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IAP 2008: Composting at Home: with Worms!

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Happy worm!
Are you an apartment dweller wishing for some backyard space to compost? Don’t worry, you can compost indoors and start any time of the year! In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to use worms to turn your garbage into “black” gold from Cambridge’s Recycling Director, Randi Mail. For the past couple years, Randi has composted food scraps in two 10-gallon plastic containers, making rich soil for her houseplants.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 16, 2 – 4 pm

WHERE: 33-116

See http://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/departments/recycle/index.html
for further information. Contact Ryan Gray with any questions.

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 30 participants.

Cosponsored by the Working Group on Support Staff Issues Recycling Group.

IAP 2008: RefWorks Basics

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RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based resource designed to help you to organize references and create a bibliography. RefWorks allows you to search, retrieve relevant citations, and build your bibliography. It allows users to create individual or group accounts, and makes it easy to write papers, or post your results to web pages.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 16, 4 – 5 pm
Tuesday, January 22, 4 – 5 pm
Thursday, January 31, 4 – 5 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

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

Contact Howard Silver with any questions.

IAP 2008: Patent Searching Fundamentals

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Slinky!
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 world and know how to obtain patent text and diagrams. The session will be a hands-on practicum that will help de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key resources for finding patents through free resources available on the web.

WHEN:
Wednesday, January 16, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
OR
Tuesday, January 22, 12 – 1 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

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

See //libraries.mit.edu/patents for more information. Contact Darcy Duke with any questions.

IAP 2008: Online search clinic for chemicals and drugs in PubMed

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PubMed
Searching for molecules is possible in PubMed! Come to this session to learn how to find articles about chemicals, drugs and other substances in PubMed by using subject headings and other advanced techniques. We will also demo the NCBI PubChem Substance database that allows you to search by common name, systematic name, molecular weight and more.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 16, 12 – 1:30 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 30 participants.

Contact Louisa Worthington Rogers with questions.

IAP 2008: Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center

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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 finding and downloading datasets and understanding data documentation.

WHEN: Tuesday, January 15, 2 – 3:30 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

See //libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html for more information.

Advance sign up is required and participation is limited to 20 people. Please sign up by January 14 by contacting Katherine McNeill-Harman.

IAP 2008: Power Up!: Strategies for Getting Energy Information

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Lights on!

Information on energy is everywhere! How do you find the scientific and technical information you need and keep on the cutting edge of what is published? Attend this hands-on session to find out.

WHEN: Tuesday, January 15, 4 – 5 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

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

Contact Angie Locknar with any questions.

IAP 2008: 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 15, 12 – 1 pm
Thursday, January 24, 12 – 1 pm
Monday, January 28, 5 – 6 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

20 computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees are welcome to bring their laptops.

Contact Remlee Green with any questions.

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IAP 2008: Make a Difference! Use Your Skills and Interests to Help Developing Countries

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When you read or hear news about developing countries do you feel inspired to make a difference? Come hear how one MIT staff member, and native Honduran, organized volunteer groups and shipped donations of educational material, computer equipment, and medical equipment to Honduras and other Central American countries. Learn about her latest experience working in Honduras, and how you can get involved!

WHEN: Tuesday, January 15, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

WHERE: Barker Library, Media Room, 10-500

Dessert and drinks provided. Enrollment limited to 15 participants.

Contact Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown with further questions.

IAP 2008: Introduction to Company & Industry Research for Engineers & Scientists

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Inspecting…

You may be a skilled investigator on the topic of science or engineering, but what do you know about business research? This session will introduce you to library-supported databases that cover company and industry information. We will use hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for researching two key components of a business plan: competitors and industry trends.

WHEN: Monday, January 14, 4 – 5:15 pm

WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC

Enrollment is limited to a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of 25 participants.

Contact Stephanie Hartman with any questions.