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Attention Faculty (and interested others)! Learn how to EASILY post and share video with your students ( or other audiences as you determine )
Kris Brewer
Mon Jan 12, Tue Jan 20, 11am-12:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room
Wed Jan 28, 02-03:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room
Fri Jan 30, 11am-12:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room
Fri Jan 30, 03-04:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 28 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Are you interested in using on-line video to support your teaching but only want to share it with your class?

Come learn how you can use MIT TechTV to deliver video content. Fully functional with other sites, like Stellar, you can quickly and easily post videos and then share them with your classes or anyone else you desire (within copyright and Fair Use guidelines).

MIT TechTV also provides for easy segmentation and in-line commenting. Learn more about these features and explore how you can use MIT TechTV!
Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, x2-3157, brew@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Academic Media Production Services

BIOBASE Knowledge Library and Explain Analysis System Training
Courtney Crummett
Thu Jan 22, 09am-12:00pm, DIRC 14N-132

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

Save time and get more out of your data. Learn how to use BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL), licensed by MIT Libraries. BIOBASE offers curated databases and analysis tools designed to help biomarker, systems biology and life science researchers accelerate discovery processes. Included in this product is TRANSFAC®, TRANSPATH® and PROTEOME™ products. The BKL is great for research applications including gene set enrichment analysis, functional analysis, SNP analysis, gene expression analysis, and drug discovery. Also, learn about ExPlain Analysis Systems to perform gene regulation and systems biology focused biological interpretation of high throughput experiments like microarrays, proteomic data, and ChIP-chip experiments.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/biobase
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, (617) 324-8290, crummett@mit.edu

Basics of Obtaining a Patent
Carol Robinson
Thu Jan 15, 03-04:30pm, 1-190

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

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 by members of the MIT community. This popular session covers a bit of patent history and a lot about current practices, processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent; the focus is on the process used at MIT. A portion of the session is devoted to questions and answers. If you think you will ever invent something, you need to be here.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/patents
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu

Bioinformatics for Beginners
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 14, 04-05:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Tue Jan 20, 05-06:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Entrez family of databases is the foundation of knowledge for molecular level bioscience research. Class attendees will learn about the organization of key NCBI databases, understand the database record structure, and work with the BLAST search tool. The session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious about bioinformatics research tools.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu

Biotechnology Patent Fundamentals and Searching
J. Darcy Duke
Thu Jan 29, 03-04:30pm, DIRC 14N-132

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

Come and hear attorney Sonia Gutterman of Lawson & Wetzen discuss the distinctive aspects of patents that make them valuable, the role of patents in capital development, along with issues surrounding filing biotech patents. She will be assisted by Drew Lowery, who received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from MIT and is a member of Global Prior Art's Life Science Team. Drew will discuss and demonstrate alternative ways to search biotech patent art and their suitability. At the end of the talk attendees will have the opportunity to do hands on searching.
Contact: J. Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu

Bookbinding in the Japanese Tradition
Nancy Schrock, Ann Marie Willer, Shalini Patel
Wed Jan 14, 10am-12:00pm, 14-0513

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2009
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: manual dexterity

Participants will create a side-sewn soft-cover book using the techniques of traditional Japanese bookbinding. The workshop will include an overview of the history, materials, and techniques of the Japanese bookmaking tradition, which is markedly different from that used to create Western books. Each participant will complete one blank book covered in beautiful Japanese decorative paper.

See the URL below for directions to the Wunsch Conservation Lab.

No walk-ins allowed.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/preservation/aboutus.html
Contact: Nick Szydlowski, 14-0513, 253-5282, nick_s@mit.edu

Career Research: Targeting and Researching Employers
Alex Caracuzzo, Stephanie Hartman, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 23, 12:30-01:30pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

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

Looking for prospective employers? Preparing for a job interview? MIT Libraries can help! First, we’ll learn how to target potential employers-- established companies, start-up firms -- by field of interest and by location. Then, we’ll use MIT Libraries’ resources to research potential employers and uncover information that can aid our career decisions and our interview preparations. This will be a hands-on workshop. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop if possible, as seating space exceeds the number of available PCs.
Contact: Alex Caracuzzo, 253-5670, alex3@mit.edu

Compost with Worms...in your Apartment!!
Ryan Gray
Wed Jan 28, 01-03:00pm, 32-144

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Are you an apartment-dweller wishing for some backyard space to compost? Don’t worry, you can compost indoors and start any time of the year!

In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to use worms to turn your garbage into “black gold" from Cambridge’s Recycling Director, Randi Mail. Randi will be joined by Ryan Gray, who with Randi's expertise, learned to compost at home AND at work.

Contact Ryan Gray with any questions.
Web: http://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/departments/recycle/indoor.html#
Contact: Ryan Gray, 10-500, x3-7742, ryangray@mit.edu

EndNote Basics
Peter Cohn, Howard Silver
Wed Jan 14, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Fri Jan 23, 03-04:00pm, 14N-132
Wed Jan 28, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
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.

Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, PubMed, & other sources of published literature. 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.
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, pcohn@mit.edu

Fiddle-Dee-Dee During IAP
George Ruckert
Thu Jan 29, 02-04:00pm, Lewis Music Library

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2009
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Able to play traditional music

Join in a Traditional Folk Session at the Lewis Music Library! Participants will bring their own folk instruments and play from a list of common session tunes - it's fun, it's casual, it's free!
Contact: Cate Gallivan, 14 E-109, x3-7389, categal@mit.edu

Film Series: Special Effects at the Movies
Patsy Baudoin, Christine Hazlett, Jonathan Chapman, Katie Stanchak
Tue Jan 27, Wed Jan 28, Thu Jan 29, 07:30-10:00pm, 4-231 TR 4-237 W

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

We will view and discuss three films with historically innovative special effects.

Films TBA

Free food
Contact: Patsy Baudoin, 14S-230, 253-4979, patsy@mit.edu

Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center
Katherine McNeill
Wed Jan 14, 02-03:30pm, DIRC 14N-132

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2009
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Need data to answer a research question? Interested in analyzing raw datasets with micro-level records about individual respondents? This hands-on workshop will familiarize you with the resources of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Harvard-MIT Data Center, which provide access to datasets in the social sciences and related fields. Topics will include the structure of data files, finding and downloading datasets, and understanding data documentation.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-100, 253-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu

Going beyond Google Scholar: using the Web of Science and other citation searching resources to discover articles
Michael M Noga
Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

The Web of Science has changed its search interface substantially in 2008. Learn about the new citation analysis and report features which enable you to quickly find relevant articles. Also learn about other Web sites that provide citation searching, a powerful tool in finding information for research.
Contact: Michael M Noga, 14S-134, 253-1290, mnoga@mit.edu

Humanities and Music Library Bookmobile
Humanities Library
Fri Jan 16, 11am-02:00pm, Lobby 10

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

The Humanities and Music Libraries will hold a special IAP Bookmobile highlighting Science Fiction, Fact and Fantasy.

Enrich your leisure time during IAP with books, DVDs and music from the Humanities and Music Library's collections.

Come check us out!

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Humanities Library, 14S-200
Lewis Music Library, 14E-109
Contact: Lisa Horowitz, 14S-200, x3-9353, lisah@mit.edu

IMAGE RESOURCES AT MIT: ARTstor
Peter Wilkins, OEIT, Jolene de Verges, Rotch Library
Wed Jan 21, 11am-12:00pm, 26-139

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

ARTstor -A collection of nearly one million images from major world wide museums and institutions. Reaches beyond the arts documenting cultures and history in images. Encompasses disciplines as varied as the history of science and mathematics (manuscripts and historical photographs), graphic design and advertising, early engineering drawings, archaeology and ethnology, ancient civilizations, women's history, world religions, world art and architecture. Selected images in ARTstor available for publishing; all images can be downloaded for presentations and shared with others through the ARTstor interface or Stellar.

ENROLL: image-tools@mit.edu - indicate reserve one of NMC (13) computers or will bring own.

By ACCORD, MIT Libraries, DUE-OEIT.
Contact: Peter Wilkins, OEIT, NE48-308, (617) 253-1694, pwilkins@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Office of Educational Innovation and Technology

Introduction to Company and Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists
Stephanie Hartman, Angie Locknar, Alex Caracuzzo
Thu Jan 15, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132

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

You may be a skilled investigator on the topic of science or engineering, but what do you know about business research? This session will introduce you to library-supported databases that cover company and industry information. We will use hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for researching two key components of a business plan: competitors and industry trends.
Contact: Stephanie Hartman, 10-500, x3-9361, hartman@mit.edu

Introduction to SciFinder on the Web
Erja Kajosalo
Fri Jan 16, 11am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)

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

If you are a researcher in chemistry, or chemistry related subjects like chemical engineering, materials science, environmental science, biological sciences, etc., then you should know about SciFinder, the most comprehensive chemical information database! This hands-on workshop will teach you the basics of SciFinder on the web!
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, (617) 253-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu

Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
Darcy Duke
Fri Jan 16, 04-05:00pm, DIRC 14N-132

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

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: J. Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu

MIT TechTV & U
Kris Brewer
Wed Jan 14, Thu Jan 22, 11am-12:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room
Mon Jan 26, 02-03:00pm, 9-152 Ford Room

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

1001 uses of MIT TechTV in support of education, research, activities, and outreach!

MIT TechTV is MIT’s free video posting and hosting service, specializing in science, engineering, and MIT-related videos. Any member of the MIT Community can use MIT TechTV to post video content for the world to see. In this seminar, you’ll learn how you can use MIT TechTV to accomplish your goals and support your group whether it's a class, lab, student organization, sport team, or department.

Questions and suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
Web: http://techtv.mit.edu/
Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, (617) 452-3157, brew@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Academic Media Production Services

Make your Paper File Cabinets Searchable: How to Manage Paper and Electronic Documents Effectively
Ryuji Suzuki, Remlee Green
Thu Jan 29, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

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

With personal computers and scanners, paper documents can be easily digitized, efficiently managed, and integrated with electronic documents. Many drawers of documents can be stored in a laptop computer or a passport-sized pocket hard drive, together with electronic documents retrieved from online resources. Paper documents can be converted into PDF files and made searchable through character recognition software. Documents may then be found through a keyword search, and the original scanned images can be viewed and printed as needed. We will discuss the digitization of paper documents, search technologies, and document management, as well as how to combine the best properties of paper and digital media.
Contact: Remlee Green, 14S-134, (617) 253-4088, remlee@mit.edu

Managing Research Data 101
MacKenzie Smith
Thu Jan 15, 11am-12:00pm, 14N-132
Wed Jan 28, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

For researchers struggling to manage their data, basic strategies will be provided for
-- best practices for retention and archiving
-- effective directory structures and naming conventions
-- good file formats for long-term access
-- data security and backup options
-- metadata, tagging, and citation
-- other relevant issues
Contact: MacKenzie Smith, E25-131, x3-8184, kenzie@mit.edu

Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Mathew Willmott, Remlee Green
Tue Jan 13, 12-01:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Wed Jan 21, 05-06:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132

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

Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references is becoming more common and important in today’s academic world. These software packages allow users to search databases, retrieve relevant citations, and build a bibliography to be added to a paper or thesis or stored for future reference. But which software package should you use, and how do you get started? This session will focus on EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero, the three major options for bibliographic software at MIT. We will include a discussion comparing and contrasting the three softwares, and we will introduce some of the basic concepts and functionality of each program.

20 computers are available; first-come first-served. Attendees are welcome to bring their laptops.
Contact: Mathew Willmott, 14S-134, 617.324.5855, willmott@mit.edu

Organic? All-natural? Grass-fed? What Does It All MEAN??
Ryan Gray
Wed Jan 21, 01-03:00pm, 32-123

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Confused by the terms "organic," "grass-fed," "all-natural"??

If so, get some clarification with farmers Kim Denney (Chestnut Farms, Hardwick, MA) and Kate Stillman (Stillman Farms, New Braintree, MA). Their hands-on expertise and witty story-telling will clarify any confusion you may have about economically and environmentally sustainable livestock and vegetable farming.
Contact: Ryan Gray, 10-500, 3.7742, ryangray@mit.edu

Patent Searching Fundamentals
Darcy Duke, Howard Silver
Tue Jan 20, 12-01:30pm, DIRC 14N-132
Thu Jan 22, 03-04:30pm, DIRC 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 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 that will help de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key resources for finding patents through free resources available on the web.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/patents
Contact: Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu

Practically Genomic
Charlie Whittaker, AJ Bhutkar, Courtney Crummett
Mon Jan 26, Wed Jan 28, Fri Jan 30, 11am-01:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Genomics, microarrays, and massively parallel applications such as next generation sequencing have made biology research a highly quantitative field. As a result, many biologists face the challenge of mastering computers and computational methods. Our sessions are designed to begin the process. We will provide an overview of some of the bioinformatics tools and methods mandated by modern biological research. Practical examples will be used to introduce powerful aspects of the Unix operating system, Perl, R, Excel and MySQL. We will also instruct attendees on the usage of bioinformatics tools for genomics, phylogenetics and microarray data analysis. Topics to be covered include the UCSC genome browser, GALAXY, Argo, GenePattern, Bioconductor, ClustalX, and a variety of functional annotation methods.
Web: http://luria.mit.edu/Jan_09_IAP/
Contact: Charlie Whittaker, E18-366, x4-0337, charliew@mit.edu
Cosponsor: David H. Koch Inst. for Integrative Cancer Researc

Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop on Journal Quality Measures and Publisher Copyright Policies
Ellen Finnie Duranceau
Fri Jan 16, 02-03:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Intended for graduated students or other interested MIT authors, addresses what copyright means to you as an author, how you can assess a publisher's copyright policies, and how you can use web-based tools that assess journal quality. Open access publishing models and the use of the MIT amendment to alter standard publisher agreements will also be discussed.
Contact: Ellen Finnie Duranceau, 14E-210A, x3-8483, efinnie@mit.edu

QUOSA Information Manager Demo: Retrieve and Organize Article PDFs
Eszter Hars, Remlee Green, Howard Silver
Tue Jan 27, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

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

Learn how the QUOSA Information Manager can help streamline your literature management. Search for articles and retrieve the PDFs in a single step from PubMed and other databases. Organize and manage your existing article PDF collections to stay on top of your research. QUOSA works seamlessly with your EndNote or RefWorks collections. The developers of the QUOSA Information Manager will provide a demonstration and answer your questions.
Web: http://www.quosa.com
Contact: Remlee Green, 14S-134, (617) 253-4088, remlee@mit.edu

RefWorks Basics
Anita Perkins, Georgiana McReynolds
Thu Jan 15, 05-06:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Thu Jan 22, 01-02:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Fri Jan 30, 02-03:00pm, DIRC 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

RefWorks is a web-based resource designed to help you organize references and create a bibliography. RefWorks allows you to search, retrieve relevant citations, easily cite references as you write your paper, and build your bibliography. It allows users to create individual or group accounts.
Contact: Anita Perkins, E53-100, x2-1510, perkins@mit.edu

Rotch Library Film Series
Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning maintains an impressive DVD collection, with new titles added regularly. Join us as we explore the scope of the collection, from how we eat and farm (King Corn) to African mud architecture (Future of Mud) to the way type affects our lives (Helvetica). We'll be showing a different film or two each day. Bring your lunch; we'll provide the entertainment!
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, hmccann@mit.edu

King Corn: a film (2006)
Heather McCann
Two college graduates plant and grow a bumper crop of America’s most productive, most subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil, with the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, and powerful herbicides. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat-- and how we farm. (92 minutes)
Thu Jan 8, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

The Greening of Southie (2008)
Heather McCann
Set in South Boston, The Greening of Southie is a documentary about Boston’s first residential green building, and the workers asked to build it.(72 mins.) After the movie, please stay for another IAP session: The Perceptual Form of the City Project (1-2 pm). This IAP introduces participants to the city of Boston through the data collected by Kepes and Lynch in the 1950’s, when Boston was on the verge of change.
Fri Jan 9, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

The Future of Mud (2007) with Canton, China and Calcutta, India (2005)
Omar Khalidi
The future of mud: a tale of houses and lives in Djenne (2007) - Through the story of a mason in Djenne, this documentary examines an African tradition of mud architecture in Mali.
Canton, China and Calcutta, India (2005) -
Explores the effects of international trade on the urban landscape of Canton, China, as it opens up to international trade and advances in Calcutta despite overpopulation and social inequalities.
Thu Jan 15, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

Choropampa: the price of gold (2002)
Omar Khalidi
In June, 2000, 151 kilograms of liquid mercury spilled from a truck hauling it from a goldmine in the Andes. The spill covered a 25-mile long area, contaminating the mountain village of Choropampa. The owners of the mine, the World Bank, and others claim that the problem was quickly resolved, but hundreds of people still suffer the ill effects. This video details the legal battles of the people of Choropampa. (75 mins.)
Fri Jan 16, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

Aboriginal architecture, living architecture (2005)
Allison Benedetti
Aboriginal architecture, living architecture offers a fascinating in-depth look into the diversity of North American Native architecture. Featuring expert commentary and stunning imagery, this program provides a virtual tour of seven aboriginal communities-- Pueblo, Mohawk, Inuit, Crow, Navajo, Coast Salish, and Haida. (93 minutes)
Thu Jan 22, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

Helvetica (2007)
Allison Benedetti
A documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, which looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. (80 minutes)
Fri Jan 23, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

Manufactured Landscapes (2007)
Jonah Jenkins
Follows photographer Edward Burtynsky, internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry, as he travels through China photographing the effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution. (90 minutes)
Thu Jan 29, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

Street Fight (2005)
Jonah Jenkins
Follows the bare-knuckles race for Mayor of Newark, N.J. between 32 year-old Cory Booker and four-term incumbent Sharpe James, the undisputed champion of New Jersey politics. Fought in Newark’s neighborhoods and housing projects, the battle pits the young challenger against an old style political machine that uses any means necessary, including harassment and police intimidation, to crush its opponents. (82 minutes)
Fri Jan 30, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

Searching for Light in the Shadows
Daniel Eppelsheimer
Sat Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 12-05:00pm, TBA

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2009
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Must bring DSLR to each session
Fee: 99.00 for Production of the member's portfolio

The Saturday sessions are workshops of progressive lighting control. Photography as an Art form is integrated into Digital Image Capture and Workflow. Class member skills will be enhanced to a minimum professional level. The goal for each is the production of a portfolio. The fees cover those and other costs. This course is being offered for the 10th time. Contact me with any question(s).
Contact: Daniel Eppelsheimer, E53-100, 253-5676, dseppels@mit.edu

The Perceptual Form of the City Project
Jolene de Verges, Beverly Turner, Mikki Simon Macdonald
Fri Jan 9, 01-02:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

“The city is a very large, powerful and complicated object, and there is much emotional satisfaction to be gained from the ability to apprehend it as a whole and to relate one’s self to it easily.” (Kevin Lynch)
In the 1950’s, MIT professors Kevin Lynch and Gyorgy Kepes conducted research for a Rockefeller Foundation grant using the city of Boston as their lab. They studied how individuals perceive the city and navigate through its various environments. The data collected took the form of photographs, interviews, field notes, and annotated maps. These documents are now located in the Rotch Visual Collections and the Institute Archives. In 2008, these collections were digitized. This IAP introduces participants to the city of Boston through the data collected by Kepes and Lynch in the 1950’s, when Boston was on the verge of change.
Contact: Jolene de Verges, 7-238, x8-5593, jdeverge@mit.edu

Tips and tricks for keeping up with information: Materials Science & Engineering
Angie Locknar
Tue Jan 13, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

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

Are you a Materials Science and Engineering grad student getting started on your research? An undergrad doing a UROP in Course 3, or majoring in Course 3? Then this session is for you! Learn about finding, organizing, and keeping up with the literature in materials science and related fields. This is a hands-on session in a computer classroom, but feel free to bring your own laptop.
Contact: Angie Locknar, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu

Tips and tricks for keeping up with information: Mechanical Engineering
Angie Locknar
Wed Jan 21, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

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

Are you a Mechanical Engineering grad student getting started on your research? An undergrad doing a UROP in Course 2, or majoring in Course 2? Then this session is for you! Learn about finding, organizing, and keeping up with the literature in mechanical engineering and related fields. This is a hands-on session in a computer classroom, but feel free to bring your own laptop.
Contact: Angie Locknar, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu

Using NCBI's BLAST
Courtney Crummett, Amy Stout
Wed Jan 21, 11am-12:00pm, DIRC 14N-132

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

Want to know more about how BLAST works and how to use it more effectively in your research? Then this class is for you! This class will follow up on Bioinformatics for Beginners and lead into Advanced Bioinformatics, although attendance at the other sessions is not necessary.
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu


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