Pub Night + Workshop announcements

[Janet Fischer]

PUB NIGHT FOR POSTDOCS
This month at....
the Muddy Charles Pub

Experiments working?  Great, come on down to celebrate.  Grant
got rejected?  Sorry, come on down to commiserate!  Regardless
of the occasion, come by the Muddy Charles pub (directions below)
to take a break and socialize with postdocs from around the
campus.  Meet that new collaborator, or that new squash buddy,
or just get a chance to network with a variety of interesting
people!

Come join us from 4:30-6 pm on Thursday, April 6th at the MUDDY!
The Muddy Charles Pub is located on the first floor of Walker 
Memorial (Building 50), situated along the Charles River with a view 
of the Boston skyline as seen from Cambridge.

The street address is 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Our location can be found on the MIT map.
We'll provide the food (Indian appetizers), but the drinks are all on 
you (or your new friends).
http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/pub_nights.html

Cheers!
The Postdoc Advisory Council


Library April Workshops

Every Friday in April (plus the first week of May), attend these 
hands-on workshops to learn more about finding and using information 
effectively.

WHERE:  14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center - DIRC)

WHEN:  Every Friday in April (and May 5), 12pm (noon) - 1pm


4/7    Google, or Google Scholar: That is the Question!
Is Google the best tool to search for scholarly information?  Or is Google
Scholar?  Are there other choices?  Search these databases and more to find
out.  The results may surprise you!

4/14  Power Up!  Strategies for Getting Energy Information
Information on energy is everywhere! How do you find what you need and keep
on the cutting edge of what is published? Attend this hands-on session to
find out.

4/21	Company Research for Scientists and Engineers:
Getting to Know Your Prospective Partner or Employer
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.


4/28   Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
What is an RSS Feed?  We'll tell you, plus teach you how to use this new
technology to keep up with information in your fields of interest.

5/5   EndNote Basics
EndNote helps you to create databases of bibliographic references that you
can cite in your manuscripts. The session will be a hands-on practicum.


Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.
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


-- 
Janet E. Fischer
Office of the Provost
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Administrator, Postdoc Advisory Council
http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs
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