The second annual Fiddle-Dee-Dee traditional folk jam session will be held Thursday, January 29, from 2-4 pm in the Lewis Music Library.
Participants will bring their own folk instruments and play common session tunes from the library’s collection.
The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109. Audience members welcome; come join us!
Rotch Library IAP Film Series:
When: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Friday, January 30, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
Click the image above to view a trailer for the film.
Street Fight (2005)
Follows the bare-knuckles race for Mayor of Newark, N.J. between 32 year-old Cory Booker and four-term incumbent Sharpe James, the undisputed champion of New Jersey politics. Fought in Newark’s neighborhoods and housing projects, the battle pits the young challenger against an old style political machine that uses any means necessary, including harassment and police intimidation, to crush its opponents. (82 minutes)
This film is a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
Rotch Library IAP Film Series:
When: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 29, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
Click the image above to view a trailer for the film.
Manufactured Landscapes (2007)
Follows photographer Edward Burtynsky, internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry, as he travels through China photographing the effects of that country’s massive industrial revolution. (90 minutes)
This film is a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
The MIT Libraries were recently given 37 hand-colored lithographs from John James Audubon’sViviparous Quadrupeds of North America. The rare lithographs were generously donated by Mr. Ron Juster and family, in honor of Josh Juster, M. Eng. 2004. Several of the prints from the collection can be viewed in the Libraries’ Maihaugen Gallery where they are on display as part of the Celebration of Gifts exhibit.
The prints embody one of the 19th century’s most artistically successful attempts to catalog, illustrate, and promote understanding of the natural world. Following the monumental success of his publication Birds of America, naturalist and artist John James Audubon (1785-1851) attempted to produce accurate illustrations of every quadruped native to North America. In an effort to limit such a massive undertaking, he decided to include only viviparous animals (those that give birth to live young). The result was 150 paintings that are widely celebrated for both their scientific accuracy and their artistic beauty.
The Celebration of Gifts exhibit runs through February 19th in the Maihaugen Gallery, adjacent to the Institute Archives (14N-118). Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Check out all of the MIT Libraries IAP events for the week covering Monday, January 26 through Friday, January 30. A complete listing for all of IAP is also available.
Introduction to Google Maps API
Using Elevation Data and Hydrographic Tools in a GIS
QUOSA Information Manager Demo: Retrieve and Organize Article PDFs
Compost with Worms…in Your Apartment!!
Mapping and Using US Census Data
IAP @ Humanities Library Film Series: Special Effects at the Movies
Finding & Using Historical Newspapers
Biotechnology Patent Fundamentals and Searching
Make your Paper File Cabinets Searchable: How to Manage Paper and Electronic Documents Effectively
Please note that some sessions have limited availability or may require advance sign-up requirements. If you have further questions, please see individual listings for appropriate contact information.
In an effort to simplify and reduce overdue fees, the MIT Libraries have lowered many fine rates. All regular materials that circulate for 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days will be assessed fines at $0.50/day*. Fines have also been reduced from $3/hour to $2/hour for Course Reserves and hourly loans. Recalled materials will continue to be assessed fines at $2/day.
Another important policy change lowers the total amount of the fine for long overdue (30 days overdue) items. For materials assessed at a $0.50/day rate, fines will cap at $15. However, a borrower with 2 or more items that are long overdue will have their borrowing privileges blocked until the books are returned. Fines for Course Reserve items ($2/hour) will cap at $30 and borrowing privileges will be blocked. Recalled items ($2/day) will also cap at $30, but a person’s borrowing privileges will be blocked as soon as a recalled item becomes overdue.
For more information please visit our fines page.
* Does not include Lewis Music Library CD’s, DVD’s and iPods
All screenings from 7:30 PM – 10 PM:
Anime, Technology, and Metropolis (Rintaro)
Tuesday, January 27
Brief discussion with Ian Condry.
4-231
3-D Digital Special Effects
Wednesday, January 28
Brief discussion with Violeta Ivanova.
4-237
Pre-1923 Experimental Short Films
Thursday, January 29
Brief discussion with event organizers.
4-231
Food will be provided at all events. We invite you to tag and search our film collection at:
Username: mitlibdvds
Password: films2008
Rotch Library IAP Film Series:
When: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Friday, January 23, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
Click the image above to view a trailer for the film.
Helvetica (2007)
A documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, which looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. (80 minutes)
This film is a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
Rotch Library IAP Film Series continues:
When: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Friday, January 22, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
Aboriginal architecture, living architecture (2005)
This film offers a fascinating in-depth look into the diversity of North American Native architecture. Featuring expert commentary and stunning imagery, this program provides a virtual tour of seven aboriginal communities– Pueblo, Mohawk, Inuit, Crow, Navajo, Coast Salish, and Haida. (93 minutes)
This film is a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
JupiterResearch, a market analyst group focusing on communication technologies and internet business, was recently acquired by Forrester Research. Starting on January 17, 2009, our subscription to JupiterResearch reports will be delivered via Forrester’s web site.
MIT users will continue to access the full content of Jupiter reports using the same shortcut URL: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/jupiter. Note: The Forrester reports and data will not be available to MIT users.
Please send questions or comments to ask-dewey@mit.edu.
Come watch the 2009 Presidential Inauguration at the Barker Library!
We will be showing the ceremony in the Barker Media Room on Tuesday, January 20. Seating somewhat limited.
The Humanities Library regrets that it will be unable to present the IAP session Finding and Using Historical Newspapers, originally scheduled for January 29th, due to unforeseen circumstances. We are sorry to disappoint those who may have been looking forward to the event, and we apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Rotch Library IAP Film Series continues:
When: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Friday, January 16, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
Choropampa: The Price Of Gold (2002)
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.)
This film is a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
Check out all of the MIT Libraries IAP events for the week covering Monday, January 19 through Friday, January 23. A complete listing for all of IAP is also available.
Introduction to GIS Using ESRI ArcGIS Desktop
Organic? All-natural? Grass-fed? What Does It All MEAN??
Tips and Tricks for Keeping Up With Information: Mechanical Engineering
Open Source and Free Mapping Tools
Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Introduction to GIS Using Free Software Tools and Data
Career Research: Targeting and Researching Employers
Site Selection – Making Spatial Decisions Using a GIS
Please note that some sessions have limited availability or may require advance sign-up requirements. If you have further questions, please see individual listings for appropriate contact information.
Rotch Library IAP Film Series:
When: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 15, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
The Future Of Mud (2007)
The Future of Mud is 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
These films are a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
click on above image to download as an 8 1/2 x 11 pdf poster
The Humanities Library will be hosting three events this IAP:
Friday Jan. 16th:
Take a Break at the Bookmobile:
Check out a great selection of books from the Humanities Library, and CDs from the Lewis Music Library.
11am to 2pm
Lobby 10
Tuesday Jan. 27th, Wednesday Jan. 28th, Thursday Jan. 29th:
Special Effects at the Movies
Patsy Baudoin, Christine Hazlett, Jonathan Chapman, Katie Stanchak
We will view three films with historically innovative special effects. Free food will be available.
7:30pm to 10pm
Tuesday’s and Thursday’s event will be held in 4-231. Wednesday’s event will be held in 4-237.
Thurday Jan. 29th:
Finding and Using Historical Newspapers
Michelle Baildon
Whether for research or for fun, reading historical newspapers gives us a fascinating view of the past. This hands-on workshop will show you how to find and use newspapers (online and otherwise) going back as far as the 17th century. Focus will be on U.S. papers, though international papers will also be covered.
Thurs 1/29 – 11:30am to 12:30pm
DIRC (14N-132).
No advance sign-up.
Traditional Japanese books are completely different from the books you normally encounter in the MIT Libraries. What better way to understand them than to make one yourself in the Wunsch Conservation Laboratory with the guidance of the skilled Preservation Services staff!
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.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 10am – 12pm
WHERE: 14-0513
**NOTE: This class is currently full!**
Contact Nick Szydlowski with any questions or to be added to the wait list.
Rotch Library IAP Film Series:
When: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Friday, January 9, 2009
Where: Rotch Library Conference Room, 7-238
Click the image above to view a trailer for the film.
The Greening of Southie (2008)
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.)
This film is a part of the Rotch Library DVD collection.
Contact: Heather McCann, 7-238, x3-7098, <hmccann_at_mit.edu>
Sponsor: MIT Libraries hosted by Heather McCann, Allison Benedetti, Omar Khalidi, Jonah Jenkins
Enrollment: Seating is limited; first come, first served, limited to 20 participants.
In 1900 the Paris Salon awarded its highest medal to MIT Professor Désiré Despradelle (Department of Architecture, 1893-1912) for his extravagant design for a proposed monument “dedicated to the glory of the American nation.” The January Object of the Month exhibit by the Institute Archives and Special Collections describes Despradelle’s “Beacon of Progress” and the state of the Institute at the beginning of a new century.
The account of Despradelle’s design is taken from Technology Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, October 1900. A complete run of Technology Review is available in the reading room of the Institute Archives, 14N-118.
Check out all of the MIT Libraries IAP events for the week covering Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16. A complete listing for all of IAP is also available.
Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Tips and Tricks for Keeping Up With Information: Materials Science & Engineering
Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center
Introduction to Company and Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists
Introduction to SciFinder on the Web
Humanities and Music Library Bookmobile
Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
Please note that some sessions have limited availability or may require advance sign-up requirements. If you have further questions, please see individual listings for appropriate contact information.
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