Diversity event with speaker Art Munin – Wednesday, Feb.22
On Wednesday, February 22 the MIT Libraries will host Diversity and Social Justice Advocate, Art Munin for White Privilege 101 a presentation that will uncover how white privilege has evolved, how it...
View ArticleLunch & Learn: You bring the food, we bring the knowledge!
Over the next five Tuesdays, the MIT Libraries are launching a new series of quick demonstrations to highlight some of our resources. Called “Lunch & Learn: You Bring the Food, We Bring the...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: Patent Searching Fundamentals
When: Tues April 3, 12:00 – 1:00 pm Where: 14N-132 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...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: RefWorks Basics
When: Thurs April 12, 12 – 1pm Where: 14N-132 RefWorks is a web-based resource to help you organize references, create a bibliography, and easily cite references as you write your paper. It allows you...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero
When: Tues April 24, 12:00 – 1:15 pm Where: 14N-132 Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references is becoming more common and important in today’s academic world....
View ArticleIAPril 2012: Arts and Culture Multimedia in the MIT Libraries
When: Thu April 26, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Where: 14N-132 Want to find out how to obtain over one million tracks of streaming audio ranging from classical to jazz, popular, and contemporary world music? How...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: Is It What It Is? Tools for Understanding Your Digital Files
When: Fri April 27, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Where: 14N-118 (Archives reading room) In this session you will be exposed to a variety of software tools that are being used in the Institute Archives for...
View ArticleCheck Out the Complete Listing of IAPril 2012 Sessions
A workshop in the DIRC, photo by L.Barry Hetherington All sessions take place in the Digital Instruction Resource Center (DIRC), 14N-132, with the exception of the MIT Libraries Bookmobile and the...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: EndNote Basics
When: Wed April 25, 4:00-5:00 pm Where: 14N-132 EndNote is a “personal bibliographic software” package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Learn how to find...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: Taking Care: Family Textiles
When: Tue, April 24, 2:00-3:00 pm Where: 14N-132 Do you want to save an old family quilt, a wedding dress, or T-shirts and flags from your fraternity or student club? A conservator will present this...
View ArticleIAPril 2012: Preserving Your Personal Digital Photographs
When: Thu, April 26, 2:00-3:00 pm Where: 14N-132 Digital photos are fragile and require special care to keep them accessible. But preserving any kind of digital information is a new concept that most...
View ArticleCheck Out the Complete Listing of JulyAP 2012 Sessions
All sessions take place in the Digital Instruction Resource Center (DIRC), 14N-132. Pre-registration is required for some, but not all sessions. See below for details. EndNote Basics – Register Mon...
View ArticleOECD Coming to MIT
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is coming to MIT! Attend a presentation on OECD Information resources by Kathleen DeBoer, Deputy Head of the OECD Washington Center...
View ArticleCheck Out the Complete Listing of Fall 2012 Workshops
Unless otherwise indicated, all sessions take place in the Digital Instruction Resource Center (DIRC), 14N-132. Workshop in the DIRC; photo by L.Barry Hetherington Pre-registration is required for...
View ArticleElection Data Resources from ICPSR: Webinars Tuesday and Wednesday
As the momentum of the 2012 Presidential Election builds, join the ICPSR social science data archive for webinars this week to learn more about their election data resources. Tuesday, October 2...
View ArticleIAP 2013: Patents & Copyright
The MIT Libraries is offering several classes on patents and copyright during IAP! Some workshops require preregistration. Using Images in Your Work: A Look at Fair Use, Open Licensing, Copyright, and...
View ArticleIAP 2013: Research Funding, Citation, and Other Academic Tools
The MIT Libraries is hosting a series of classes to help make your research easier! Join us for topics that range from how to get research funding to how to use citation management tools to SciFinder...
View ArticleIAP 2013: Data Tools and File Management
The MIT Libraries is hosting a series of classes on data tools and file management over IAP! Some classes require preregistration. Open Data at MIT – A Conversation About the Tools, the Community, and...
View ArticleIAP 2013: Life Sciences
The MIT Libraries is hosting a series of classes related to Gthe Life Sciences over IAP! All classes require preregistration. Bioinformatics for Beginners Fri Jan 11, 10-11:30am, 14N-132 Wed Jan 16,...
View ArticleIAP 2013: Managing Your Information
Join us and let the MIT Libraries help you manage your research and personal information! Some classes require preregistration. Panel Discussion on the Importance of Sharing, Managing and Preserving...
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