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Celebrate Founder’s Day with members of the Archives reference staff. Stop by the table in the hallway outside Killian Hall to find out how to mine the historical treasures of MIT — and view exhibits of some of the treasures.
Shown here: Charter granted to the Institute by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, April 10, 1861 |
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Prokopoff violin music concert on April 7th
On Friday, April 7 from noon to 1 pm the Lewis Music Library (14E-109) will host the 4th annual concert of violin music donated from the collection of Stephen Prokopoff. MIT students Nina Young ’07, Lori Ferriss ’09, Daniel Steele ’06, David Foxe G, Sophie Rapoport ’07, Lori Huberman ’07, Jacqueline O’Connor ’06, Sunny Wicks ’07, and Pavitra Kumar G will perform music by Vivaldi, Messiaen, Blacher, Saint-Saens, and Ravel.
In 2001, Lois Craig, former Associate Dean of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning, donated her late husband’s collection of 2,680 violin scores to the library. Over 2,000 of the scores have been cataloged, bound, and added to the library’s collection and many have already circulated to the large number of violinists at MIT.
Come enjoy some wonderful music in the attractive setting of the Lewis Music Library!
Learn about EndNote, Friday May 5
IAPril Information Workshops
Every Friday in April (plus the first week of May), attend these hands-on workshops to learn more about finding and using information effectively. It’s like IAP, only warmer!
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)
WHEN: Every Friday in April (and May 5), 12pm (noon) – 1pm
5/5 EndNote Basics
EndNote helps you to create databases of bibliographic references that you can cite in your manuscripts. The session will be a hands-on practicum.
Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Sponsored by the Engineering and Science Libraries.
Learn about RSS Feeds, Friday April 28
IAPril Information Workshops
Every Friday in April (plus the first week of May), attend these hands-on workshops to learn more about finding and using information effectively. It’s like IAP, only warmer!
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)
WHEN: Every Friday in April (and May 5), 12pm (noon) – 1pm
4/28 Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
What is an RSS Feed? We’ll tell you, plus teach you how to use this new technology to keep up with information in your fields of interest.
Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Sponsored by the Engineering and Science Libraries.
Next week: EndNote
Learn about finding company information, Friday April 21
IAPril Information Workshops
Every Friday in April (plus the first week of May), attend these hands-on workshops to learn more about finding and using information effectively. It’s like IAP, only warmer!
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)
WHEN: Every Friday in April (and May 5), 12pm (noon) – 1pm
4/21 Company Research for Scientists and Engineers: Getting to Know Your Prospective Partner or Employer
This session will introduce you to library-supported databases about companies and industries. We will use examples and hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for learning about prospective employers or partners.
Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Sponsored by the Engineering and Science Libraries.
Next week: Using RSS feeds to keep up with research
Learn about energy information, Friday April 14
IAPril Information Workshops
Every Friday in April (plus the first week of May), attend these hands-on workshops to learn more about finding and using information effectively. It’s like IAP, only warmer!
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)
WHEN: Every Friday in April (and May 5), 12pm (noon) – 1pm
4/14 Power Up! Strategies for Getting Energy Information
Information on energy is everywhere! How do you find what you need and keep on the cutting edge of what is published? Attend this hands-on session to find out.
Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Sponsored by the Engineering and Science Libraries.
Learn about Google Scholar, Friday April 7
IAPril Information Workshops
Every Friday in April (plus the first week of May), attend these hands-on workshops to learn more about finding and using information effectively. It’s like IAP, only warmer!
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)
WHEN: Every Friday in April (and May 5), 12pm (noon) – 1pm
4/7 Google, or Google Scholar: That is the Question!
Is Google the best tool to search for scholarly information? Or is Google Scholar? Are there other choices? Search these databases and more to find out. The results may surprise you!
Feel free to bring your lunch! Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Sponsored by the Engineering and Science Libraries.
Next week: Resources for Energy Information
Archives’ April exhibit recalls MIT’s 1961 Centennial celebration
In observance of the anniversary of the granting of MIT’s charter on April 10, 1861, the Institute Archives and Special Collections has chosen to focus this month’s Object of the Month exhibit on MIT’s Centennial celebration. Some of the many letters and telegrams received by the Institute on the occasion of its 100th birthday are displayed on a poster opposite 14N-118 and on the Archives’ web site. The warmth and enthusiasm of the greetings celebrate the success of William Barton Rogers’s plan for a new kind of institution and illustrate MIT’s influence on the international scientific and educational communities.
Photo Exhibit @Rotch: Sacred Transformations
Sacred Transformations from Africa to Asia:
A photographic exploration of the power of collective prayer in transforming the public realm.
Featured artist: Ifeoma N. Ebo
Opening Reception at Rotch Library:
Friday March 10, 2006 5-7 pm
Funded (in part) by a Director’s Grant from the Council for the Arts at MIT.