IAP 2015 Activities by Sponsor - Libraries

Patsy Baudoin, Digital Humanities Librarian

Jan/14

Wed

03:00PM-04:30PM

14N-313

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Wondering what the chatter is about digital humanities (DH)? Come ask questions and share what you know. Let's talk about the impact of computation on the humanities, about where it can takes us, and about what it means to use this lens on our scholarship. And who's doing what where in DH at MIT?

 

 

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Patsy Baudoin, 14S-140M, 617 253-4979, PATSY@MIT.EDU

Katharine Dunn, Scholarly Communications Librarian

Jan/16

Fri

02:30PM-03:30PM

3-270

Enrollment: Go to http://signup.mit.edu/publishing to register.
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 90 participants

Looking for job opportunities beyond academia or industry? In the first of a series of Graduate Student Council-sponsored talks on alternative careers, panelists will discuss their publishing jobs and how your degree in science or engineering could be an asset an editor, writer, content producer, or publishing manager.

The session will address what journal and book editors do, the difference between scholarly publishing and journalism, science writing for technical and lay audiences, the skills you need to succeed, and how to find jobs. 

Our panelists include:

• Ada Brunstein, executive editor and acquisitions group leader at Oxford University Press, who previously worked as an editor in brain sciences, computer science, and linguistics at the Cambridge University Press, MIT Press, and Blackwell Publishing;
  
  
• Jennifer Griffiths, editorial development manager for North America at the Royal Society of Chemistry, who has a PhD in biological chemistry and previously worked at the American Chemical Society;
  
  
• Wade Roush, acting director of Knight Science Journalism at MIT, who has a PhD from MIT's Program in Science, Technology, and Society and spent 20 years as a reporter, writer, and editor.

 

Refreshments will be served.

Go to http://signup.mit.edu/publishing to register.

Sponsor(s): Graduate Student Council, Libraries
Contact: Katharine Dunn, 14E-210, 617 253-9879, KHDUNN@MIT.EDU

Katharine Dunn, Scholarly Communications Librarian

Jan/14

Wed

01:00PM-02:15PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Please email khdunn@mit.edu to reserve a spot.
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 25 participants

Co-sponsored by Urban Studies & Planning Professor Anne Whiston Spirn and the MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing, Copyright & Licensing, this session will offer an overview of the reasons many book authors choose independent publishing and the services that exist to support them. Professor Spirn will discuss her own independent publishing experiences and share what she has learned; Scholarly Communication Librarian Katharine Dunn will provide a brief overview of some of the major book publishing services available, such as Amazon's "Createspace," "Lulu," "Smashwords," and "Dogear," and provide a look at a Libraries’ guide to these services.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Katharine Dunn, 14E-210, 617 253-9879, KHDUNN@MIT.EDU

Jennie Murack

Jan/14

Wed

10:00AM-11:00AM

1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

Do you need to analyze data, but are not sure which program to use? Have you been using one statistical software package for a while and are curious about others? This class is for you. We will learn the strengths and weaknesses of some statistical software programs, see a brief demonstration of each, and learn how to access them at MIT.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842820

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Mark Clemente, Scholarly Communications and Licensing Librarian

Jan/29

Thu

11:00AM-12:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Please email clemente@mit.edu to reserve a spot
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 25 participants

APIs, short for application programming interface, are tools used to share content and data between software applications.  Many scholarly publishers, databases, and products offer APIs to allow researchers with programming skills to more powerfully extract data to serve a variety of research purposes.  With an API, users might create programmatic searches of a citation database, extract statistical data, mine full-text articles for content, or dynamically query and post blog content.

This session, offered by the MIT Libraries' Office of Scholarly Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing, will give a brief overview of some of the scholarly research APIs available to the MIT community and will feature Materials Science & Engineering PhD student Edward Kim, whose current research work utilizes APIs.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Mark Clemente, 14S-318, 617 324-4871, CLEMENTE@MIT.EDU

Anne Graham, Civil & Environmental Engineering Librarian

Jan/26

Mon

03:00PM-04:30PM

4-163

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/26
Limited to 80 participants

Come and hear Jack Turner, Associate Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and patent attorney Sam Pasternak, 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.

 

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=846292

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Anne Graham, 10-500, 617 253-7744, GRAHAMA@MIT.EDU

Courtney Crummett, Biosciences Librarian

	Jan/13	Tue	10:00AM-11:30AM	14N-132 DIRC
	Jan/14	Wed	03:30PM-05:00PM	14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants 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 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. This session is offered twice covering the same material; participants welcome at either session. 

Tuedsay January 13th 10-11:30AM Please register.

Wednesday January 14th 3:30-5PM Please register.

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU

Courtney Crummett, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Librarian

Jan/15

Thu

04:00PM-05:00PM

14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 40 participants

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. Please register for this event.

 

If you're not interested in biotechnology a companion session will feature resources and examples geared for the engineering sciences, Business information for engineers and scientists, on Friday, January 16th 1-2 pm.

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU

Howard Silver, MIT Libraries

Jan/16

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16

This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business information resources that will help you understand the commercial potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for financial support.  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.

Please Register for this class.

If you're specifically interested in biotechnology, a companion session; Biotech business information for engineers and scientists will feature resources and examples that are geared for the life sciences business sector, offered January 15, 2015. 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, 617 253-9319, HSILVER@MIT.EDU

Forrest Larson, Circulation/Reserves Associate, Lewis Music Library

	Jan/22	Thu	06:00PM-08:00PM	14E-109
	Jan/28	Wed	06:00PM-08:00PM	(CANCELED)

Enrollment: Contact twiggy@mit.edu to sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Come and sight-read some of the great chamber music in the Lewis Music Library’s score collection! Discover music you didn’t know about – pick up search tips for finding music in the Barton catalog – make beautiful music with other string and woodwind players and pianists.

Open to MIT students, faculty, and staff. String and woodwind players and pianists wanted for each session. Music stands and light refreshments provided.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Forrest Larson, 14E-109, 617-253-0982, twiggy@mit.edu

Kate Beattie, Ayako Letizia

	Jan/06	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	14-0513
	Jan/07	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	14-0513

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Learn two bookbinding styles – pamphlet binding and flat back binding – using colorful cloths and decorated papers.  A selection of blank text paper and decorated papers will be provided.

We will have tools on hand to borrow for the duration of the class.

NOTE: No walk-ins allowed.

Prerequisite:  Manual Dexterity

Tuesday, January 6, 2015: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=847522

Wednesday, January 7, 2015: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=847524

Limited to 12 participants per day

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Rebecca Meyer, 617-253-5282, meyerrl@mit.edu

Neal Johnson, Scanning and Document Delivery Associate, Jaimie Fritz, Scanning and Document Delivery Assistant, Kimberly Kennedy, Scanning and Document Delivery Associate

Jan/08

Thu

01:00PM-02:00PM

4-261

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 40 participants

Boxes of dusty photos and slides?  Old records sitting in the basement?  Tax forms piling up in desk drawers?  Take a tour through some of the digitization options available to the MIT community on campus, learn how to safely digitize your items, and what steps you can take for long-term preservation.

Registration is suggested but not required: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849500

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Kimberly Kennedy, 14-0551, 617 253-7287, KENNEDYK@MIT.EDU

Anne Graham

Jan/26

Mon

01:00PM-02:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 35 participants

Where are the power plants and 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.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=836002

 

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Nora Murphy, Achivist for Reference, Outreach and Instruction

Jan/16

Fri

12:00PM-01:00PM

14N-118, Sign up: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=857404

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 40 participants

Norbert Wiener explored his world with an innate curiosity and a probing mind. His specialty was mathematical irregularities and he felt mathematics was an art. Weiner was drawn to ideas, problems and possibilities outside of mathematics, and he was inquisitive about the work of MIT students and colleagues. His interests reached beyond academia to national and international issues, and the implications of developing technologies. This is a chance to explore some of Weiner’s interests and share stories about him.

Please register for this event.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Nora Murphy, 14N-118, 617 253-8066, NMURPHY@MIT.EDU

Katherine McNeill

Jan/22

Thu

03:00PM-04:30PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21
Limited to 20 participants

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 Dataverse Network, 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 for this session.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168c, x3-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu

Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing, Copyright & Licensing

Jan/29

Thu

03:00PM-04:30PM

4-145

Enrollment: Please email efinnie@mit.edu to reserve a spot.
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 40 participants

The times they are a-challenging, especially for academic authors. With submission queues stretching toward infinity and a bewildering landscape of publishing options, writing the darned article or book begins to seem like the easy part. And first-time authors in particular might find that competition for reputable publishing options is fierce.

How can authors get noticed and succeed in such an environment?

For book publishing, we will address: What sorts of projects are university press editors seeking? What selection process do they use? Should you write a specialized book for readers in your field or aim for a larger audience? Can you publish your dissertation as a book? Can you submit to more than one publisher at a time?

For journal publishing, we will address: How do you target a journal for submission? How will your article survive the peer review process at a top-ranked journal and what are the pitfalls to avoid? How do scholarly journal editors think about impact, and how can you ensure your article will have it?

In this session, MIT Press Journals Director Nick Lindsay and Books Editorial Director Gita Manaktala will answer your questions about the publishing process at their press and offer concrete strategies to help you get from proposal to publication.  They will be joined by Una-May O'Reilly, Principal Research Scientist, CSAIL, journal editor and author of over 100 articles, and author David Kaiser, Director of the Program in STS.

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, 14S-216, 617 253-8483, EFINNIE@MIT.EDU

Greta Suiter, Collections Archivist, Jessica Venlet, Library Fellow for Digital Archives

Jan/23

Fri

10:00AM-12:00PM

14N-118, Bring your laptop

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 14 participants
Prereq: None

There are many interesting women associated with MIT who have sparse Wikipedia entries or no presence at all. You can help fix this! Come to this Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to create or edit articles about MIT women using collections from the MIT Institute Archives as well as secondary sources. The Institute Archives collects materials from MIT alumni, faculty and departments. One of the collections we’ll be using for this Edit-a-thon is the Howe, Manning, Almy papers. Lois Lilley Howe, Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy are believed to be the first women to open an architecture firm in Boston.

This session is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about women at MIT, the Institute Archives’ collections, or Wikipedia editing. Let’s make Wikipedia a more complete record of MIT women’s achievements! No previous editing experience is necessary, but make sure to bring your laptop. 

Sign up to reserve your spot and learn about Wikipedia editing on the Meet Up page. 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Greta Suiter, 14N - 118, 617-258-5533, gsuiter@mit.edu

Courtney Crummett, GeneGo Trainer

Jan/21

Wed

03:00PM-05:00PM

14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21
Limited to 30 participants

Attend this IAP session and learn how to use GeneGo, a bioinforamtics software tool licensed by MIT Libraries. GeneGo provides a solution for using "omics" gene lists to generate and prioritize hypotheses with MetaCore. 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. Please register. Need a GeneGo Account? Email ask-bioinfo@mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu

Dr. Micah Altman, Director of Research, MIT Libraries

Jan/08

Thu

01:00PM-05:00PM

E17-133

Enrollment: Sign up at: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849716

Increasingly, conducting innovative research requires resources that exceed those readily on-hand to the individual scholar. You can use research funding to access a wider set of research methods, to accelerate your research project, expand its scope and depth, and increase its impact. This short course provides an overview of the types and sources of funding available for research support, and introduces the fundamental elements of planning, proposal writing, and management for "sponsored" projects. The course is geared toward junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students (in late stages or on the job market), who are new to the funding process, are considering whether to seek funding from new sources, or who would like a systematic review of the grant writing and review process. The course will be presented in a half-day format, followed by an individualized consulting session focused on each attendee’s research project.

Participants are eligible for individual consultations.

Please register for this class.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Randi Shapiro, (617) 324-4988, shapiror@mit.edu

Anne Graham

Jan/23

Fri

01:00PM-04:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: A basic knowledge of ArcMap

Expand your experience with GIS software and learn how to create and edit GIS files, geocode addresses onto a map, re-project data, and use tools like Clip, Buffer, and Spatial Join. We will use both ArcGIS and QGIS.

Prerequisite: Participants should have taken the Introduction to GIS workshop or have previous experience using ArcGIS or QGIS.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=836001

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Jana Dambrogio, Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator

Jan/27	Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	(CANCELED)
Jan/28	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	(CANCELED)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

What did Queen Elizabeth I, her spymaster Sir Walsingham, MIT founder William Barton Rogers, and Russian WWII soldiers all have in common? They were letterlockers. They and many others throughout history folded and secured their letters shut without the use of an envelope.

Come spend some time in the MIT Libraries Wunsch Conservation lab with Jana Dambrogio, Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator and letterlocker-in-residence to learn how they did it.

Letterlocking refers to the process by which a substrate is folded and secured shut to function as its sending device before (and after) the invention of the envelope. It is part of a 10,000-year-old information security tradition, ranging from Mesopotamian clay bullae to Bitcoins.

If you identify yourself as an origami maker, paper engineer, letter-writer, secret keeper, or information security expert, this is the course for you.

27 Jan Tue 1PM-4PM 14-0513: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849537

28 Jan Wed 10AM-1PM 14-0513: Please register http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849598

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jana Dambrogio, 14-0513, 617-452-4064, jld@mit.edu

Charlie Whittaker, KI Bioinformatics and Computing Core Facility Research, Jingzhi Zhu, KI Bioinformatics and Computing Core Facility Researcher

Jan/30

Fri

09:00AM-11:00AM

14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/27
Limited to 40 participants
Prereq: This session is open to Researchers affiliated with Koch Ins

The Koch Institute Bioinformatics and Computing Core Facility provides researchers with support for various computational recourses. These resources include a Linux compute cluster, extensive data storage and a wide range of applications. Please sign up for this session if you are a researcher affiliated with the Koch Institute, MIT Biology Department, MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences or MIT Biological Engineering and are interested in learning how to get the most from the support we provide. We will cover IT-related topics such as cluster usage and storage access as well as provide general examples of bioinformatics analytical pipelines. Registraion Required. 

 

Note: This session is open to Researchers affiliated with Koch Institute Member Laboratories, MIT Biology Department, MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences or MIT Biological Engineering.

Sponsor(s): Biology, Biological Engineering, Libraries
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU

Alex Oberg

	Jan/12	Mon	01:00PM-04:00PM	14N-132
	Jan/20	Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS). We will introduce open source and proprietary GIS software options 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.

For January 12th, Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=835993

For January 20th, Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=835994

Note, this is the same workshop offered twice. Only register for one workshop.

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Ista Zahn, Statistical Trainer,

	Jan/14	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	1-115
	Jan/20	Tue	09:30AM-12:30PM	1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Get an introduction to R, the open-source system for statistical computation and graphics. With hands-on exercises, learn how to import and manage datasets, create R objects, install and load R packages, conduct basic statistical analyses, and create common graphical displays. This workshop is appropriate for those with little or no prior experience with R.

This workshop will be offered at two times. Only register for one time.

January 14th, 1pm-4pm workshop: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842822

January 20th, 9:30am-12:30pm workshop: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842823

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Ista Zahn

Jan/22

Thu

09:30AM-12:30PM

1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: Familiar with saving/importing data, data types, data frames

This introduction to the popular ggplot2 R graphics package will show you how to create a wide variety of graphical displays in R. Topics covered included aesthetic mapping and scales, faceting, and themes. This is an intermediate level workshop appropriate for those already familiar with R.

Prerequisites: Participants should be familiar with importing and saving data, data types (e.g., numeric, factor, character), and manipulating data.frames in R.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842827

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Ista Zahn

Jan/26

Mon

01:00PM-04:00PM

1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

This class will provide a hands-on introduction to Stata. 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. This workshop is designed for individuals who have little or no experience using Stata software.

For current MIT students, faculty, and staff only. Athena login required to access the software.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842829

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Courtney Crummett, Biosciences Librarian

Jan/15

Thu

11:00AM-12:00PM

14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15

Come learn about JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, and find out how watching scientific research in a video format enhances laboratory outcomes and saves time. JoVE includes several peer reviewed journals in the life science and physical science fields. Watch a protocol in action, learn how to do particular experiment or procedure, or watch videos demonstrating a paper’s materials and methods section. Click here for MIT Libraries subscriptions to JoVE. Please register! 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU

Jennie Murack

	Jan/23	Fri	11:00AM-12:00PM	14N-132
	Jan/26	Mon	11:00AM-12:00PM	14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references or PDFs is common and important in today’s academic world. These tools will help you to save citations from your favorite databases and websites, store related PDFs or attachments, and quickly build a bibliography for your papers and publications. We’ll review Zotero and Mendeley and show how to use them together to help your manage your PDF's and citations.

This workshop is being offered twice. Only register for one workshop.

Jan. 23rd registration: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842843

Jan. 26th registration: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842844

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Nora Murphy, Archivist for Reference, Outreach and Instruction

Jan/30

Fri

12:00PM-01:00PM

14N-118, Sign up: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=857405

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 20 participants

The Institute Archives and Special Collections stewards a wealth of material to be mined for innumerable topics of interest – there are original materials, in tangible and electronic formats, about every aspect of MIT. Though it might seem a daunting task to find specific information, it’s not as difficult as you think. In this session you will learn some tips about how to find relevant original material, tools that archivists use to manage the collections, and a chance to examine some boxes to better understand why things are arranged the way they are (or aren’t!).

Please register for this session.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Nora Murphy, 14N-118, 617 253-8066, NMURPHY@MIT.EDU

Anne Graham, Civil & Environmental Engineering Librarian

	Jan/22	Thu	12:00PM-01:00PM	14N-132
	Jan/27	Tue	04:00PM-05:00PM	(CANCELED)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

This session will enable you to successfully find patent references from all over the world, and obtain patent text and diagrams. This hands-on session will help de-mystify the patent literature and show key resources for finding patents.

Thursday, January 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, please register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=846309

Tuesday, January 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm, please register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=846306

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Anne Graham, 10-500, 617 253-7744, GRAHAMA@MIT.EDU

Howard Silver

Jan/15

Thu

01:00PM-02:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 30 participants
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 that introduces attendees to resources that support bioscience bench research.

Please register for this session.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, 617 253-9319, HSILVER@MIT.EDU

Daniel Sheehan

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Scripting in Python is an efficient method of automating analysis in ArcGIS. Learn to write simple code that accesses Arcgis tools to process your data. This workshop involves writing programs using the Python language and ArcObjects.

Particpants must attend sessions on BOTH days.

Prerequisites: Experience with ArcGIS. An understanding of programming concepts is useful, but not required. You may bring your own data for analysis.

Participants may bring their own laptop computer with Arcgis 10.2 and Python 2.7 installed or use the GIS Lab computers.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=835995

 

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

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Python for GIS: Day 1

Jan/14

Wed

09:30AM-12:30PM

GIS Lab, 7-238

Daniel Sheehan

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Python for GIS: Day 2

Jan/15

Thu

09:30AM-12:30PM

GIS Lab, 7-238

Daniel Sheehan

Ista Zahn, Statistical Trainer

	Jan/16	Fri	01:00PM-04:00PM	1-115
	Jan/21	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: a basic familiarity with R

This hands-on, intermediate R course will guide users through a variety of programming functions in the open-source statistical software program, R.  This workshop covers blocks, loops, program flow, functions,S3 classes and methods, and debugging in R. This workshop is intended for those already comfortable with using R for data analysis who wish to move on to writing their own functions.

Prerequisite: basic familiarity with R, such as acquired from an introductory R workshop

This workshop is being offered two times. Only register for one workshop.

January 16th, 1pm-4pm workshop: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842825

January 21st, 1pm-4pm workshop: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842826

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Ista Zahn

Jan/23

Fri

01:00PM-04:00PM

1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: basic familiarity with R

This hands-on, intermediate R course will demonstrate a variety of statistical procedures using the open-source statistical software program, R.  Topics covered include multiple regression, multilevel models, and multiple imputation. We expect that users enrolled in this course are already familiar with the statistical processes that we cover and are interested in learning how to run these procedures in R.

Prerequisite: Basic familiarity with R, such acquired through an introductory R workshop.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842828

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Stephen Skuce, Program Manager for Rare Books

	Jan/09	Fri	10:30AM-11:00AM	14N-118, Sign up: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=851651
	Jan/09	Fri	11:15AM-11:45AM	14N-118, Sign up: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=851654

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

Tired of boring first dates? Spend a few minutes with a number of fascinating types (and typefaces) from the rare book collections in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Some are lavishly illustrated while others have hidden charms, but they're all very attractive and look great for their age. Library staff members will provide discreet introductions in rapid succession. If you feel a spark, you'll be welcome to return and become more familiar with any volumes that you’d really like to spend more time with. (Note to those who attended last year: this year's selection is almost entirely new.)

Please register for one session:

10:30am-11:00am: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=851651

11:15 am-11:45 am: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=851654

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Stephen Skuce, 14N-118, 617-253-0654, skuce@mit.edu

Helen Bailey, Digital Curation Analyst, Sean Thomas, Program Manager for Scholarly Repository Services

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

This two-part course provides an introduction to information visualization that takes you beyond the basics of traditional spreadsheet and presentation graphics. Participants will learn how to use free, open-source tools for data refinement that combine the reporting and manipulation power of databases with the ease of use of spreadsheet applications.

Session One: Introduction & Overview
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, 10:30am-12:00pm
14N-132 (DIRC)

This introductory session will provide an overview of concepts and tools for data refinement and visualization. Attendees will be introduced to web-based, open-source tools that provide beginner and intermediate users with richer functionality than traditional desktop spreadsheet and graphics software. Topics will include use cases and tool selection, data processing workflows, and principles for creating effective visualizations.

Register for session one: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849726

Session Two: Hands-on Workshop
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 10:30am-12:30pm
14N-132 (DIRC)

This hands-on workshop will walk participants through a step-by-step process of refining and visualizing a sample data set. Students will learn tricks for using Open Refine, preparing data for use in web-based visualization tools, and modifying JavaScript code to customize D3.JS visualizations. Previous experience with HTML, JavaScript, or scripting languages is not necessary but will be helpful.

Register for session two: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849728

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Helen Bailey, E25-131, 617 324-4493, HBAILEY@MIT.EDU

Ista Zahn

Jan/30

Fri

01:00PM-05:00PM

1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

This hands-on class will provide a comprehensive introduction to graphics in Stata.  Topics for the class include graphing principles, descriptive graphs, linear regression, factor variables, and post-estimation graphs.  This is an introductory workshop appropriate for those with only basic familiarity with Stata.

Prerequisite: a general familiarity with Stata (such as taking the Introduction to Stata workshop).

Current students, staff and faculty only. An Athena login is required to access the software.

Register: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=842832

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Chris Sherratt, EAPS and Environment Librarian

Jan/30

Fri

03:00PM-04:00PM

14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/26
Limited to 30 participants

From its earliest founding as a Land-Grant institution right through today, MIT has been connected to agriculture. Many in the community travel near and far to apply what they learn in rural settings and learn more while doing so. Come hear the makers of our newest database, CAB Abstracts, describe what this resource brings to campus and their ongoing work all over the world. We’ll map out MIT ag-related projects and plan a future Spring 2015 mixer for the groups and clubs on campus that tie into these important fields.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Chris Sherratt, 14S-134, 617 253-5648, GCSHERRA@MIT.EDU

Katherine McNeill

Jan/12

Mon

04:00PM-05:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Register at: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849490
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 35 participants

Do you manage research data here at MIT?  This workshop will provide you with basic strategies 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; and metadata, tagging, and citation options.  For more in-depth coverage of some of these topics, see our other workshops in the Research Data Management Series.

Please register for this session.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168C, 617 253-0787, MCNEILLH@MIT.EDU

Katherine McNeill

Jan/22

Thu

11:00AM-12:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Register at: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849491
Sign-up by 01/21
Limited to 35 participants

Do you struggle with organizing your research data?  Wonder if there’s a better way to arrange and name your data files to optimize your work?  This workshop will teach you practical techniques for organizing your data files.  Topics will include: file and folder organizational structures and file naming.   Will include hands-on exercises to apply the concepts to your particular data project.

Please register for this session.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-168C, 617 253-0787, MCNEILLH@MIT.EDU

Helen Bailey, Digital Curation Analyst, Christine Malinowski, Library Fellow for Research Data Management

Jan/14

Wed

11:00AM-12:00PM

14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 20 participants

Not sure how to publish and share your data? Unclear on the best formats and information to include for optimal data reuse? This workshop will review existing options for long-term storage and strategies for sharing data with other researchers. Topics will include: data publication and citation, persistent identifiers, versioning, data formats and metadata for reuse, repositories, cost models and management strategies.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=848583

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Helen Bailey, E25-131, 617 324-4493, HBAILEY@MIT.EDU

Christine Malinowski, Library Fellow for Research Data Management

Jan/21

Wed

11:00AM-12:00PM

14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 35 participants

Ever struggle to find that file you tucked away last semester (or last week)? Having trouble remembering details in order to re-use your own data? Need others to understand & use your data? This workshop will introduce you to the power of metadata: what it is, why it’s so important, and how to get started with it. Stop wasting time in finding, interpreting or sharing your data. Whether you are new to thinking about metadata or you’re looking to build off some basic knowledge, this workshop is for you!

Please register for this workshop at: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=849542.

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Christine Malinowski, E53-100, 617 324-6394, CMALIN@MIT.EDU

Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Pub., Copyright, & Licensing, Michelle Christy, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

Jan/15

Thu

01:00PM-02:00PM

1-150

Enrollment: Please email efinnie@mit.edu to reserve a spot.
Sign-up by 01/12
Limited to 40 participants

Do you or your colleagues get or seek federal funding for your research?  Want to stay up-to-date on rules to get your next grant, or help others with managing their grant requirements?  Come to this session and learn about new requirements from the federal government for open access: in 2013, the White House directed all large federal agencies to develop requirements for open access to publications and data created through research they fund.  These requirements are now being implemented, starting with the Department of Energy (DOE).

In the session, staff from the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Libraries will:

•             provide an overview of the new requirements

•             focus on the requirements that have been issued from the Department of Energy

•             update you on any additional requirements released in time for this session

•             describe services at MIT that can help you comply with these requirements

In addition, guest speaker Martin Greenwald, Associate Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, and former Chair of the DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, will give you an inside look at the DOE requirements.

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, 14S-216, 617 253-8483, EFINNIE@MIT.EDU

Alex Oberg

Jan/26

Mon

02:00PM-03:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: Experience with GIS software is helpful, but not required.

Geospatial data is often extremely costly and difficult to access, but there are an increasing number of free and open GIS datasets that can be just as suitable and useful as their expensive, proprietary counterparts. We will explore specific sources and strategies for discovering this data. Examples of sources covered include OpenStreetMap, Natural Earth Data, the Database of Global Administrative Areas, and others. Some experience with GIS may be helpful.

Sign up here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=836003

 

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Jennie Murack

Jan/22

Thu

01:00PM-03:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: A basic knowledge of ArcMap

Are there clusters in your data? Are similar values grouped together? How are several pieces of data related? This workshop will introduce you to the spatial statistics techniques of spatial autocorrelation and regression. We will use both ArcMap and Geoda.

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of ArcMap, including how to load data and a familiarity with the interface.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=836000

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Peter Cohn

	Jan/20	Tue	05:00PM-06:00PM	14N-132
	Jan/21	Wed	05:00PM-06:00PM	Online

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Personal content management tools help you get organized so you can work more efficiently and save yourself time. Some tools help you organize all sorts of information (notes, pdfs, documents, etc.) and work more efficiently. Others let you annotate, cite, and/or share your content. In this session we’ll show you tools for doing this while working solo or in a group.

Please register for this event:

• January 20, 5-6 pm: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=844044 (in person)
  
• January 21, 5-6 pm: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=847559 (online - participants will be e-mailed link to the class)

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Peter Cohn, pcohn@mit.edu

Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing, Copyright,& Licensing, Mikki Simon MacDonald, Metadata archivist

Jan/26

Mon

03:00PM-04:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Please email efinnie@mit.edu to reserve a spot.
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: none

This session will cover the required specifications for submitting your thesis, and review some common copyright questions related to theses, including whether you need permission to use certain figures in your thesis, and what is involved when you want to publish parts of your thesis before or after the thesis is submitted.

Offered by Mikki Simon MacDonald from the Institute Archives, who oversees thesis processing, and Ellen Finnie Duranceau, from the MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing, Copyright, & Licensing, who handles copyright and publishing questions for the MIT community.

 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, 14S-216, 617 253-8483, EFINNIE@MIT.EDU

Alex Caracuzzo, Librarian

Jan/14

Wed

02:00PM-03:00PM

4-257, Bring your own laptop or tablet

Enrollment: Advance registration requested

Have you ever wanted to know all the companies that do what you think you want to do after MIT, or this coming summer?  Have you ever wished there was just a list of companies you might be interested in, including vital statistics about the company?  Do you want to work in a specific part of the world?  Come learn how to use the library and article databases, and uncover the companies that are missing from your job search.  Participants are asked to bring their own laptop or tablet as Career Services, in collaboration with the MIT Libraries, will go step-by-step and teach how these effective tools will provide information that could be your key to finding the right company for you. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Libraries
Contact: Lindsey Fernandez, E39, 617 715-5329, LINDSEYF@MIT.EDU

Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing, Copyright & Licensing

Jan/21

Wed

01:00PM-02:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Please email efinnie@mit.edu to reserve a spot.
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: none

This session will help you assess whether use of a particular image requires permission or can be used under “fair use,” will provide suggesions about how to find images already flagged for reuse, and will touch briefly upon good practices for citing images.  Directed at authors of theses, journal articles, blogs, and other scholarly writing.

Presented by Ellen Finnie Duranceau, copyright contact and Program Manager for Scholarly Publishing, Copyright, & Licensing in the MIT Libraries.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, 14S-216, 617 253-8483, EFINNIE@MIT.EDU

Jennie Murack

Jan/15

Thu

02:00PM-03:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants

Learn the basics of creating a web map using ArcGIS Online. You will learn how to find and add data, format your map, and create different types of maps.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=835998

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU

Daniel Sheehan

Jan/21

Wed

02:00PM-03:00PM

14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants

Learn how to use Google Maps and Fusion tables to make custom, online maps.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=835999

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU