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Fall 2006 GIS workshops

By on September 7, 2006

Come learn about doing spatial analysis and creating your own digital maps using GIS software and a variety of data held at MIT including aerial photography, census and topographic data. The MIT GIS Lab will be offering the following workshops this Fall, to help people get started using Geographic Information Systems (GIS):

* Introduction to ArcGIS
* Working with US Census Data in a GIS
* Where does water flow? – How to read topographic maps and work with Digital Elevation Models

All sessions will be held in the MIT GIS Lab (7-238). Times and more information are available at: //libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/fall2006.html

Zooming in on MIT : A Geocache by the GIS lab at MIT

By on August 31, 2006

You will use a GPS (global positioning system) and your puzzle solving skills to work your way through the 12 clues and discover a hidden box of treasure. Each clue will help you discover places of information at MIT, while leading you virtually closer to MIT and surely closer to the treasure box. GPS units can be borrowed by the MIT community from Rotch Library (7-238). //libraries.mit.edu/gis/geocache.html

Archives’ September exhibit highlights physics education reform, 1956

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Physics textbook spine
The subject of the September Object of the Month exhibit by the Institute Archives and Special Collections is the Physical Science Study Committee, a group of university physics professors and high school physics teachers, led by MIT’s Jerrold Zacharias and Francis Friedman, who created new curricula for the teaching of introductory courses in physics.

Further information about the Physical Science Study Committee can be found in the Physical Science Study Committee Oral History Collection (MC 602), the Jerrold Zacharias Papers (MC 31), the Educational Services Incorporated Records (MC 79), the Physical Science Study Committee Records (MC 626), and other sources in the Institute Archives and Special Collections, 14N-118.

Orientation 2006 events at the MIT Libraries through Friday, September 1

By on August 25, 2006

Calling all incoming graduate and undergraduate students! Do you like ice cream? Feeling a little nervous about your upcoming course load? Want to have a little fun before the term begins? The staff at the MIT Libraries is hosting a wide variety of events to welcome you to MIT. Join us to discover what the Libraries have to offer — our staff, collections, services, and resources – and find out what we can do to make your life at MIT easier!

Events for undergraduate students:

  • Academic Expo: Wednesday, August 30, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
  • Freshmen Explorations: Ice Cream Social: Thursday, August 31, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
  • Hitchhiker’s Guide Library Tours: Saturday, August 26, 2:00 pm & Thursday, August 31, 11:00 am & 2:00 pm
  • International Undergraduate Students Breakfast: Wednesday, August 23, 10:30 – 11:30 am

Events for Graduate Students:

  • 7th Annual New Graduate Student Reception: Wednesday, August 30, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Graduate Student Orientation: Grad School 102: Tuesday, August 29, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
  • International Graduate Student Orientation: Wednesday, August 30, 10:00 – 11:00 am

Events for all students:

  • Health & Wellness Fair: Friday, September 1, 2:00 – 5:00 pm

For locations and more information, see: MIT Libraries Orientation 2006.

Panama Canal construction is the subject of Archives’ August exhibit

By on August 1, 2006

Engineers on Panama Canal visit

The Institute Archives and Special Collections August Object of the Month is President Theodore Roosevelt’s letter appointing John Ripley Freeman (MIT 1876) one of six “engineers of high standing” to inspect and report on construction of the Panama Canal.

The Archives houses a rich collection of Freeman’s papers, including many photographs of the Panama Canal project. Among his many undertakings was a detailed presentation of designs for MIT’s Cambridge campus, “Study No. 7.”

Also in the Archives’ collections are the papers of Allen Hazen, another of the engineers appointed by President Roosevelt. Hazen, who attended MIT in 1888, was the subject of an earlier exhibit.

Pictured here: the six engineers. Freeman and Hazen, 1st row, 1st & 2nd from left

Learn about Publishing Choices for MIT Grads and Postdocs, Friday July 28 at 12 Noon

By on July 21, 2006

JulyAP Information Workshops

Learn how to find and use information more effectively in these hands-on workshops. It’s like IAP, only warmer!

WHEN: Every Friday in July, 12 Noon – 1 pm

WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)

7/28 Publishing Choices for MIT Grads and Postdocs
Publishing your research is an important rite of passage for a new researcher and an essential part of being a scientist. This session will guide you through some of the lesser-known but critical choices you’ll face in your first forays into publishing: where and how to publish to get exposure and credit for your work, and what you can do to retain your copyright as an author.

Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.

//libraries.mit.edu/science/julyap2006.html

Learn about RefWorks, Friday July 21 at 12 Noon

By on July 17, 2006

JulyAP Information Workshops

Learn how to find and use information more effectively in these hands-on workshops. It’s like IAP, only warmer!

WHEN: Every Friday in July, 12 Noon – 1 pm

WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)

7/21 RefWorks Basics
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. This session will be a hands-on practicum.

Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.

See the course calendar at: //libraries.mit.edu/science/julyap2006.html

MIT Libraries booksale, Thursday 11/30, 10-3

By on July 11, 2006
MIT Libraries booksale

Books on a variety of subjects will be available.

Thursday, November 30th, 10-3

Bush Room 10-105

Questions? gifts-lib@mit.edu or x3-5693

All proceeds benefit the Libraries’ Preservation Fund.

MIT COMMUNITY ONLY

Learn about Citation Searching, Friday July 14 at 12 Noon

By on July 10, 2006

JulyAP Information Workshops

Learn how to find and use information more effectively in these hands-on workshops. It’s like IAP, only warmer!

WHEN: Every Friday in July, 12 Noon – 1 pm

WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)

7/14 Citation Searching Survey
Eugene Garfield outlined the concept of citation indexing in an article in Science Magazine 50 years ago. We will explore different methods of citation indexing, starting with the Web of Science.

Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.

See the entire schedule at: //libraries.mit.edu/science/julyap2006.html