There has been an explosion of open source and free mapping tools. In this talk we will offer a brief look into the neogeographer’s world of online mapping.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 2 -3 pm
WHERE: 4-231
Complete listing of GIS workshops
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Check out all of the MIT Libraries IAP events for this week, from Monday, January 21 through Friday, January 25. A complete listing for all of IAP is also available.
Book Discussion: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Geographic Information Systems Workshops
Introduction to DOME and Stellar Images
Introduction to R (Statistical Software)
Introduction to Stata (Statistical Software)
Little Tools with Big Impact: Firefox Extensions, Library Betas, Web Apps, and More
Makin’ Bacon! Sustainable Livestock Farming and You!
Making Your Own Videos for the Web & MIT TechTV
Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Power Up! 2.0: Energy Industry Information from the MIT Libraries
SciFinder Scholar – chemical properties and other new features
Where’s YOUR food from? How Your Food Choices Affect Your Community
Where’s the Money? Information Sources for Awarded Research Funding
MIT is home, school, and work place to a rich and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. Each member of this community sees MIT through their own unique lens. “YourMIT” is a compilation of photos and video clips, contributed by the community, that reflect the diversity of experience and the tapestry that is MIT. Please join us by sending in your photos and videos and then for the premier viewing of “YourMIT”. We will also discuss how this program can evolve throughout the year to reflect the changing seasons of the academic year.
WHEN: Friday, February 1, 2 -3 pm
WHERE: 9-057, LiNC Room
See http://web.mit.edu/techtv/yourmit/ for more information. Contact Kris Brewer with any questions.
Cosponsored by Academic Media Production Services.
Can we really shop our way to a better world? Sure, a Prius is easier on the Earth than a big SUV, but isn’t over-consumption itself part of the problem? Isn’t offering solutions that involve buying yet more stuff somehow delusional and counter-productive?
Rodney North – an MIT neighbor and “The Answer Man” for Equal Exchange, an organic, Fair Trade food company – will lead a debate/free-for-all discussion about the growing popularity of green and socially responsible products and the pros & cons of how this trend influences our thinking about what is needed to create a sustainable, just society.
Audience participation is encouraged, and Equal Exchange will provide free organic, Fair Trade snacks and dark chocolate for you to gorge on while you rail against the evils of consumerism.
WHEN: Friday, February 1, 2 – 3 pm
WHERE: 4-237
Contact Ryan Gray with any questions. See http://www.equalexchange.coop for further information.
Looking for prospective employers? Preparing for a job interview?
MIT Libraries can help!
First, we’ll learn how to target potential employers– established companies, start-up firms, and socially responsible corporations– by field of interest and by location. Then, we’ll use MIT Libraries’ resources to research potential employers and uncover information that can aid your career decisions and your interview preparations. This will be a hands-on workshop. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop if possible, as seating space exceeds the number of available PCs.
WHEN: Thursday, January 31, 12 – 1 pm
WHERE: 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment is limited to 30 participants and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact Alex Caracuzzo with any questions.
What’s an RSS feed? How can I use it to keep up with new information in my field? We’ll show you how RSS and other current awareness tools can help you stay up to date!
This will be a hands-on session on Windows PCs. You are also welcome to bring your own laptop.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 4 – 5 pm
WHERE: 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment is limited to 25 participants and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact J. Darcy Duke with any questions.
This hands-on class will provide a comprehensive introduction to estimating the linear regression model using ordinary least squares in Stata. Topics covered include: multiple regression, dummy variables, interaction effects, hypothesis tests, and model diagnostics. In addition, instructors will explain the substantive interpretation of regression outputs. Join Nealia Khan, Statistical Consultant, Harvard-MIT Data Center, for this informative session.
Familiarity with both Stata and the linear regression model is required.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 1 – 3 pm
WHERE: E53-220
Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Contact Katherine McNeill-Harman to sign up or with questions. See //libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html for more information.
So you’ve got the basic PowerPoint presentation down pat. Are you ready to go beyond static bullet points? Interested in adding animations and transitions? Want to go behind the scenes and customize the default slide designs — or build your own? Do you crave sound and video? We’ll cover these topics (and more) in a hands-on workshop session. (When you sign up via email, please indicate any other topics you’d like to see covered.)
WHEN: Tuesday, January 29, 2 – 3:30 pm
WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC
Note that this class is limited to 20 participants. Please contact Craig Thomas to sign up or with any questions.
PowerPoint Reform School or experience building presentations required.
This course will help researchers performing large or complex statistical analyses to identify and analyze computational problems and thus improve performance, accuracy and reliability. Topics will include: fundamentals of computer arithmetic; computing architecture and performance; statistical benchmarking; principles of performance tuning; timing and profiling statistical codes; large database management; high-performance libraries; and distributed computing approaches.
The course is offered in a one-day mixed format. The morning portion of the class will be devoted to lecture and discussion. During the afternoon, the instructor will be available to offer one-on-one consulting on projects in either the planning or active stages. Please contact the instructor in advance to reserve a specific afternoon consulting time slot.
WHEN: Monday, January 28, 10 am – 1 pm & 1 – 4 pm (Individual consulting)
WHERE: E53-220
Please note that advance sign-up is required and participation is limited to 20 participants. We require prior familiarity with fundamentals of statistical model estimation.
Contact Micah Altman, Senior Research Scientist Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, to sign up or with any questions.
