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IAP 2009: Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center

By on January 6, 2009

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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.

NOTE: Advance sign-up is required. Registration due by January 13. This session is limited to 20 participants.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 2 – 3:30pm

WHERE: DIRC, 14N-132

Contact Kate McNeill with any questions and/or to register.

IAP 2009: RefWorks Basics

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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.

WHEN:
Thursday, January 15, 5 – 6pm
Thursday, January 22, 1 – 2pm
Friday, January 30, 2 – 3pm

WHERE: DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 participants.

Contact Anita Perkins with any questions.

IAP 2009: Make your Paper File Cabinets Searchable: How to Manage Paper and Electronic Documents Effectively

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With personal computers and scanners, paper documents can be easily digitized, efficiently managed, and integrated with electronic documents. Many drawers of documents can be stored in a laptop computer or a passport-sized pocket hard drive, together with electronic documents retrieved from online resources. Paper documents can be converted into PDF files and made searchable through character recognition software. Documents may then be found through a keyword search, and the original scanned images can be viewed and printed as needed.

We will discuss the digitization of paper documents, search technologies, and document management, as well as how to combine the best properties of paper and digital media.

WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 5 – 6pm

WHERE: DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 25 participants.

Contact Ryuji Suzuki or Remlee Green with any questions.

IAP 2009: QUOSA Information Manager Demo: Retrieve and Organize Article PDFs

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Learn how the QUOSA Information Manager can help streamline your literature management. Search for articles and retrieve the PDFs in a single step from PubMed and other databases. Organize and manage your existing article PDF collections to stay on top of your research. QUOSA works seamlessly with your EndNote or RefWorks collections. The developers of the QUOSA Information Manager will provide a demonstration and answer your questions.

WHEN: Tuesday, January 27, 4 – 5pm

WHERE: DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 25 participants.

Contact Howard Silver or Remlee Green with any questions.

IAP 2009: Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero

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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.

WHEN:
Tuesday, January 13, 12 – 1pm
Wednesday, January 21, 5 – 6pm

WHERE:
DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 participants.

Contact Mathew Willmott or Remlee Green with any questions.

IAP 2009: EndNote Basics

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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.

WHEN:
Wednesday, January 14, 12 – 1pm
Friday, January 23, 3 – 4pm
Wednesday, January 28, 5 – 6pm

WHERE:
DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 participants.

Contact Peter Cohn with any questions.

IAP 2009: Using NCBI’s BLAST

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Want to know more about how BLAST works and how to use it more effectively in your research? Then this class is for you! This class will follow up on Bioinformatics for Beginners and lead into Advanced Bioinformatics, although attendance at the other sessions is not necessary.

WHEN:
Wednesday, January 21, 11 – 12am

WHERE:
DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 participants.

Contact Courtney Crummett with questions.

IAP 2009: Practically Genomic

By on January 5, 2009

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Genomics, microarrays, and massively parallel applications such as next generation sequencing have made biology research a highly quantitative field. As a result, many biologists face the challenge of mastering computers and computational methods. Our sessions are designed to begin the process.

We will provide an overview of some of the bioinformatics tools and methods mandated by modern biological research. Practical examples will be used to introduce powerful aspects of the Unix operating system, Perl, R, Excel and MySQL. We will also instruct attendees on the usage of bioinformatics tools for genomics, phylogenetics and microarray data analysis. Topics to be covered include the UCSC genome browser, GALAXY, Argo, GenePattern, Bioconductor, ClustalX, and a variety of functional annotation methods.

WHEN:
Monday, January 26, 11am – 1pm
Wednesday, January 28, 11am – 1pm
Friday, January 30, 11am – 1pm

WHERE: DIRC, 14N-132

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 participants. It is requested that participants attend all sessions.

Contact Charlie Whittaker or Courtney Crummett with questions.

IAP 2009: Bioinformatics for Beginners

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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.

WHEN:
Wednesday, January 14, 4 – 5pm
Tuesday, January 20, 5 – 6pm

WHERE: DIRC, 14N-132

Contact Howard Silver with any questions.