"Information-Based" Product Development
Poping Lin
Tue Jan 19, 01-02:30pm, E53-220
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
An introduction to the use of information in the product development process -- from identifying market opportunities to launching the product. Covers various information channels and resources for students of the field.
Contact: Poping Lin, 253-8971, plin@mit.edu
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"Information-Based" Product Development
Poping Lin
Tue Jan 19, 01-02:30pm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
An introduction to the use of information in the product development process -- from identifying market opportunities to launching the product. Covers various information channels and resources for students of the field.
Contact: Poping Lin, E53-220, 253-8971, plin@mit.edu
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A Handful of Bartlebys: 5 Film Recreations of Melville's Enigmatic Anti-Hero
Mark Belson
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
For those diehard souls who "prefer" to believe Herman Melville's classic tale "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is the
best American short story ever written - a marathon week
screening virtually every extant dramatic adaptation of this
mesmerizing story - Melville's "great spooky conception" as movie critic Pauline Kael puts it - committed to film or video since 1962. Film versions made in America, England and France will be screened. All five have rarely been seen. Two are feature-length films which will open and close this Bartlebys Back Through Time Festival. Attendees will be eligible to win one of 5 audiocassettes of the entire novella in a random free raffle at week's end.
Contact: Mark Belson, mjbelson@mit.edu
"Bartleby" (1972)
Mark Belson
The opening "Bartleby" is a 1972 British release starring Oscar-winner Paul Scofield. Parting with tradition, this
feature-length adaptation unfolds in a contemporary setting. Made in 1970. (79 min, col) Also shown: 7:00-8:30pm
Mon Jan 11, 02-03:30pm, 2-105, also: 7:00-8:30pm
"Bartleby by Herman Melville" (1969) / George Bluestone's "Bartleby" (1962)
Mark Belson
Two half-hour versions:
First up, the atmospheric 28-minute color adaptation "with authentic locales and period sets" produced by Encyclopedia Brittanica for its Short Story Showcase Film Series.
Next, an intriguingly stark 29-minute black and white independent film noir version by "Novels into Film" author George Bluestone. Also shown: 7:00-8:00pm
Tue Jan 12, 02-03:00pm, 2-105, also: 7:00-8:00pm
"Herman Melville's Bartleby, the Scrivener" (1977)
Mark Belson
The rarely seen PBS adaptation by New England-based playwright Israel Horovitz. Presented in play form. A finalist for the 1977 Peabody Awards. (59 min, col) Also
shown: 7:00-8:00pm
Wed Jan 13, 02-03:00pm, 2-105, also: 7:00-8:00pm
"Bartleby" (d'apres l'oeuvre d'Herman Melville) (1976)
Mark Belson
A 1976 adaptation of "Bartleby" produced for French television, this full-length film directed by actor
Maurice Ronet closes out the week. Shown as originally
broadcast. (97 min, col, unsubtitled) Also shown: 7:00-
8:45pm
Thu Jan 14, 02-03:45pm, 2-105, also: 7:00-8:45pm
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A Treasury of Classics: Selected Videos on Reserve
Katherine K. Poole
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Jan 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, ??-??:00am, 7-238, Rotch Library
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
During the month of January '99, the Rotch Library Visual Collections offers the MIT community an opportunity to explore our selection of classic titles from the videotape collection, encompassing a broad range of disciplines from fine arts, architecture, and archaeology to building technology, city planning and urban design. Come by at your lesiure and enjoy!
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/rvc
Contact: Katherine K. Poole, 7 304, x3-7098, kkpoole@mit.edu
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Business Info for Fun and Profit
Diane d'Almeida and Dee Magnoni
Tue Jan 12, 10:30am-12:00pm, E53-220
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Learn how to become familiar with the vast resources available in the Dewey Library web-based databases. You will be surprised at the information that is available, and how that information may serve your particular interests.
Contact: Diane d'Almeida and Dee Magnoni, E-100, 253-0787, almeida@mit.edu
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Electronic Resources in Engineering and Science
Deborah Helman
Thu Jan 14, 02-03:00pm, 2-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Learn how to exploit the electronic services, databases, and journals offered by the MIT Libraries. We will focus on the resources available in engineering and science.
Contact: Deborah Helman, 253-9368, dhelman@mit.edu
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Electronic Resources in Engineering and Science
Deborah Helman
Thu Jan 14, 02-03:00pm, 2-132
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Learn how to exploit the electronic services, databases, and journals offered by the MIT Libraries. We will focus on the resources available in engineering and science.
Contact: Deborah Helman, 253-9368, dhelman@mit.edu
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents
Carol Robinson
Thu Jan 21, 03-05:00pm, E54-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Librarians, patent lawyers and representatives of the MIT Technology Licensing Office demonstrate patent searching and discuss the patent process.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 253-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
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From Table of Contents to Full-Text Online: Focus on the Humanities Databases at MIT
Jim Eggleston , Jennie Sandberg
Tue Jan 19, 01-03:00pm, 14S-0645
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 students.
Single session event
At this hand-on session you will access and search
full-text databases as well as have the opportunity to sign
up for Uncover/Reveal's email Table of Contents service.
Sign up early and indicate your areas of interest!
Contact: Jim Eggleston, 14S-200, jceggles@mit.edu
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Information Technology Fair
Cheryl Sirna
Tue Jan 26, Wed Jan 27, 11am-01:00pm, Barker Library
No limit but advance sign up required
Discover electronic databases, web sites, and a wealth of other online information you will need to succeed at MIT and beyond! The Technology Fair will feature demonstrations of online resources on two consecutive days, first at the Science Library and then at the Barker Engineering Library .
Contact: Cheryl Sirna, 10-500, 253-9370, csirna@mit.edu
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Introduction to Beilstein CrossFire
Erja Kajosalo
Tue Jan 12, 01:30-02:30pm, 14S-0645
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Hands-on introduction to the basics of chemical structure and factual searching in Beilstein CrossFire. (Sign up, contact: kajosalo@mit.edu)
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 253-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Introduction to Online Searching for Chemists
Erja Kajosalo
Thu Jan 28, 09am-04:00pm, 14-0645
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Chemical Abstracts and the MIT Libraries present STN training for MIT faculty and students. Learn to use the basic command language of STN in the Registry and CA files produced by Chemical Abstracts. At the end of this workshop you will be able to use chemical names and molecular preparations of chemical substances of interest. You will also learn to find articles published in the chemistry literature. The workshop will be led by an instructor from Chemical Abstracts. For sign up, contact: Matt Sikorski mattski@mit.edu
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 253-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
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Inventions of Note Concert: Popular American Songs about New Technologies
Peter Munstedt
Fri Jan 29, 02-03:00pm, 14E-109
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Limited to 60 students.
Single session event
Come listen to popular songs (from the 1870s to 1920) that
express the joy, horror, and amazement of new inventions
of the day. MIT faculty will bring this delightful music to
life. A smash hit last year, this concert (with different
songs) is brought back by popular demand.
Contact: Peter Munstedt, 253-5636, pmunsted@mit.edu
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Making the Library Catalog Work for You
Jennie Sandberg
Tue Jan 19, 10-11:00am, 14-0637
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Searching Barton, the library's catalog, can often be a
confusing and frustrating experience. In this session, you
will learn how to navigate through some of the system's
idiosyncrasies and improve your search results.
Contact: Jennie Sandberg, 14S-200, 253-9349, jssandbe@mit.edu
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Navigating the Data Maze (for Social Sciences Data Users)
Lisa Horowitz , Diann Smothers
Thu Jan 28, 02:30-04:00pm, E53-220
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Have you ever needed just one piece of information, but had no idea where to start? Have you ever looked for information over time and run up against a brick wall? Let us lead you through the data maze to locate data, from a single statistic to historic time series, using books, CD-ROMs, and Web resources, to find what you need. If you have ever needed numeric information in demographics, labor, economics, business or population and housing, but have been lost as to how to begin, then this is the IAP course for you.
Contact: Lisa Horowitz, Rotch Library, 258-5596, lisah@mit.edu
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Pointers for Postdocs
Christine Sherratt
Thu Jan 21, 03pm-04:30am, 14S-0637
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
This program is designed to review the information resources available through the MIT Libraries that are of particular interest to postdocs. We will review databases and electronic journals and the arrangements we have with other local libraries. (pre-registration contact: gcsherra@mit.edu)
Contact: Christine Sherratt, 253-5648, gcsherra@mit.edu
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Pointers for Postdocs
Christine Sherratt
Thu Jan 21, 03-04:30pm, 14S-0637
This program is designed to review the information resources available through the MIT Libraries that are of particular interest to postdocs. We will review databases and electronic journals and the arrangements we have with other local libraries. (pre-registration contact: gcsherra@mit.edu)
Contact: Christine Sherratt, 253-5648, gcsherra@mit.edu
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Searching Compendex
Cheryl Sirna
Wed Jan 13, 01:30-02:30pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
This hands on seminar will cover both basic and advanced techniques of searching Compendex, the primary bibliographic database for all fields of engineering. (Advance sign-up: csirna@mit.edu; walk-ins may attend if space is available)
Contact: Cheryl Sirna, 253-9370, csirna@mit.edu
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Searching INSPEC
Deborah Helman
Wed Jan 6, 01:30-02:30pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
This seminar will cover the basics of searching INSPEC, the primary bibliographic database for physics, computers and control and electrical engineering. Starting in September, 1998, MIT Libraries offered the OVID interface for this file. (Sign-up: dhelman@mit.edu; walk-ins may attend if space is available)
Contact: Deborah Helman, 253-9368, dhelman@mit.edu
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Searching INSPEC
Deborah Helman
Wed Jan 6, 01:30-02:30pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
This seminar will cover the basics of searching INSPEC, the primary bibliographic database for physics, computers and control and electrical engineering. Starting in September, 1998, MIT Libraries offered the OVID interface for this file. (Advance sign-up: dhelman@mit.edu; walk-ins may attend if space is available)
Contact: Deborah Helman, 253-9368, dhelman@mit.edu
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Searching Web of Science
Cheryl Sirna
Wed Jan 20, 01:30-03:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
This hands-on seminar will cover the basics of searching Web of Science, the WWW version of Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index
The most popular feature of these databases is citation searching, which allows you to find who has been citing whom. (Advance sign-up contact: csirna@mit.edu; walk-ins may attend if space is available)
Contact: Cheryl Sirna, 253-9370, csirna@mit.edu
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