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Learn about RSS feeds on Friday, July 22

By on July 15, 2005

JulyAP Information Workshops

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 July, 12pm (noon) – 1pm

7/22 Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research

What is an RSS Feed? Well 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 (first come, first served).

Sponsored by the MIT Libraries.

Next week: Google or Google Scholar?

Summer workshops offered

By on June 24, 2005

JulyAP Information Workshops

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 July, 12pm (noon) – 1pm

7/8 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.

7/15 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.

7/22 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.

7/29 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.
//libraries.mit.edu/science/julyAP2005.html

2nd DSpace federation user group meeting

By on June 13, 2005

The 2nd DSpace Federation User Group meeting will be held at the University of Cambridge July 7-8, 2005. The objective of the User Group meeting is to bring together the DSpace open source community to share experiences and discuss the future development of the DSpace platform and the Federation of adopters. For more information see the meeting website.

ESRI virtual campus courses free for MIT students

By on June 2, 2005

Several ESRI virtual campus classes available, free of charge, to MIT students. See //libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/esrivc.html for a complete listing. If you would like to take one of these online courses please send an email to gishelp@mit.edu listing the name of the course(s) you are interested in taking. A GIS specialist will then email you the course codes necessary for beginning the class. Additional courses offered free of charge to anyone are listed on the ESRI Virtual Campus website: http://campus.esri.com/

The Value of Metadata in a Google Era: May 24 at 3pm

By on May 18, 2005

MIT Libraries’ Metadata Services presents:
The Value of Metadata in a Google Era

Tuesday, May 24th at 3 p.m.
Information Intersection, Stata Center lobby

Discover how metadata can make your digital resources more accessible. Come meet metadata experts, learn about effective metadata practices, and enjoy some free refreshments.

The metadata professionals from the MIT Libraries can help you organize your digital resources, making them easier to find, access, use, and share with students and colleagues.

Consider Metadata Services if:

* You have large collections of digital resources you need to share with others
* You want better results from search engines like Google
* You want to preserve your data over time and across new technologies
* Your time and resources are limited, but you want professional results

Contact Metadata Specialist Robert Wolfe (rwolfe at mit.edu, 617.253.0604) for a free consultation or visit the Metadata Services web site to find out more about how we can help you with your next digital production project.