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<div>Several interesting IAP offerings being held this week, as
follows:</div>
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<font size="+1"><b>For PhDs: Manager, Researcher, or
Professor?</b></font><br>
<i>Lloyd Baird Professor of Management, Boston University</i><br>
<font size="-1">Tue Jan 18, 03-04:30pm, 6-120<br>
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<div><font color="#0000FF">Are you undecided about whether you want a
career in academia, research, or management? Professor Baird offers a
thought-provoking look at some of the differences between the role of
manager, researcher or professor. This presentation can help you to
better understand what motivates you in a career and to examine some
of the contextual realities of these professions. Aimed at doctoral
students but masters students and postdocs are welcome to
attend.</font><br>
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<u><b>Intellectual Property at MIT: Copyright Issues for Using
Information</b><br>
</u><b>Contacts:</b><i> Carol Robinson,</i> <a
href="mailto:csrobins@mit.edu">csrobins@mit.edu</a>,<i> Tracy
Gabridge</i> <a href="mailto:tag@mit.edu">tag@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Tue Jan 18, 1-3:00pm <b> Location:</b>
4-237<br>
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When can you download music/software/articles without a guilty
conscience? Copyright law and licensing can make legal information use
confusing and frustrating. This session will help you untangle the web
of issues surrounding the use of digital content by presenting the
basics of copyright law and licensing. Ann Hammersla from the MIT
Intellectual Property Office and Ellen Duranceau from the MIT
Libraries will give presentations. There will be time available for
questions and discussion.</div>
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<u><b>Intellectual Property at MIT: The Patent Process<br>
</b></u><b>Contacts:</b><i> Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge</i><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Thu Jan 20, 1-3:00pm <b>
Location:</b> 6-120<u><b><br>
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</b></u>Come and hear patent attorney Sam Pasternak of Choate, Hall
and Stewart, and Jack Turner from the MIT Technology Licensing Office
discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. This popular session
covers a bit of patent history and a lot about the current practice,
processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent. A portion of the
session is devoted to your questions and answers. If you think you
will ever invent something, you need to be here.<br>
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<u><b>CrossFire Beilstein and Gmelin - Advanced Features<br>
</b></u><b>Contact:</b><i> Erja Kajosalo</i><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Wed Jan 19, 10:30-11:30am <b>
Location:</b> 14N-132<br>
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This session will demonstrate MDL Crossfire Commander software for
searching information on organic and inorganic compounds using the
latest version of CrossFire (v7.0). The Beilstein database covers over
8 million compounds and reactions in organic chemistry. Gmelin
provides access to over 1.5 million inorganic compounds and reactions,
including organometallics.<br>
We will also cover advanced substructure, reaction and factual
searching.<br>
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<u><b>DSpace Digital Repository</b></u><br>
<b>Contact:</b><i> Margret G. Branschofsky,</i><a
href="mailto:margretb@mit.edu">margretb@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Wed Jan 19, 1-2:00pm <b>
Location:</b> 14N-132<br>
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Faculty, Departments, Labs, Centers - Learn how DSpace can help you
save and share your research and teaching files and data. See a
demonstration of version 1.2 of the DSpace system, including new
features.<br>
Web: <a
href="http://dspace.mit.edu/about/">http://dspace.mit.edu/about/</a><br
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<u><b>What's the Melting Point of H2O?: Finding Materials Properties
Information</b></u><br>
<b>Contact:</b><i> Angie Locknar,</i> <a
href="mailto:locknar@mit.edu">locknar@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Wed Jan 19, 3-4:00pm <b> Location:</b>
14N-132<br>
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You probably know the melting point of H2O is 0 degrees C (or 32
degrees F or 273.15 degrees K). But what would you do if you didn't
know? Come learn about the wide variety of resources you can use to
locate property information.<br>
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<u><b>Avoiding Plagiarism Pitfalls or Who's Line Is It,
Anyway?</b></u><br>
<b>Contacts:</b><i> Steven Strang, Patricia Durisin Barbera</i>, <a
href="mailto:durisin@mit.edu">durisin@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Thu Jan 20, 10:30am-12:00pm <b>
Location:</b> 14N-132<br>
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A hands-on workshop and discussion about the nature and recognition of
plagiarism. All the concern in academia about plagiarism (not to
mention all the headlines about plagiarism in the last few years)
motivates this discussion and hands-on workshop. What is plagiarism?
How can we avoid it? Whats the difference between plagiarism and
research, between plagiarism and appropriate help, between
plagiarizing and paying homage to other writers? What kinds of tools
are available to aid you in your writing and citing process? Attend
this session and find out! Bring your thoughts and questions with
you.</div>
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<u><b>Company Research for Postdocs & PhDs: Know Your Prospective
Employer or Partner<br>
</b></u><b>Contacts:</b><i> Howard Silver,</i> <a
href="mailto:hsilver@mit.edu">hsilver@mit.edu</a>,<i> Louisa
Worthington</i><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Fri Jan 21, 2-3:00pm <b>
Location:</b> 14N-132<br>
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You're a researcher in Science and Engineering, but what do you know
about company research? This session will introduce you to
library-supported databases about companies and industries. We will
use examples and hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for
learning about prospective employers or partners. Biotech company
research will be emphasized.<br>
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<u><b>So, the Libraries Do Have Maps!<br>
</b></u><b>Contacts:</b><i> Michael Noga,</i> <a
href="mailto:mnoga@mit.edu">mnoga@mit.edu</a><i>, Margaret
dePopolo,</i> <a
href="mailto:depopolo@mit.edu">depopolo@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Fri Jan 21, 2-5:00pm <b>
Location:</b> 7-238, Rotch Library<br>
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Yes, the MIT Libraries do have maps. Visit the three largest
collections. In the Rotch Library, you will find maps that relate to
urban studies. In the Lindgren Library, you will see nautical charts
and geologic and climatic maps. And in the Science Library, you will
see our topographic map collection. Come and tell us about your map
needs. Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour.<br>
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<u><b>GIS: Introduction to ArcGIS</b></u><br>
<b>Contacts:</b><i> Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan,</i> <a
href="mailto:gishelp@mit.edu">gishelp@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Wed Jan 19, 02-05:00pm <b>
Location:</b> 37-312<br>
<b>To register:</b> IS&T, <a
href="mailto:istrain-reg@mit.edu">istrain-reg@mit.edu</a><br>
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Learn the basics of ArcGIS, a powerful desktop Geographic Information
System (GIS) available at MIT. We will look at raster and vector data
and will learn to edit data and geocode addresses.<br>
Web: <a
href="http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2005.html"
>http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2005.html</a><br>
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<u><b>GIS: Working with Map Projections in ArcGIS<br>
</b></u><b>Contacts:</b><i> Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney,</i> <a
href="mailto:gishelp@mit.edu">gishelp@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time:</b> Thu Jan 20, 02-03:30pm <b> Location:</b>
37-312<b><br>
To register:</b> IS&T, <a
href="mailto:istrain-reg@mit.edu">istrain-reg@mit.edu<br>
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</a>Learn to work with map projections in ArcGIS. While ArcGIS has
made managing projections easy, you need to know what you are working
with before ArcGIS can make sense of it.<br>
Web: <a
href="http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2005.html"
>http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2005.html</a><br>
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<u><b>GIS: Working with Digital Elevation Models<br>
</b></u><b>Contacts:</b><i> Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney,</i> <a
href="mailto:gishelp@mit.edu">gishelp@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Date/Time</b> Fri Jan 21, 2-4:00pm<br>
<b>Location:</b> 37-312<br>
<b>To register:</b> IS&T, <a
href="mailto:istrain-reg@mit.edu">istrain-reg@mit.edu</a><br>
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Digital Elevation Models are widely available elevation data for the
United States and, soon, for the world through the Shuttle Radar
Topography Mission. Learn to use this data source in a GIS.</div>
<div>Web: <a
href="http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2005.html"
>http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/services/iap2005.html</a></div>
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<div><tt>Howard Silver<br>
Associate Head, Science Library 14S-136
voice: 617 253-9319<br>
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology fax:
617 253-6365<br>
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href="http://libraries.mit.edu"><tt>http://libraries.mit.edu</tt></a></div
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