Libraries IAP classes

[Debra L. Martin]

>
>Attention Faculty (and interested others)! Learn how to EASILY post 
>and share video with your students ( or other audiences as you 
>determine )
>Kris Brewer
>Mon Jan 12, 11am-12:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served. Limited to 28 
>participants. Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
>
>Are you interested in using on-line video to support your teaching 
>but only want to share it with your class?
>Come learn how you can use MIT TechTV to deliver video content. 
>Fully functional with other sites, like Stellar, you can quickly and 
>easily post videos and then share them with your classes or anyone 
>else you desire (within copyright and Fair Use guidelines).
>
>MIT TechTV also provides for easy segmentation and in-line 
>commenting. Learn more about these features and explore how you can 
>use MIT TechTV!
>Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, x2-3157, <mailto:brew at mit.edu>brew at mit.edu  
>Cosponsor: Academic Media Production Services
>
>
>
>Basics of Obtaining a Patent
>Carol Robinson
>Thu Jan 15, 3-4:30pm, 1-190
>
>No enrollment limit, no advance sign up. Single session event
>
>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 by members of the MIT 
>community. This popular session covers a bit of patent history and a 
>lot about current practices, processes, and issues surrounding 
>obtaining a patent; the focus is on the process used at MIT. A 
>portion of the session is devoted to questions and answers. If you 
>think you will ever invent something, you need to be here.
>
>Web: <http://libraries.mit.edu/patents>http://libraries.mit.edu/patents
>Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, 
><mailto:csrobins at mit.edu>csrobins at mit.edu
>
>Bioinformatics for Beginners
>Howard Silver
>Wed Jan 14, 4-5:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
>Tue Jan 20, 5-6:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
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>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Limited to 20 participants. Repeating event. Participants welcome at 
>any session
>
>The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Entrez 
>family of databases is the foundation of knowledge for molecular 
>level bioscience research. 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.
>
>Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, 
><mailto:hsilver at mit.edu>hsilver at mit.edu
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>Bookbinding in the Japanese Tradition
>Nancy Schrock, Ann Marie Willer, Shalini Patel
>Wed Jan 14, 10am-12:00pm, 14-0513
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>Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
>Signup by: 08-Jan-2009
>Limited to 12 participants. Single session event
>Prereq: manual dexterity
>
>Participants will create a side-sewn soft-cover book using the 
>techniques of traditional Japanese bookbinding. The workshop will 
>include an overview of the history, materials, and techniques of the 
>Japanese bookmaking tradition, which is markedly different from that 
>used to create Western books. Each participant will complete one 
>blank book covered in beautiful Japanese decorative paper.
>
>See the URL below for directions to the Wunsch Conservation Lab.
>
>No walk-ins allowed.
>Web: 
><http://libraries.mit.edu/preservation/aboutus.html>http://libraries.mit.edu/preservation/aboutus.html
>Contact: Nick Szydlowski, 14-0513, 253-5282, 
><mailto:nick_s at mit.edu>nick_s at mit.edu
>
>EndNote Basics
>Peter Cohn, Howard Silver
>Wed Jan 14, 12-1:00pm, 14N-132
>Fri Jan 23, 3-4:00pm, 14N-132
>Wed Jan 28, 5-6:00pm, 14N-132
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Limited to 20 participants.  Repeating event. Participants welcome 
>at any session
>
>EndNote is a "personal bibliographic software" package which allows 
>you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references.
>Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by 
>importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, 
>PubMed, & other sources of published literature. Your database can 
>be used to automatically generate in-text citations and 
>bibliographies in your manuscripts. It can also help you organize 
>and manage your PDF files.
>
>Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, <mailto:pcohn at mit.edu>pcohn at mit.edu
>
>
>Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center
>Katherine McNeill
>Wed Jan 14, 2-3:30pm, DIRC 14N-132
>
>Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
>Signup by: 13-Jan-2009 Limited to 20 participants. Single session event
>
>Need data to answer a research question? Interested in analyzing raw 
>datasets with micro-level records about individual respondents? This 
>hands-on workshop will familiarize you with the resources of the 
>Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 
>(ICPSR) and the Harvard-MIT Data Center, which provide access to 
>datasets in the social sciences and related fields. Topics will 
>include the structure of data files, finding and downloading 
>datasets, and understanding data documentation.
>Web: 
><http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html>http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html
>
>Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-100, 253-0787, 
><mailto:mcneillh at mit.edu>mcneillh at mit.edu
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>
>Humanities and Music Library Bookmobile
>Humanities Library
>Fri Jan 16, 11am-2:00pm, Lobby 10
>
>The Humanities and Music Libraries will hold a special IAP 
>Bookmobile highlighting Science Fiction, Fact and Fantasy.
>Enrich your leisure time during IAP with books, DVDs and music from 
>the Humanities and Music Library's collections.
>Come check us out!
>
>
>Humanities Library, 14S-200
>Lewis Music Library, 14E-109
>Contact: Lisa Horowitz, 14S-200, x3-9353, <mailto:lisah at mit.edu>lisah at mit.edu
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>
>
>Introduction to Company and Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists
>Stephanie Hartman, Angie Locknar, Alex Caracuzzo
>Thu Jan 15, 1-2:00pm, 14N-132
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>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Limited to 25 participants. Single session event
>
>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.
>
>Contact: Stephanie Hartman, 10-500, x3-9361, 
><mailto:hartman at mit.edu>hartman at mit.edu
>
>Introduction to SciFinder on the Web
>Erja Kajosalo
>Fri Jan 16, 11-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served. Limited to 20 participants.
>Single session event
>
>If you are a researcher in chemistry, or chemistry related subjects 
>like chemical engineering, materials science, environmental science, 
>biological sciences, etc., then you should know about SciFinder, the 
>most comprehensive chemical information database! This hands-on 
>workshop will teach you the basics of SciFinder on the web!
>
>Web: 
><http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/>http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/
>Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, (617) 253-9795, 
><mailto:kajosalo at mit.edu>kajosalo at mit.edu
>
>
>Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
>Darcy Duke
>Fri Jan 16, 4-5:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Limited to 25 participants. Single session event
>
>What's an RSS feed? How can I use it to keep up with new information 
>in my field? We'll show you how RSS and other current awareness 
>tools can help you stay up to date!
>
>This will be a hands-on session on Windows PCs. You are also welcome 
>to bring your own laptop.
>
>Light refreshments will be served.
>
>Contact: J. Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, <mailto:darcy at mit.edu>darcy at mit.edu
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>
>MIT TechTV & U
>Kris Brewer
>Wed Jan 14, Thu Jan 22, 11am-12:00pm, 9-151 Kaufman Room
>Mon Jan 26, 2-3:00pm, 9-152 Ford Room
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
>
>1001 uses of MIT TechTV in support of education, research, 
>activities, and outreach!
>
>MIT TechTV is MIT's free video posting and hosting service, 
>specializing in science, engineering, and MIT-related videos. Any 
>member of the MIT Community can use MIT TechTV to post video content 
>for the world to see. In this seminar, you'll learn how you can use 
>MIT TechTV to accomplish your goals and support your group whether 
>it's a class, lab, student organization, sport team, or department.
>Questions and suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
>
>Web: <http://techtv.mit.edu/>http://techtv.mit.edu/
>Contact: Kris Brewer, NE48-308, (617) 452-3157, 
><mailto:brew at mit.edu>brew at mit.edu  
>Cosponsor: Academic Media Production Services
>
>
>Managing Research Data 101
>MacKenzie Smith
>Thu Jan 15, 11am-12:00pm, 14N-132
>Wed Jan 28, 4-5:00pm, 14N-132
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>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Limited to 20 participants. Repeating event. Participants welcome at 
>any session
>
>
>For researchers struggling to manage their data, basic strategies 
>will be provided for:
>·         best practices for retention and archiving
>·         effective directory structures and naming conventions
>·         good file formats for long-term access
>·         data security and backup options
>·         metadata, tagging, and citation
>·         other relevant issues
>
>Contact: MacKenzie Smith, E25-131, x3-8184, 
><mailto:kenzie at mit.edu>kenzie at mit.edu
>
>
>Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
>Mathew Willmott, Remlee Green
>Tue Jan 13, 12-1:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
>Wed Jan 21, 5-6:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
>
>No enrollment limit, no advance sign up. Repeating event. 
>Participants welcome at any session
>
>Using citation management software to create and maintain a 
>collection of references is becoming more common and important in 
>today's academic world. These software packages allow users to 
>search databases, retrieve relevant citations, and build a 
>bibliography to be added to a paper or thesis or stored for future 
>reference. But which software package should you use, and how do you 
>get started? This session will focus on EndNote, RefWorks, and 
>Zotero, the three major options for bibliographic software at MIT. 
>We will include a discussion comparing and contrasting the three 
>softwares, and we will introduce some of the basic concepts and 
>functionality of each program.
>
>20 computers are available; first-come first-served. Attendees are 
>welcome to bring their laptops.
>
>Contact: Mathew Willmott, 14S-134, 617.324.5855, 
><mailto:willmott at mit.edu>willmott at mit.edu
>
>
>Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop on Journal Quality Measures 
>and Publisher Copyright Policies
>Ellen Finnie Duranceau
>Fri Jan 16, 2-3:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)
>
>No enrollment limit, no advance sign up. Single session event.
>
>Intended for graduated students or other interested MIT authors, 
>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.
>
>Contact: Ellen Finnie Duranceau, 14E-210A, x3-8483, 
><mailto:efinnie at mit.edu>efinnie at mit.edu
>
>
>RefWorks Basics
>Anita Perkins, Georgiana McReynolds
>Thu Jan 15, 5-6:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
>Thu Jan 22, 1-2:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
>Fri Jan 30, 2-3:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served. Limited to 20 participants.
>Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
>
>RefWorks is a web-based resource designed to help you organize 
>references and create a bibliography. RefWorks allows you to search, 
>retrieve relevant citations, easily cite references as you write 
>your paper, and build your bibliography. It allows users to create 
>individual or group accounts.
>Contact: Anita Perkins, E53-100, x2-1510, 
><mailto:perkins at mit.edu>perkins at mit.edu
>
>
>Rotch Library Film Series
>Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served
>Limited to 20 participants.
>Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
>
>Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning maintains an impressive 
>DVD collection, with new titles added regularly. Join us as we 
>explore the scope of the collection, from how we eat and farm (King 
>Corn) to African mud architecture (Future of Mud) to the way type 
>affects our lives (Helvetica). We'll be showing a different film or 
>two each day. Bring your lunch; we'll provide the entertainment!
>Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, 
><mailto:hmccann at mit.edu>hmccann at mit.edu  
>
>King Corn: a film (2006)
>Heather McCann
>Two college graduates plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most 
>productive, most subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil, with the 
>help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, nitrogen 
>fertilizers, and powerful herbicides. But when they try to follow 
>their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises 
>troubling questions about how we eat-- and how we farm. (92 minutes)
>Thu Jan 8, 11:30am-2:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room
>
>The Greening of Southie (2008)
>Heather McCann
>Set in South Boston, The Greening of Southie is a documentary about 
>Boston's first residential green building, and the workers asked to 
>build it.(72 mins.) After the movie, please stay for another IAP 
>session: The Perceptual Form of the City Project (1-2 pm). This IAP 
>introduces participants to the city of Boston through the data 
>collected by Kepes and Lynch in the 1950's, when Boston was on the 
>verge of change.
>Fri Jan 9, 11:30am-2:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room
>
>The Future of Mud (2007) with Canton, China and Calcutta, India (2005)
>Omar Khalidi
>The future of mud: a tale of houses and lives in Djenne (2007) - 
>Through the story of a mason in Djenne, this documentary examines an 
>African tradition of mud architecture in Mali.
>Canton, China and Calcutta, India (2005) -
>Explores the effects of international trade on the urban landscape 
>of Canton, China, as it opens up to international trade and advances 
>in Calcutta despite overpopulation and social inequalities.
>Thu Jan 15, 11:30am-2:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room
>
>Choropampa: the price of gold (2002)
>Omar Khalidi
>In June, 2000, 151 kilograms of liquid mercury spilled from a truck 
>hauling it from a goldmine in the Andes. The spill covered a 25-mile 
>long area, contaminating the mountain village of Choropampa. The 
>owners of the mine, the World Bank, and others claim that the 
>problem was quickly resolved, but hundreds of people still suffer 
>the ill effects. This video details the legal battles of the people 
>of Choropampa. (75 mins.)
>Fri Jan 16, 11:30am-2:00pm, 7-238, Rotch Conference Room
>
>
>Sci-fi on the Silver Screen
>Martin Marks
>Fri Jan 16, 12-1:30pm, Lewis Music Library
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served. Limited to 20 
>participants. Single session event
>
>Join Martin Marks for an entertaining and informative lecture 
>starring famous sci-fi movies and their film scores. Get a whole new 
>perspective on old favorites, and learn the secrets of the 
>subliminal while watching clips on our fancy new big screen.
>
>Contact: Cate Gallivan, 14E-109, (617) 253-7389, 
><mailto:categal at mit.edu>categal at mit.edu
>
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>Erja Kajosalo                                 
>Librarian for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
>Selector for Materials Science & Engineering
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>Room 14S-134, MIT                                            
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Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268
77 Massachusetts Avenue
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