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IAP 2007 Activities by Sponsor

Libraries

'Library Music' - installation and workshop at the Lewis Music Library
Tod Machover, Peter Munstedt, Media Lab grad students
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Come help vibrate and pulsate the usually sedate Music Library!

The MIT Media Lab and the Lewis Music Library are collaborating to present 'Library Music', a group of interactive music installations that explore the relationship between space, movement, touch and sound. Curated by Professor Tod Machover, these ten experiences were created by Media Lab grad students and range from musical stairs to tactile rainfall to a sonorous, robotic chandelier.
Contact: Ariane Martins, E15-443, x3-1613, ariane@media.mit.edu
Cosponsor: Media Arts & Sciences

Installation
Tod Machover, Peter Munstedt, Media Lab grad students
Students' installations open to the public.
Tue Jan 16, Wed Jan 17, Thu Jan 18, 03-05:00pm, Lewis Music Library

Workshop / Demonstration
Tod Machover, Peter Munstedt, Media Lab grad students
In this culminating workshop/demonstration, the student designers will explain the how, what and why of their installations and will be available to guide visitors through each experience. In addition, the Lewis Music Library staff will share some of its hidden treasures that are particularly relevant in this context. Refreshments will be served!
Fri Jan 19, 02-05:00pm, Lewis Music Library

Company Research for Engineers and Scientists: Know Your Prospective Employer or Partner
Stephanie Hartman, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 19, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event

You may be a skilled investigator in the area of Science or 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.
Contact: Stephanie Hartman, 10-500, x3-9361, hartman@mit.edu

Copyright Unlocked: Managing Copyright to Advance Research and Teaching at MIT
Ann Wolpert, Claude Canizares, Brian Evans, Ellen Duranceau, Ann Hammersla, Thinh Nguyen
Thu Jan 25, 01-03:00pm, 32-155

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Have you got copyright? Can you re-use your own work for future research and teaching? Or is it locked tight behind a vault of copyright restrictions? Find the keys to realize the potential of your own work in the world. Understand how copyright affects you. Hear about actions you can take to improve the impact of your research. Ask questions. Discuss these issues with Science Commons, an organization whose role is to enable legal sharing and reuse of scholarly works and to serve the advancement of science by removing unnecessary barriers. Speakers include: Claude Canizares, Associate Provost, Ann Wolpert, Director, MIT Libraries, Brian Evans, EAPS Professor of Geophysics, Ellen Duranceau, MIT Libraries Scholarly Publishing Consultant, Thinh Nguyen, Science Commons Counsel, and Ann Hammersla, MIT Intellectual Property Counsel.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu

CrossFire Beilstein and Gmelin - Advanced Searching
Erja Kajosalo
Thu Jan 18, 10-11:00am, 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-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu

Document Scanning 101: Creating E-versions from paper
Christine Quirion, Jennifer Morris
Tue Jan 23, 01-02:00pm, 2-142

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Are you running out of space in your paper filing cabinets? No more room for technical reports, working papers, preprints, lab notebooks, whatever? Why not convert your paper files to a digital format, such as PDF?

This workshop will include information on document preparation, scanning options, file formats, full-text searching, OCR, and cost estimates. We'll also discuss ways to organize and preserve your collections for long term. If you like, bring along a sample of what you've got.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/docs
Contact: Christine Quirion, 14-0551, x3-5667, cquirion@mit.edu

EndNote Basics - CLASS FULL
Howard Silver, Peter Cohn
Wed Jan 10, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC
Tue Jan 16, 03-04:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC
Thu Jan 25, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Jan-2007
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. It can also help you organize and manage your PDF files. 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

EndNote Beyond Basics: Managing and Sharing Libraries - CLASS FULL
Howard Silver, Nancy Matus
Tue Jan 9, 03-04:30pm, 14N-132, DIRC

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event

This is a hands-on session for experienced EndNote users who want to learn about managing and sharing databases and manuscripts. You will learn about global editing, using term lists, and sharing EndNote libraries. We will also discusss manuscript collaboration techniques. The session will be led by Nancy Matus, an ISIResearchSoft trainer.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu

EndNote Beyond Basics: Output Styles and Reference Templates - CLASS FULL
Howard Silver, Nancy Matus
Tue Jan 9, 01-02:30pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none

This is a hands-on session for experienced EndNote users who want to know more about customizing EndNote output styles and reference templates. You will learn how to personalize your software to automatically generate in-text citations, footnotes and bibliographies that meet your specifications. The session will be led by Nancy Matus, an ISIResearchSoft trainer.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu

Everything You Want to Know about Patents: The Patent Process - CLASS FULL
Carol Robinson
Wed Jan 10, 03-05:00pm, 2-105

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

Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals - CLASS FULL
Howard Silver, Darcy Duke
Wed Jan 17, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC
Wed Jan 24, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

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. The session will be a hands-on practicum which will help de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key resources for finding patent literature. Using patent literature is important for understanding competitive technologies and keeping abreast of current product innovations.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu

Floating Color: The Art of Marbling Paper - CLASS IS FULL
Nancy Schrock, Ann Marie Willer, Kate Beattie
Fri Jan 12, 09am-12:00pm, 14-0513

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2007
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None

CLASS IS FULL!
Marbling is the ancient art of floating colors on thickened water, swirling patterns, and transferring the design to paper. Today marbled patterns are found on fabric, inside boxes, and on notepaper. This workshop will reveal the mysteries of this once secretive art. Participants will learn about the history of marbling, see a demonstration, and have an opportunity to try their hand at the craft. Each participant will make 2 or more sheets of marbled paper which they can pick up the following Tuesday.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/preservation/aboutus.html
Contact: Ann Marie Willer, 14-0513, 253-5692, willer@mit.edu

GIS: ArcGIS II
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 23, 10am-12:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience using ArcGIS

This class will introduce a variety of commonly used GIS tools, including learning to create and edit your own data and using ArcScene to visualize data in 3D.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Geographic Information Systems Lab

GIS: Site Selection - Making Spatial Decisions Using a GIS
Anne Graham, Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney
Wed Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience with 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/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Geographic Information Systems Lab

GIS: Working with Digital Elevation Models
Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham, Lisa Sweeney
Tue Jan 23, 02-04:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or 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/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Geographic Information Systems Lab

GIS: Working with US Census Data in a GIS
Lisa Sweeney, Anne Graham, Daniel Sheehan
Wed Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

The Decennial Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information for the US gathered since 1790. New and interesting relationships can often times be observed when looking at census data on a map. Come learn about what's in the US Census and how to map it.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Geographic Information Systems Lab

Google, or Google Scholar: That is the Question!
Amy Stout, Kate Gyllensvard
Fri Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, 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: Amy Stout, 10-500, x3-4442, astout@mit.edu

IPY in IAP: A Brief Preview of International Polar Year
Chris Sherratt, Remlee Green
Tue Jan 30, 03-05:00pm, 10-500, Barker Library Media Suite

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 29-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

March 2007 marks the start of the world's 4th observance of International Polar Year. Last conducted in 1958, this year promises new and exciting research and discovery. Come hear about IPY and what to watch for, share what you know, and perhaps see a film to set the stage!
Contact: Chris Sherratt, 54-200, (617) 253-5648, gcsherra@mit.edu

Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists: Exploring Markets and Products
Howard Silver, Stephanie Hartman
Thu Jan 25, 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, standards and patents.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu

Introduction to Science of Synthesis
Erja Kajosalo, Michael Poynter
Wed Jan 10, 10-11:00am, DIRC (14N-132)

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
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. Michael Poynter 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

Introduction to Social Science Data Services
Katherine McNeill-Harman
Thu Jan 18, 10-11:00am, E53-220

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

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

Introduction to Stata (Statistical Software)
Katherine McNeill-Harman, Statistical Consultant, Harvard-MIT Data Center
Wed Jan 24, Fri Jan 26, 10am-12:00pm, E53-220

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: No previous experience with Stata is required.

Interested in learning a statistical analysis software package? Get an introduction to Stata, the software available on Athena and commonly used in the social sciences. With hands-on exercises, explore Stata’s many features and learn how to import and manage datasets and do statistical analysis. Taught by the Harvard-MIT Data Center Statistical Consultant.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html
Contact: Katherine McNeill-Harman, E53-100, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu

Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
Darcy Duke
Mon Jan 29, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Wed Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 30-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

What's an RSS feed? How can I use it to keep up with new information in my field? We'll show you how RSS and other current awareness tools can help you stay up to date!

This will be a hands-on session on Windows PCs. You are also welcome to bring your own laptop.
Contact: Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu

Library Resources for Architecture & Planning Staff
Peter Cohn
Tue Jan 9, 11am-12:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Library, GIS Lab

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

Library toolbars, extensions and web apps: little tools with big impact
Nicole Hennig, Darcy Duke
Mon Jan 22, 04-05:00pm, E25-117

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Tired of hopping between Google Scholar, Amazon, and library catalogs and databases? Can't find that great article you meant to read later? Need better ways of sharing scholarly resources within your group?

Come hear about some new web tools that may help you work more efficiently. Learn to organize and share your references, catalog your personal book collections online, and search seamlessly between library resources and other web sites.

We will demo: LibraryThing, del.icio.us, CiteULike, library-relevant Firefox extensions, and more.
Contact: Nicole Hennig, E25-131, x3-9367, hennig@mit.edu

Make a Difference! Use Your Skills and Interests to Help Developing Countries
Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown
Tue Jan 16, 04-05:00pm, 10-500, Barker Library Media Suite

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event

When you read or hear news of developing countries, do you feel inspired to make a difference? Come hear how one MIT staff member and native Honduran learned to coordinate groups of volunteers and ship needed donations of educational material, surplus computer equipment, and medical equipment to Honduras and other Central American countries.

Dessert and drinks provided.
Contact: Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown, 14S-134, x3-5680, olimpia@mit.edu

Power Up! 2.0: Energy Industry Information from the MIT Libraries
Alex Caracuzzo, Katherine McNeill-Harman, Chris Sherratt
Tue Jan 30, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 27 participants.
Single session event

Learn how to use MIT Libraries' databases and the Internet to uncover energy-related industry overviews, market research, and country statistics.
Contact: Alex Caracuzzo, E53-100, x3-5670, alex3@mit.edu

Power Up!: Strategies for Getting Energy Information
Angie Locknar, Chris Sherratt
Mon Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event

Information on energy is everywhere! How do you find the scientific and technical information 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

PowerPoint Reform School -- CLASS FULL; REGISTRATION CLOSED
Craig Thomas
Tue Jan 23, 02-03:30pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Experience creating PPT shows (preferably in PP 2003)

Sure, most of us can hammer out a few slides in PowerPoint and call it a presentation. But some PowerPoint shows look crisp and professional, while others look like amateur hour. What are the telltale signs of a not-ready-for-prime-time presentation -- and how can you fix them? In this hands-on session, we'll haul a delinquent presentation before the bar of PowerPoint justice, enumerate its crimes, and rehabilitate it. We'll use PowerPoint 2003. (Note: This session is not for PowerPoint beginners.)
Contact: Craig Thomas, clthomas@mit.edu

Practically Genomic - Hands-on Bioinformatics for Beginners - CLASS FULL
Charles Whittaker, PH.D., Sebastian Hoersch, PH.D.
Mon Jan 22, Wed Jan 24, Fri Jan 26, 01-03:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Modern biological research (genomics, proteomics, gene expression analysis) frequently results in extensive lists of gene identifiers that need to be processed and understood. A significant challenge facing fledgling bioinformatics researchers involves the handling of such lists. We will use an example from a recent publication to illustrate data acquisition methods, functional annotation strategies and downstream analysis techniques. Topics that will be covered include public database retrieval tools, the UCSC genome database, phylogenetic analysis, and protein domain analysis. A basic biology background and familiarity with web browsers will be helpful.
Contact: Louisa Worthington Rogers, 14S-134, x3-6575, elworthi@mit.edu

PubChem Essentials
Erja Kajosalo, Rana C. Morris, Ph.D., NCBI Teaching Faculty
Wed Jan 24, 09am-12:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Led by an expert scientist from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), this course shows how to effectively use the NCBI PubChem system: a collection of databases, search services, and analysis tools that focus on small chemicals and their biological activities.

This class will help you understand the content and organization of the PubChem databases and how these data are submitted to and curated by NCBI. In hands-on computer exercises, you will learn how to find information on small molecular compounds including relevant literature abstracts; associations with proteins, genes and metabolic pathways; and experimental data from biological activity assays. In addition, you will learn how to perform structure searches to find related compounds and groups of compounds with similar bioactivity profiles.
Web: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu

Publishing Choices for MIT Grads and Postdocs
Anna Gold, Amy Stout
Thu Jan 18, 12-02:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Publication Choices for MIT Grads and Postdocs will address some of the issues facing researchers in the publishing world. Topics that will be covered include: where to publish your research (i.e. locating high-impact journals in your field), when to publish (i.e. sharing your research when a patent is involved), authorship, copyright, open access, and more. Time will be reserved for discussion and questions.
Contact: Amy Stout, 10-500, x3-4442, astout@mit.edu

RefWorks Basics
Howard Silver, Melissa Fox
Wed Jan 17, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC
Thu Jan 18, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC
Tue Jan 23, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132, DIRC

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2007
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

Researching Middle East & Islam: Guide to the Perplexed
Omar Khalidi, Michelle Baildon
Fri Jan 12, 01-02:00pm, Rotch Library 7-238

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Academic interest in the Middle East & Islam

Does your research or instruction involve Middle East or Islam? Are you perplexed by the events in the Islamic world? Don't know where to begin your research? Two MIT librarians will show you how to use electronic databases for books, journal articles and news on this region stretching from the Middle East to Asia.
Contact: Omar Khalidi, 7-238, 258-5597, okhalidi@mit.edu

SciFinder Scholar - Basics
Erja Kajosalo
Thu Jan 11, 10-11:00am, DIRC (14N-132)

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Are you a chemist, materials scientist, chemical engineer? Or are you a biologist, environmental or medical scientist? Then SciFinder Scholar, the largest chemical information database, is for you!

You can research such topics as organic chemicals and reactions, analytical organic/inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, polymers, elastomers, rubbers, alloys, ceramics, and air and water pollutions waste treatment. Or explore topics such as genetics, genomics, enzymology, proteomics, experimental medicine, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology, and pharmacology using SciFinder Scholar.

This hands-on workshop will cover the basics of searching by research topic, reaction, and substructure using SciFinder Scholar.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu

Searching for Light in the Shadows
Daniel Eppelsheimer
Sat Jan 13, 20, 27, 12-04:00pm, Wong (E51-115)
Sat Feb 3, 12-04:00pm, TBA

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2007
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Must bring DSLR to each session
Fee: 99.00 for Production of the members portfolio

The Saturday sessions are a series of progressive workshops. Photography as an Art form is integrated into Digital Image Capture and Workflow. Light and its controls will be practiced. Class member skills will be enhanced to a minimum professional level. The goal for each is the production of a portfolio. Images will be printed at the end of the sessions. The fees covers those and other costs. This course has been offered for the 8th time. Contact me with any question(s).
Contact: Daniel Eppelsheimer, E53-100, 253-5676, dseppels@mit.edu

So, the Libraries Do Have Maps!
Michael M Noga, Lisa Sweeney
Thu Feb 1, 02-04:00pm, Rotch Library 7-238

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Yes, the MIT Libraries do have maps. Visit the three largest collections. In the Rotch Library, you will find maps that relate to urban studies. In the Lindgren Library, you will see nautical charts and geologic and climatic maps. In the Science Library, you will see our topographic map collection. Come and tell us about your map needs. Feel free to ask about specific maps before the session and we will show you the Libraries' holdings. Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour.
Contact: Michael M Noga, 14S-134, 253-1290, mnoga@mit.edu

Tracing the Evolution of Ideas: Citation Searching
Michael M Noga, Remlee Green
Wed Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none

Eugene Garfield outlined the concept of citation indexing in an article in Science over 50 years ago. We will explore different methods of citation indexing including the Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, Google Scholar, Research Index (CiteSeer), ScienceDirect, PROLA, and Citation Bridge (US Patents). Additional examples of citation indexes are welcome.
Contact: Michael M Noga, 14S-134, 253-1290, mnoga@mit.edu

Why Not Wikipedia? --And When
Chris Capozzola, Amy Stout, Brian Keegan
Fri Jan 26, 11:30am-01:00pm, 5-217

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

What do you think about Wikipedia: Is it better than Britannica? Your social knowledge network? Breeding ground for “truthiness”? Part of the decline of the Enlightenment?

Come and discuss Wikipedia as a research tool and as a social & cultural phenomenon with MIT faculty, students, and librarians in science, engineering, and the humanities. We’ll also watch excerpts of a Wikipedia documentary produced by students and faculty from MIT Comparative Media Studies. Panelists will go over pros and cons; experiences as Wikipedia users and contributers; Wikipedia in the classroom; and implications for research.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/astout/www/wiki/
Contact: Michelle Baildon, 14S-222, x3-9352, baildon@mit.edu
Cosponsor: History

Worldly Wednesdays: MIT World films in the MIT Libraries
Remlee Green, Stephanie Hartman
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Join us for a movie and snacks! Each week during IAP, a different film from MIT World on the theme of innovation and invention will be shown in the Barker Engineering Library Media Suite.

For a full schedule and more information, see: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/courses/iap2007/mitworld.html

Light refreshments will be provided.
Contact: Remlee Green, 10-500, x3-4088, remlee@mit.edu

Eric Von Hippel - "Democratizing Innovation"
Remlee Green, Stephanie Hartman
Wed Jan 10, 12-01:30pm, 10-500, Barker Library Media Suite

Steve Wozniak - "iWoz: From Computer Geek to Culture Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It"
Remlee Green, Stephanie Hartman
Wed Jan 17, 12-01:30pm, 10-500, Barker Library Media Suite

Peter H. Diamandis - "From Space to Energy: Changing the World. For Good."
Remlee Green, Stephanie Hartman
Wed Jan 24, 12-01:30pm, 10-500, Barker Library Media Suite

Timothy Brown - "Innovation Through Design Thinking"
Remlee Green, Stephanie Hartman
Wed Jan 31, 12-01:30pm, 10-500, Barker Library Media Suite

You thought Pubmed was just a journal database? Links to NCBI sequencing databases, books, PubMedCentral and much more!
Louisa Worthington Rogers
Wed Jan 31, 01:30-03:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

This session will feature Pubmed as part of the NCBI Entrez Life Sciences Search Engine. We will focus on Pubmed enhancements and links to other NCBI resources, including sequencing databases, books, open access journals not subscribed to by MIT, and much more! Learn to set up your own "MY NCBI" account and to subscribe to a NCBI Web (RSS) Feed. This will be an overview rather than a detailed study of any one resource.
Contact: Louisa Worthington Rogers, 14S-134, x3-6575, elworthi@mit.edu


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