Libraries: JulyAP publicity

[Debra L. Martin]

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>JulyAP Information Workshops
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>Learn how to find and use information more effectively in these 
>hands-on workshops.
>WHERE: 14N-132 
>(<http://libraries.mit.edu/ask-us/instruction/dirc.html>Digital 
>Instruction Resource Center - DIRC)
>WHEN: Fridays in July (and August), 12pm (noon)
>7/11 EndNote Basics
>Peter Cohn
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>EndNote is a "personal bibliographic software" package which allows 
>you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references.
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>7/18 Bioinformatics for Beginners
>Amy Stout, Courtney Crummett
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>Class attendees will learn about the organization of key NCBI 
>databases, understand the database record structure, and work with 
>the BLAST search tool. The session is a hands-on practicum and an 
>excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious about 
>bioinformatics research tools.
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>7/25 Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop on Journal Quality 
>Measures and Publisher Copyright Policies
>Ellen Duranceau
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>Geared for graduate students, addresses what copyright means to you 
>as an author, how you can assess a publisher's copyright policies, 
>and how you can use web-based tools that assess journal quality. 
>Open access publishing models and the use of the MIT amendment to 
>alter standard publisher agreements will also be discussed.
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>8/1 Patent Searching Fundamentals - START TIME 12:30pm
>Darcy Duke, Howard Silver
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>While you won't come out of this session qualified to be a patent 
>attorney, you will be able to successfully find patent references 
>from all over the world and know how to obtain patent text and 
>diagrams. The session will be a hands-on practicum that will help 
>de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key 
>resources for finding patents through free resources available on 
>the web.
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>8/8 Introduction to Company & Industry Research for Engineers & Scientists
>Angie Locknar, Stephanie Hartman, Alex Caracuzzo
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>You may be a skilled investigator on the topic of science or 
>engineering, but what do you know about business research? This 
>session will introduce you to library-supported databases that cover 
>company and industry information. We will use hands-on exercises to 
>demonstrate strategies for researching two key components of a 
>business plan: competitors and industry trends.
>No advanced registration required. Light refreshments will be served 
>at each session.
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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager
MIT
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)
debra at mit.edu
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