Take a break over the long weekend with something from the Humanities and Lewis Music Library’s collections, including books, DVDs and CDs. Come by at 1 PM to watch the Ballroom Dance Club liven up the bookmobile with a few dances!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Time: 10:00AM-3:00PM
Location: 10-105, Bush Room
Stop by and browse titles in subjects including Architecture, Art, Chemistry, Children’s Books, Engineering, Fiction, History, Linguistics, Math, Movies, Music & Physics.
Open to the MIT Community only; Dealers and their representatives by appointment only.
Questions? Email the Gifts Office or call x3.5693.
All proceeds benefit the Libraries’ Preservation Fund.
Tech Songs, 1903, was compiled when MIT was located in Boston’s Back Bay and known informally as “Boston Tech” or simply “Tech.” February’s Object of the Month exhibit by the Institute Archives and Special Collections is a glimpse into student life at the beginning of the 20th century. A poster is displayed in the exhibit case opposite Room 14N-118; the version on the Web includes the entire song book and performances of some of the songs.
Browsing the Archives’ exhibits may whet your appetite for more information about MIT’s history. You are welcome to explore further in the Archives, 14N-118, Monday – Thursday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
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.
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
