commands in ArcGIS, you probably should think of automating the process. Learn to use VBA to control ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Site Selection - Making Spatial Decisions Using a GIS
Anne Graham, Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney
Mon Jan 30, 02-03:30pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.
Learn to select a location based on a variety of data types and perform analysis using tools provided in ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Working with Digital Elevation Models
Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham, Lisa Sweeney
Wed Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.
Digital Elevation Models are widely available elevation data for the United States and, soon, for the world through the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Learn to use this data source in a GIS and use the stock hydrology tools to find watersheds in ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Working with US Census Data in a GIS
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Thu Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.
The US Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information gathered over a long period of time. New and interesting relationships can oftentimes be observed when looking at census data on a map. Come learn about what's in the US Census and how to map it out using ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GenePattern Workshop
Michael Reich
Fri Jan 20, 10am-01:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: none
GenePattern is a software package for the analysis of data from microarrays and other genomic platforms. GenePattern is freely available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux (http://www.broad.mit.edu/tools/software.html).
Participants will learn how to do microarray analysis using the features of GenePattern, including:- comprehensive repository of clustering, prediction, preprocessing, and visualization modules for analysis of microarray data
- pipeline environment that allows users to chain tasks together to create and share methodologies
- task integration environment that allows rapid, code-free integration of new tools
- programming environment that allows users to access GenePattern modules from Java, MATLAB, and R programming languages
Please register at the website below.
Web: http://www.broad.mit.edu/genepattern/workshop
Contact: Louisa Rogers/Mike Reinhardt, mreinhar@broad.mit.edu
Cosponsor: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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Google, or Google Scholar: That is the Question!
Amy Stout, Kate Gyllensvard
Wed Feb 1, 03-04:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Is Google the best tool to search for scholarly information? Or is Google Scholar? Are there other choices? Search these databases and more to find out. The results may surprise you!
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14s-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
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Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists: Exploring Markets and Products
Angie Locknar, Stephanie Hartman
Fri Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
You want to turn your great idea into a successful product. Is your product unique? Is there a market for your product? What are the trends in the industry? This hands-on session will introduce you to resources and strategies for learning about industries, markets, and products.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14s-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
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Introduction to Genome Sequence Analysis (CLASS FULL)
Charles Whittaker, Ph.D.
Tue Jan 31, 01-03:00pm, DIRC, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Become familiar with accessing, visualizing and interpreting genomic data. The UCSC genome database and browser will be used to perform sequence, text and coordinate-based queries. View and interpret the results and download the data for use in other applications. In addition, an introduction to other useful genomics resources (Ensembl, NCBI and JGI) will be provided. [NOTE: AS OF DECEMBER 5TH, THIS CLASS IS FULLY ENROLLED. TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE E-MAIL THE CONTACT PERSON BELOW.]
Contact: Louisa Rogers/Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Center for Cancer Research
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Introduction to Protein Sequence Analysis (CLASS FULL)
Charles Whittaker, Ph.D.
Thu Feb 2, 01-03:00pm, DIRC, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Learn how to obtain protein sequences from a variety of sources, perform multiple alignments, phylogenetic analysis and domain/motif analysis. In addition, instruction on obtaining and interpreting gene ontology annotations will be provided. [NOTE: AS OF DECEMBER 5TH, THIS CLASS IS FULLY ENROLLED. TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE E-MAIL THE CONTACT PERSON BELOW.]
Contact: Louisa Rogers/Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Center for Cancer Research
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Introduction to PubChem
Erja Kajosalo
Tue Jan 24, 01-02:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Learn about PubChem, a NIH database on biological activities of small molecules. Learn to search chemicals and substances by name or structure, or search bioassay records using terms from the bioassay description. PubChem is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative - http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/.
Web: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-0795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Introduction to Science of Synthesis
Erja Kajosalo, Alex Williams
Wed Feb 1, 01-02:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Organic chemists! Learn to use "Science of Synthesis," the online reference in synthetic organic chemistry, and the new edition of the classic HoubenWeyl series. Alex Williams from Thieme Publishers will show you how to find evaluated synthetic methods from this database using (sub)structure and/or text searching. This session will allow participants time for hands-on use of the resource!
Web: http://www.thieme-chemistry.de/thieme-chemistry/sos/prod/user/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Introduction to Social Science Data Services
Katherine McNeill-Harman
Thu Jan 19, 02:30-03:30pm, 14N-132
Mon Jan 23, 01-02:00pm, E53-220
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Come learn how you can find and use numeric and statistical social science data in the MIT Libraries. This workshop will provide an overview of major sources for data and resources on campus to help you in your research process.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html
Contact: Katherine McNeill-Harman, E53-100, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Introduction to Stata
Katherine McNeill-Harman, Lynda Zhang
Wed Jan 18, 04-05:00pm, E53-220
Mon Jan 23, 03-04:00pm, E53-220
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Come get an introduction to using Stata, the statistical analysis software package available on Athena and commonly used in the social sciences. With hands-on exercises, learn how to import and manage datasets, including doing statistical analysis and graphing. The workshop will utilize datasets downloaded from the Harvard-MIT Data Center (HMDC) and be taught by their new Statistical Consultant. No previous knowledge of or experience with Stata is required.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html
Contact: Katherine McNeill-Harman, E53-100, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
Darcy Duke
Wed Jan 18, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Wed Jan 25, 05:15-06:15pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
NEW SESSION ADDED FOR JANUARY 25th!
What is an RSS Feed? We'll tell you, plus teach you how to use this new technology to keep up with information in your fields of interest.
Contact: Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu
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Knovel -- Engineering and Scientific (Hand)books
Erja Kajosalo, Robert Brandt
Wed Jan 25, 10-11:00am, DIRC: 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
If you work with properties materials or chemicals, this session is for you! Learn to use Knovel, a fully searchable database of online science and technology books, databases, and proceedings from over 30 publishers. Knovel covers 17 industrially important subject areas in the fields of chemistry, life sciences, materials, and engineering. Learn also how to use its productivity tools like interactive tables, graphs and live equations and how to export your search results.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/knovel
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Power Up!: Strategies for Getting Energy Information
Angie Locknar, Chris Sherratt
Tue Jan 24, 10-11:00am, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
Information on energy is everywhere! How do you find what you need and keep on the cutting edge of what is published? Attend this hands-on session to find out.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14s-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
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RefWorks Basics
Howard Silver
Thu Jan 19, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132
Tue Jan 24, 03-04:00pm, 14N-132
Wed Jan 25, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
RefWorks is a web-based resource designed to help you to organize references and create a bibliography. RefWorks allows you to search, retrieve relevant citations, and build your bibliography. It allows users to create individual or group accounts, and makes it easy to write papers, or post your results to web pages.
This session will be a hands-on practicum. Attendees will create a personal web account and create a 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 organize your references, and to generate manuscripts and bibliographies.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
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SciFinder Scholar: Advanced Reaction and Substructure Searching
Erja Kajosalo, Amy Christuk
Tue Jan 10, 01-02:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Basic knowledge of SciFinder Scholar searching
Are you a chemist, materials scientist, chemical engineer or someone else who needs chemical information in your research? Or would you like to improve your chemical information searching skills using SciFinder Scholar? Then this hands-on workshop is for you!
SciFinder Scholar is the most comprehensive database of chemical and related scientific information from 1840s, covering over 10,000 sci/tech journals and patents from >50 patent issuing authorities. A representative from "Chemical Abstracts Services" will teach advanced features of SciFinder Scholar, including reaction and structure searching. She will use real life complex examples that she's worked on with her clients to teach these techniques.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Searching for Light in the Shadows
Daniel Eppelsheimer
Sat Jan 14, 21, 28, 4, 11am-03:00pm, E51-Wong Auditorium, 1/21 class location TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2006
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Must bring a DSLR (Nikon or Canon) to each session
Fee: 59.00 for to cover printing and portfolio costs
New format--each Saturday session is a workshop!! Introduction to digital image capture and techniques without losing photography as an art form. Light and its controls will be demonstrated and practiced. Class members' technical skills will be individually enhanced to a minimum professional level. Participants will choose and complete a common class topic. The results will be critiqued. The digital capture workflow will be examined and the goal is for each participant to produce a portfolio. Each participant must bring a DSLR (Nikon or Canon) to each workshop. The images will be printed at the end of each session. Fee is $59 to cover the cost of printing and creating a portfolio.
Web: http://www.notny.com
Contact: Daniel Eppelsheimer, E53-100, 253-5676, dseppels@mit.edu
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Seeking Yesterday's Science: Resources in the History of Physics
Ewa Basinska, Jennifer Harter
Tue Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, DIRC, 14N-132
Single session event
Prereq: None
Come celebrate the tercentenary of Ben Franklin, a statesman, writer, and a scientist, born in Boston, on January 17, 1706. Look through an early edition of Franklin’s Experiments and Observations on Electricity and other archival materials as you learn about resources in the history of physics.
We are offering an introduction to the sources in the history of physics from ancient times through present. Together, we will look at the wide range of resources, from manuscript collections to electronic databases. Our perspective is historical rather than scientific, so no math background is required.
Contact: Ewa Basinska, 14N-118, x8-5533, basinska@mit.edu
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What's the Melting Point of H2O?: Finding Materials Properties Information
Angie Locknar
Tue Jan 31, 04-05:00pm, 14N - 132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
You probably know the melting point of H2O is 0 degrees C (or 32 degrees F or 273.15 degrees K). But what would you do if you didn't know? Come learn about the wide variety of resources you can use to locate property information.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
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XML and XSLT in Web Development
William Reilly
Tue Jan 17, Wed Jan 18, Tue Jan 24, 05:30-07:30pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Familiarity with XML, some exposure to XSLT transformations.
Introduction to the use of fundamental XML technologies in website
development, in particular XSLT (and XPath). Attention also to XML Schemas and DTDs. Demonstration and investigation of the web-based XML publishing framework Cocoon.Examples of use of specific markup languages (applications of XML) relevant to website development (XHTML, SVG, DocBook, RSS).
Web: http://stuff.mit.edu/iap/
Contact: William Reilly, E25-131, x3-5716, sipb-iap-xml@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Student Information Processing Board
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