July sessions-MIT Libraries- getting funded; patent searching; managing references; other - free

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Posted June 23rd, 2014 by Mark Szarko

Summer workshops in the Libraries are here! It's like a little slice of 
IAP <http://web.mit.edu/iap/>, only warmer.

Pre-registration is required for some, but not all sessions. See below 
for details.

*Introduction to GIS -- Register 
<http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=697155>*
Mon July 14, 1:00 -- 4:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Jennie Murack, murack at mit.edu <mailto:murack at mit.edu>

Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and 
creating your own maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS). We will 
introduce open source and proprietary GIS software options and let 
attendees choose to work through exercises using ESRI ArcGIS 
(proprietary) and/or Quantum GIS (QGIS) (open source). Learn to work 
with data from the MIT Geodata Repository, analyze the data, and create 
maps that can be used in reports and presentations.

*GIS Level 2 -- Register <http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=697166>*
Tue July 15, 1:00 -- 4:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Jennie Murack, murack at mit.edu <mailto:murack at mit.edu>

Expand your experience with GIS software and learn how to create and 
edit GIS files, geocode addresses onto a map, re-project data, and use 
tools like Clip, Buffer, and Spatial Join. Prerequisite: Intro to GIS 
workshop or basic knowledge of ArcGIS

*Getting Started, Getting Funded: Obtaining Research Funding -- Register 
<http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=700231>*
Tue July 15, 1:00 -- 5:00 pm, E17-139
Presenter: Dr. Micah Altman
Contact: Randi Shapiro, shapiror at mit.edu

Increasingly, conducting innovative research requires resources that 
exceed those readily on-hand to the individual scholar. You can use 
research funding to access a wider set of research methods, to 
accelerate your research project, expand its scope and depth, and 
increase its impact. This short course provides an overview of the types 
and sources of funding available for research support, and introduces 
the fundamental elements of planning, proposal writing, and management 
for "sponsored" projects. The course is geared toward junior faculty, 
postdocs, and graduate students (in late stages or on the job market), 
who are new to the funding process, are considering whether to seek 
funding from new sources, or who would like a systematic review of the 
grant writing and review process. The course will be presented in a 
half-day format, followed by an individualized consulting session 
focused on each attendee's research project. Schedule individual 
consultations with Randi Shapiro at shapiror at mit.edu 
<mailto:shapiror at mit.edu>.

For more information, please consult the Program on Information Science 
Website 
<http://informatics.mit.edu/classes/getting-started-getting-funded-obtaining-research-funding>.

*Business Information for Engineers and Scientists -- Register 
<http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=699182>*
Thu July 17, 4:00 -- 5:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Howard Silver, hsilver at mit.edu <mailto:hsilver at mit.edu>

This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business 
information resources that will help you understand the commercial 
potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for 
financial support. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises 
with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and 
discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace.

*Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley -- 
Register <http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=696650>*
Mon July 21, 12:00 -- 1:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Anita Perkins, perkins at mit.edu <mailto:perkins at mit.edu>

Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection 
of references or PDFs is common and important in today's academic world. 
These tools will help you to save citations from your favorite databases 
and websites, store related PDFs or attachments, and quickly build a 
bibliography for your papers and publications. We'll compare and demo 3 
tools (EndNote, Mendeley, & Zotero), so you'll leave the session knowing 
which tool might work best for your needs.

*Current and Emerging Uses for Wikipedia in Research -- Register 
<http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=707000>*
Tue July 22, 1:00 -- 2:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Stacey Snyder, ssnyder at mit.edu <mailto:ssnyder at mit.edu>

"Well, actually..." you begin when the topic of Wikipedia's accuracy 
comes up in conversation. If you've found yourself in this position, 
come share ways you have effectively used Wikipedia in your own research 
or in consultation with students and professors. Learn how to use 
complementary applications to guide you to valuable library resources. 
Join the discussion on the future of Wikipedia and the information 
landscape.

*NIH Public Access Compliance Hands-on Working Session -- Register 
<http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=695488>*
Thu July 24, 1:00 -- 2:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Courtney Crummett, crummett at mit.edu <mailto:crummett at mit.edu>

Missing a PMCID? Can't figure out why a paper isn't in compliance? Lost 
in NIH manuscript system? Join us for a problem solving session. This 
session is designed to provide an opportunity for hands on problem 
solving in the systems that need to be navigated in the process of 
submitting and authorizing manuscripts and reporting progress on NIH 
Funded Grants (eRA Commons; NIHMS, and MyNCBI). Please bring your NIH 
compliance problems and logins to this session to work through together. 
Registration encouraged <http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=695488>.

*Patent Searching Fundamentals -- Register 
<http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=696649>*
Friday July 25, 1:00 -- 2:00 pm, 14N-132
Contact: Anita Perkins, perkins at mit.edu <mailto:perkins at mit.edu>

This session will enable you to successfully find patent references from 
all over the world, and obtain patent text and diagrams. This hands-on 
session will help de-mystify the patent literature and show key 
resources for finding patents.

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