Library Research Seminars

[Janet Fischer]

These seminars may be of interest and value to the PostDoc Community.

Engineering and Science Libraries Seminar Series.
All members of the MIT Community are welcome.
<http://libraries.mit.edu/science/seminars.html>http://libraries.mit.edu/science/seminars.html

Interdisciplinary Research:
Tools for finding Chemical or Biological Information

Learn about the variety of resources you can use to find journal 
articles, conference papers, chemical property information, genetic 
sequencing information, and much more.

WHERE: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=2&Buildings=go>2-131 
(location may change - look for email updates)

WHEN: 12-1pm, the third Thursday of each month:

Sep 16 -- Web of Science & Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Learn how to find who has cited a paper, what journals are most cited, etc.

Oct 14 -- SciFinder Scholar
Search Chemical Abstracts using this powerful tool. Presented by Amy 
Christuk, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS).

Nov 18 -- Beilstein & Gmelin
Learn how to search for property data for organic or inorganic compounds

Feb 17 -- Resources for Life Sciences
Find medical, biological, neuroscience, and other life sciences information.

Mar 17 -- Biomaterials
Geared towards the engineer finding information in the life sciences field.

Apr 21 -- Bioinformatics
Resources in the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics.

Dessert and beverages will be provided. Feel free to bring your lunch!

Sponsored by the Engineering and Science Libraries.

Howard Silver
Associate Head, Science Library  14S-136     voice: 617 253-9319
Massachusetts Institute of Technology        fax:   617 253-6365
77 Massachusetts Ave                         email: 
<mailto:hsilver at mit.edu>hsilver at mit.edu
Cambridge, MA  02139-4307             web: 
<http://libraries.mit.edu>http://libraries.mit.edu
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M.I.T. Office of the Provost
Room 11-268,  77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
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