Access to energy research articles: publisher policies & MIT output
Ellen Duranceau, Chris Sherratt, Mat Willmott
Tue Jan 11, 03-04:00pm, 56-154
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join Scholarly Publishing and Licensing Librarian Ellen Duranceau as she explores where MITEI faculty are publishing and what the implications of those publishing practices are for worldwide access to essential energy research. This session will include data on MITEI faculty journal articles and will provide an assessment of the openness, or reach, of the articles based on the publishers’ policies. The MIT Faculty Open Access Policy and tools that analyze journal quality will also be discussed.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 143-134, 253-9320, locknar@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Advanced Tips & Tricks for Chemists: Structure and Reaction Searching with SciFinder Web
Erja Kajosalo, Amy Christuk
Fri Jan 21, 10am-12:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Hands-on training: Explore new Markush patent searching; How to find similar reactions (broad, medium, narrow) and view their transformation centers; Conduct half-reaction searches; Smart tools for analyzing and refining similarity and substructure search results; Find closely related substances such as different salts; Explore tips & tricks with reaction searching; Find property data including actual spectra for specific substances; Find and export suppliers for multiple substances; Set-up preferred and non-preferred suppliers; Set-up structure-based alerts; Combine different answer sets to examine their intersection and overlap; Create structures using SMILES & InChI strings; Sort reactions by relevance ranking; View reaction experimental procedures directly from journal and patent literature without leaving SciFinder Web. Learn what’s new with SciFinder Web! Class taught by Amy Christuk from CAS. Register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/scifinder
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Apps4Academics: iPhone/iPad apps & mobile web sites for your Academic Life
Nicole Hennig, Remlee Green
Wed Jan 19, 01-02:30pm, E25-401
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
In this whirlwind show & tell, we will recommend the best iPhone/iPad apps & mobile web sites for use in your academic life. We'll demo apps for productivity, library research, note-taking, e-reading, PDF-reading & annotating, sketching, and more. Some apps we'll demo include Evernote, Instapaper, Dropbox, GoodReader, Papers, Wolfram Alpha, PLoS, ACS Mobile, and WorldCat Mobile.
We'll point you to the best apps and mobile sites, and also ask class members to also share their favorite apps. If you're thinking about getting an iPhone or iPad, this may help you decide how you might use it.
The class is 90 minutes, and will include break-out sessions where each small group will discuss the apps they find useful and report back to the larger group. We will have 5 iPads available for use during the breakout sessions. If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad that you use for academic work, we invite you to bring it and share your knowledge with the group.
Register for class: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Contact: Nicole Hennig, 10-500, hennig@mit.edu
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BIOBASE Training
Courtney Crummett
Wed Jan 19, 02-04:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Learn to use the BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL) and Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) bioinformatics tools. Interested in finding out what's known in the scientific literature about a particular gene, disease or drug? Want to apply that information to high-throughput data analysis? Learn to search the BKL by topic or multi-gene data sets. Interested in human inherited diseases and their associated mutations? Learn to use HGMD, a comprehensive database on human germ-line mutations associated with disease, to determine whether an identified gene lesion is novel, search for known mutations within a given gene, or search for a type of gene mutation within a chromosomal location. The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Wait listed folks will be invited to bring their laptops. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Biology
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Basics of Obtaining a Patent
Howard Silver
Thu Jan 27, 12-01:30pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Come and hear Jack Turner, Associate Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and patent attorney Sam Pasternak, recently of Choate, Hall and Stewart and now at the TLO, discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. 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 for ideas/inventions developed by the MIT community. 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: Howard Silver, 14S-134, (617) 253-9319, hsilver@MIT.EDU
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Big Docs in Word: Tips and Tricks to Format your Thesis
Lourdes Aleman
Tue Jan 18, 10:30am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 17-Jan-2011
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Are you writing and formatting your thesis this year? Don’t let WORD get you down. This 1.5 hour interactive tutorial led by a recent PhD graduate will illustrate some simple shortcuts you can take in Microsoft Word 2007 to make thesis formatting a breeze (automatically generating/updating table of contents, applying consistent formatting throughout the document, etc.), saving you many precious hours. The room where the workshop will be held has 20 PC's available on a first-come first-serve basis or you can bring your own laptop. The hands-on workshop will be conducted in Microsoft Word only, print instructions for Word 2008 for Macs will be available. Note: this workshop will not cover formatting a bibliography or reference managing programs. Please register for this IAP session at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Lourdes Aleman, NE 48-308, (617) 715-5348, Lourdes Aleman
Cosponsor: Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
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Bioinformatics for Beginners
Courtney Crummett
Tue Jan 11, 10:30am-12:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Wed Jan 12, 03-04:30pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
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 and interconnectedness of NCBI databases while focusing on several specific databases. The session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious about bioinformatics research tools. Participants welcome at any session. Both sessions taught by Bioinformatics Librarian, Courtney Crummett, and Computer Science Librarian, Amy Stout. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Biology
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Biotech business information - for engineers and scientists
Howard Silver
Tue Jan 25, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2011
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
It's not Brain Surgery...it's Market Research. This session will introduce scientists and engineers to information resources that cover biotechnology industries and markets. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Biology
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BrainNavigator: Hands-On Introduction and Demo
Lisa Horowitz, BrainNavigator Trainer
Wed Jan 12, 01:15-02:15pm, 14N-132 DIRC
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
BrainNavigator uniquely pairs 2D atlases with a 3D environment, based on technologies from the Allen Institute for Brain Science, to help researchers visualize and optimize their work. Class attendees will learn how to access high resolution images, identify coordinates and calibrate those coordinates to their own animals, link their own images to BrainNavigator atlases, overlay schematic drawing onto atlas stained sections or their own images, and use the injection planner. The session is a hands-on practicum. The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/. Wait listed participants will be invited to bring their laptops.
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=18306&sid=1305072
Contact: Lisa Horowitz, 10-410, x3-9353, lisah@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Building an EndNote Library
Peter Cohn, Donna Kirking
Tue Jan 18, 01-02:30pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Come to this session taught by Donna Kirking from Thomson Reuters, the producers of EndNote. In this session you’ll get an in-depth look at how to build your database of references in EndNote. This is a great opportunity to have your EndNote questions answered by an expert. This session covers some of the same topics as the EndNote Basics class, but in greater depth.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, (617) 258-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
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Citation Tools Quick Tour: Quosa, Mendeley, Papers, and JabRef
Mathew Willmott, Peter Cohn
Thu Jan 27, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
In this session we’ll give a whirlwind tour of 4 products (some free and some paid) that can help you download, manage, and cite your references and pdfs. Each product has unique strengths that may make it more appropriate in some situations or a better fit for some users. Come join us to get a quick look at Quosa, Mendeley, Papers and JabRef.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Mathew Willmott, 14S-M40, (617) 324-5855, willmott@mit.edu
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Data Management in Stata
Alicia Lynch, Statistical Trainer, Harvard-MIT Data Center Harvard-MIT Data Center
Wed Jan 26, 09am-12:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2011
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Familiarity with Stata (such as the Intro. workshop).
Topics covered include basic data manipulation commands such as: recoding variables, creating new variables, working with missing data, and generating variables based on complex selection criteria. Participants will be introduced to strategies for merging datasets (adding both variables and observations), and collapsing datasets. Prerequisite: a general familiarity with Stata (such as taking the Intro. workshop). Instructor: Statistical Trainer from the Harvard-MIT Data Center.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Demystifying Fair Use – an interactive workshop for users of copyrighted content
Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Jay Wilcoxson
Wed Jan 26, 01-02:15pm, 4-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session is for anyone who wants to know more about Fair Use, which allows for reuse of copyrighted content, whether in publications, student work, or for personal use. Offered by an intellectual property specialist in the General Counsel’s office and the copyright contact in the MIT Libraries, the session will explain Fair Use in US copyright law, and provide an opportunity for attendees to apply the concept to real and hypothetical cases. There will be ample time for individual questions.
Offered by:
Jay Wilcoxson, J.D., Office of the General Counsel, MIT
Ellen Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing and Licensing, MIT Libraries
Contact: Ellen Finnie Duranceau, 14S-216, x3-8483, efinnie@mit.edu
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EndNote Basics
Mathew Willmott, Peter Cohn, Howard Silver
Wed Jan 12, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Fri Jan 21, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Wed Jan 26, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 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.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Mathew Willmott, 14S-M40, (617) 324-5855, willmott@mit.edu
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Energy Information: Industries and Statistics
Katherine McNeill
Tue Jan 11, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2011
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Interested in researching or working in the field of energy? Want to find out how your energy project fits into the landscape of various industries? This session will give you the skills to research the business and statistical information on energy to find industry overviews, market research, news and data.
Sign up at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Energy Information: Maps and data to use with GIS
Anne Graham, Lisa Sweeney
Tue Jan 11, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Where are the power plants and the pipelines? How close are they to population centers? In this session, MIT GIS Services will introduce you to energy maps and spatial data available, and demonstrate GIS in action on the energy front.
Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Anne Graham, 10-500, x3-7744, grahama@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Energy Information: Where to go, what to do
Angie Locknar, Chris Sherratt
Mon Jan 10, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 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.
See link below to register: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/energy-information-where-to-go-what-to-do
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/energy-information-where-to-go-what-to-do
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, locknar@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center
Katherine McNeill
Thu Jan 13, 10-11:30am, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2011
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.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workshops
GIS staff
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2011
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
MIT GIS Services will be offering a series of workshops to introduce the MIT community to Geographic Information Systems and the world of Digital Mapping. Almost all workshops will combine lectures about concepts with hands-on exercises. Register for these workshops at: http://bit.ly/GIS-IAP-2011 Check the GIS Services website for the most up to date information about this IAP GIS workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/current-workshops.html
Contact: GIS staff, 7-238, x8-5598, gishelp@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Geographic Information Systems Lab
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS staff
Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps in a GIS. We will introduce concepts and let attendees choose to work through exercises using ESRI ArcGIS (proprietary) and/or Quantum GIS (QGIS) (open source). Learn to work with data from the MIT Geodata Repository, analyze the data and create maps that can be used in reports and presentations.
Fri Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
What's new in ESRI ArcGIS 10 Desktop
GIS staff
The latest version of ArcGIS released from ESRI has a new look and functionality. We will give an overview of this new version, provide tips and tricks for working with it, and have a chance for Q&A.
Tue Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, 4-153
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS staff
Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps in a GIS. We will introduce concepts and let attendees choose to work through exercises using ESRI ArcGIS (proprietary) and/or Quantum GIS (QGIS) (open source). Learn to work with data from the MIT Geodata Repository, analyze the data and create maps that can be used in reports and presentations.
Wed Jan 19, 10am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Discovering and Using US Census Data
GIS staff
The US Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information dating back to 1790. Come learn about what is in the US Census and some tools that are available through the MIT Libraries for finding and working with Census Data.
Thu Jan 20, 10am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Getting started with Google Maps API and Google Fusion Tables
Mano Marks, Google Geo Developer Advocate
Google Fusion Tables is a data management web application making it easy to manage, collaborate on, and publish data tables online. Google Fusion Tables combined with the Google Maps API make a powerful mapping platform, allowing people to easily upload data, and publish it on a map. This workshop will provide an introduction and a hands-on walk through of these tools -with something for beginning and advanced developers.
Thu Jan 20, 12-03:00pm, TBD, Bring your own laptop
Introduction to Spatial Statistics using GIS
GIS Staff
Have you ever wondered how your data are distributed? Are there patterns? Are features dispersed or clustered? Where is the center of your features? This course will combine lecture and hands-on exercises to introduce participants to basic statistical tools that can be used to analyze spatial data.
Thu Jan 20, 03-05:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Virtual Cities of the Future and the Past
Paul Cote, GIS Specialist and lecturer at Harvard GSD
This talk will present several projects that exploit city models as a means of sharing ideas about the future and past. We will look briefly at the ways that we can exploit Google Earth as a means of organizing information about the future and past, and then focus on a data model for developing temporally deep metropolitan models as part of a collaborative inter-city information infrastructure.
Mon Jan 24, 11am-12:00pm, 4-231
Using Elevation Data and Hydrographic Tools in a GIS
GIS staff
Learn to read a topographic map and how to use a digital elevation model to create contour lines and do hydrographic analysis. PreReq: Participants should take the Introduction to GIS or have previous experience using ArcGIS.
Mon Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Introduction to Spatial Statistics using GIS
GIS staff
Have you ever wondered how your data are distributed? Are there patterns? Are features dispersed or clustered? Where is the center of your features? This course will combine lecture and hands-on exercises to introduce participants to basic statistical tools that can be used to analyze spatial data.
Tue Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Site Selection - Making Spatial Decisions Using a GIS
GIS staff
Learn to select a new project location based on a variety of data types and perform analysis using tools provided in ArcGIS. PreReq: Participants should take the Introduction to GIS or have previous experience using ArcGIS.
Wed Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Python Programming for GIS
Daniel Sheehan and David Quinn
An introduction to scripting for geographic analysis systems. Scripting in Python is an efficient method of automating analysis in ArcGIS. An understanding of programming concepts is useful; an intermediate level of ArcGIS is necessary. If you have questions contact djq@mit.edu or dsheehan@mit.edu
Thu Jan 27, Fri Jan 28, 09am-12:00pm, GIS Lab, 7-238, 6 computers
ModelBuilder for beginners
GIS Staff
Learn to build graphic models of your GIS processes. ESRI's ModelBuilder helps you to visualize the process you use and makes it easy to document your work for thesis or for publication. We will create models to automate processes learned in the 'Site Selection' workshop. This session is targeted toward beginners.
Thu Jan 27, 02-03:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Integrating Map APIs into your website: Google Maps, OpenStreetMap...
GIS staff
This session offers a hands on opportunity for integrating online maps into your website, from both Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. It includes making a Google Maps based map from scratch, including KML files (points, lines, and polygons) developed in Google Earth or Arcgis and points included in easily edited XML files. We will also talk about interacting with the map through HTML widgets.
Fri Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
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Get the most from your "omics" analysis: GeneGo MetaCore Software Training
Courtney Crummett, GeneGo Trainer
Fri Jan 21, 03-05:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Attend this IAP session and learn how to use GeneGo's MetaCore,a bioinformatics software tool licensed by the MIT Libraries with support from the Whitehead Institute, the Koch Insitute, and MIT's Department of Biology. MetaCore provides a solution for using "omics" gene lists to generate and prioritize hypotheses. Learn how to work with different types of data (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and interaction data) beginning with how to upload gene lists and expression data. Use GeneGo software to upload, batch upload, store, share and check data properties and signal distribution; extract functional relevance by determining the most enriched processes across several ontologies; emphasize the role of expression data in your analysis; visually predict experimental results, associated disease and possible drug targets; and compare data sets and work with experiment intersections. The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/ Wait listed folks will be invited to bring their laptops.
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Biology
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Going beyond Google Scholar: using the Web of Science and other citation searching resources to discover articles
Michael M Noga
Thu Jan 20, 27, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Standard keyword searches easily identify articles and other research literature. Discover other literature with citation searching. Track ideas back and forth in time with the Web of Science and other databases and Web sites that feature citation searching. Several examples will be shown.
Contact: Michael M Noga, 14S-222, x3-1290, mnoga@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Graphics in Stata
Alicia Lynch, Statistical Trainer, Harvard-MIT Data Center Harvard-MIT Data Center
Wed Jan 26, 12:30-02:30pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2011
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Familiarity with Stata (such as the Intro. workshop).
Graphs are a powerful and memorable means of communicating quantitative information. This hands-on class will provide a comprehensive introduction to graphics in Stata. Topics for the class include graphing principles, descriptive graphs, and post-estimation graphs. Prerequisite: a general familiarity with Stata (such as taking the Intro. workshop). Instructor: Statistical Trainer from the Harvard-MIT Data Center.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Introduction to R (Statistical Software)
Alicia Lynch, Statistical Trainer, Harvard-MIT Data Center Harvard-MIT Data Center
Mon Jan 24, 12:30-03:30pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2011
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: No previous experience with R is required.
Get an introduction to R, the open-source system for statistical computation and graphics available on Athena. With hands-on exercises, learn how to import and manage datasets, create R objects, and generate figures. Novices welcome!
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Introduction to SAS (Statistical Software)
Alicia Lynch, Statistical Trainer, Harvard-MIT Data Center Harvard-MIT Data Center
Fri Jan 7, 10am-01:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2011
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: No previous experience with SAS is required.
This course is intended for individuals with little to no experience using SAS, a powerful statistical software package available on Athena. With hands-on exercises, explore SAS's many features and learn how to import, and manage your data in SAS. Novices welcome! Instructor: Statistical Trainer from the Harvard-MIT Data Center.
Please sign up at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Introduction to Stata (Statistical Software)
Alicia Lynch, Statistical Trainer, Harvard-MIT Data Center Harvard-MIT Data Center
Mon Jan 24, 09am-12:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2011
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: No previous experience with Stata is required.
This workshop is designed for individuals who have little or no experience using Stata software. You will learn how to navigate Stata’s graphical user interface, create log files, and import data from a variety of software packages. We will also share tips for getting started with Stata including the creation and organization of do-files, examining descriptive statistics, and managing data and value labels. Instructor: Statistical Trainer from the Harvard-MIT Data Center.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Learn to use IPA during IAP
Courtney Crummett, IPA Trainer
Thu Jan 13, 02-05:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2011
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Attend this introductory and hands-on training session and learn how to use Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA), newly licensed by MIT Libraries and friends. IPA is an all-in-one software application that helps researchers model, analyze, and understand complex biological and chemical systems relevant to their experimental data. Researchers can search the scientific literature and find insights most relevant to their experimental data; analyze and build pathways for targets, biomarkers, diseases and biological functions from various data types; compare and contrast across list, pathways, biomarkers and analyses; and share and collaborate with colleagues. The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/ Wait listed folks will be invited to bring their laptops. Need an IPA account? Email ask-bioinfo@mit.edu.
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=14149&sid=843471
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Biology
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MIT History Uncovered
Silvia Mejia
Fri Jan 28, 10:30am-12:00pm, 14N-118
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
The Institute Archives invites you to a presentation of untold stories of women and blacks at MIT at the turn of the 20th century. Come and learn about their fascinating lives after they left the Institute. The information was “uncovered” while researching materials for the MIT150.
Contact: Silvia Mejia, 14N-118, x8-5568, smejia@mit.edu
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Make Your Own Decorative Paste Paper
Nancy Schrock, Rebecca Caswell
Thu Jan 20, 10am-12:00pm, 14-0513
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2011
Limited to 14 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: manual dexterity or equivalent
Register at URL below.
Learn the centuries-old technique of making decorative papers with paste, paint, and paper in the MIT Libraries' Wunsch Conservation Laboratory. Paste papers are made by covering a dampened sheet of paper with a mixture of paste and colored pigment and then working the surface with a variety of tools to create patterns. Originally used by bookbinders for covering material and endpapers, paste papers today are used for notecards, collage, scrapbooking, giftwrapping, and other paper arts.
Participants will learn about the history of paste paper, see a demonstration and examples, and have an opportunity to try their hand at the craft. Each participant will make 2 or more sheets of paste paper, which will be dried overnight in the Lab and then mailed. All materials will be provided.
Directions to the Wunsch Conservation Lab: http://libraries.mit.edu/preservation/aboutus.html
No walk-ins allowed. Please contact us if you find you cannot attend, as there is likely to be a waiting list.
To view examples of paste paper, search for “paste paper” in Google Images.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Nick Szydlowski (register at link above), 14-0513, 253-5282, nick_s@mit.edu
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Managing Research Data 101
Amy Stout, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 11, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Fri Jan 14, 12:30-01:30pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
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
Register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/data-management
Contact: Amy Stout, 10-500, x3-4442, astout@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Peter Cohn
Tue Jan 11, Wed Jan 19, 05-06:15pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Tue Jan 25, 12-01:15pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
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. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, (617) 258-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Patent Searching Fundamentals
Howard Silver, Georgiana McReynolds
Wed Jan 19, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Thu Jan 20, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2011
Limited to 40 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://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Technology Licensing Office
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Practically Genomic
Charlie Whittaker, Paola Favaretto, Courtney Crummett, AJ Bhutkar
Mon Jan 24, Wed Jan 26, Fri Jan 28, 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_11_IAP/
Contact: Charlie Whittaker, E18-366, x4-0337, charliew@mit.edu
Cosponsor: David H. Koch Inst. for Integrative Cancer Researc
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Protocols and Methods: Recipes for Successful Research
Howard Silver
Thu Jan 6, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2011
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
A couple hours in the Library can save you a couple of weeks in the lab. Don’t waste your time reinventing the gelatin sponge-choriallantoic membrane assay. Improve your efficiency by learning strategies for finding published research protocols and methods. This session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent introduction to resources that support bioscience bench research.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Biology
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Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop on Journal Quality Measures and Publisher Copyright Policies
Ellen Finnie Duranceau
Fri Jan 28, 02-03:00pm, 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, the new MIT Faculty Open Access Policy, 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
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RefWorks Basics
Anita Perkins, Georgiana McReynolds
Mon Jan 24, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
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.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Anita Perkins, E53-100, x2-1510, perkins@mit.edu
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Regression Using Stata
Alicia Lynch, Statistical Trainer, Harvard-MIT Data Center Harvard-MIT Data Center
Fri Jan 28, 09am-12:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 27-Jan-2011
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Familiarity with Stata and the OLS linear regression model.
This hands-on class will provide a comprehensive introduction to estimating the linear regression model using ordinary least squares in Stata. Topics covered include: univariate and multiple regression, dummy variables, interaction effects, hypothesis tests, assumption testing, and strategies for organizing model testing. Prerequisites: General familiarity with Stata, including importing and managing datasets and data exploration; knowledge of the linear regression model and ordinary least squares estimation. Instructor: Statistical Trainer from the Harvard-MIT Data Center.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
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Rotch Library Film Series
Heather McCann, Patsy Baudoin, Jolene de Verges
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Selections from the Rotch Library Film collection. Join us for a movie, with a discussion to follow. Feel free to bring lunch or refreshments.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, (617) 253-7098, hmccann@mit.edu
The Future of Food (2004 - 89 min)
Heather McCann
The Future of Food examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world’s food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.
Thu Jan 6, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
Crips & Bloods: Made in America (2007 - 83 min)
Heather McCann
With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.
Fri Jan 7, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
Helvetica (2007 - 80 min)
Patsy Baudoin
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.
Fri Jan 14, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
Youth Visions of Jerusalem: Short Films and Photography by Palestinian Youth, produced by Voices Behind Walls (2009 -55 min.)
Jolene de Verges
Youth Visions of Jerusalem shows how Palestinian children develop spatial representations and creative media narratives in the contested spaces of the Old City and Shu’fat refugee camp, both a part of the divided city of Jerusalem today.
Fri Jan 21, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
Re-Imagining Gaza (2010 - 60 min)
Jolene de Verges
Re-imagining Gaza (2010) peers into rarely seen perspectives captured through photography and films produced with Palestinian youth in Gaza City, the Jabaliya refugee camp, and the Gaza buffer zone, re-imagining their lives despite the ongoing blockade and recent war in the Gaza Strip.
Thu Jan 27, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
Deconstructivist Architects
Patsy Baudoin
Interviews with architects designing deconstructivist architectural projects, a new international design movement that is now challenging post-modernism and transforming modernism. Architects from London to Los Angeles are developing intense and purposefully ’accidental’ works that are not about beautiful composition, symmetry or regular rhythmic order, but about the erosion of what might be called architectural certainty
Fri Jan 28, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
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Searching for Scientific Information with SciFinder Web
Erja Kajosalo, Amy Christuk
Fri Jan 14, 10am-12:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
In this hands-on training session you will learn all that SciFinder Web has to offer you. SciFinder is a comprehensive tool searching for literature in chemistry and related scientific fields. It is easy to use and allows you to do literature searches in seconds.
Learn how to conduct key word searches in 10,000+ journals, patents from around the world, books, conference proceedings, and dissertations; use advanced analysis tools to brainstorm, analyze, and refine data sets; combine different answer sets to review intersection and overlap. Set-up alerts; conduct citation searches. Export answers to EndNote or RefWorks. Find property data on substances. Learn what’s new with SciFinder Web!
Class taught by Amy Christuk from CAS. Register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/ (class ID 37)
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/scifinder
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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They Danced to This? French Harpsichord Music
Jean Rife, Teresa Neff
Fri Jan 28, 12-01:00pm, Lewis Music Library
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 70 participants.
Single session event
This event will consist of a performance and discussion of harpsichord suites by Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Harpsichordist Jean Rife will perform this music and musicologist Teresa Neff will provide commentary and historical context to the music. There may even be some dancing!
Contact: Peter Munstedt, 14E-109, 253-5636, pmunsted@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Music and Theater Arts
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Using EndNote’s Cite While You Write
Peter Cohn, Donna Kirking
Tue Jan 18, 03-04:30pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
In this session you’ll get an in-depth look at using EndNote to create your references and bibliographies for your manuscripts. The class will be taught by Donna Kirking from Thomson Reuters, the producers of EndNote. This is a great opportunity to have your EndNote questions answered by an expert. This session covers some of the same topics as the EndNote Basics class, but in greater depth.
The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, (617) 258-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
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You Don't Know Me Until You Know Me
Theresa Tobin, Robin Deadrick, Alyce Johnson, Michelle Baildon
Wed Jan 19, 01-03:00pm, E15 - Bartos Theatre, reception follows in atrium
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A one-person show that deals with the harmful and painful ways in which prejudices and judgment affect both the intended target and the initiator. In a gripping, fast paced performance, performance artist Michael Fowlin slips in and out of numerous characters, both male and female, who share their stories in often humorous, but at times, heartbreaking manners.
Web: http://www.michaelfowlin.com/summary.htm
Contact: Theresa Tobin, 14S-318, x3-5674, tat@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Human Resources
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Zotero Basics
Remlee Green
Thu Jan 13, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Zotero is a free, open-source program for Firefox that helps you to collect, manage, cite, and share your citations and files. With one click, you can save pdfs and citations for most articles, then cite them in Word or OpenOffice. Make a searchable pdf library, and find out how to publish dynamic bibliographies and collaborate by using group collections. In this hands-on session, learn tips and tricks on how to use Zotero more efficiently to save you time and energy.
Bring a laptop, or use one of our computers. The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Remlee Green, 10-500, (617) 253-4088, remlee@mit.edu
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