{"id":39061,"date":"2024-09-03T09:28:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/?p=39061"},"modified":"2024-09-03T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:29:31","slug":"libraries-host-graduate-student-orientation-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/libraries-host-graduate-student-orientation-events\/39061\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries host graduate student orientation events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39063 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Three people stand at the front of a room before an audience; a slide on the screen behind them reads &quot;Welcome to MIT Libraries! Graduate Student Orientation.&quot;\" width=\"350\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635-1536x1141.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635-624x463.jpg 624w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image016-scaled-e1725369517635.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>On August 27, the Libraries\u2019 graduate student orientation brought excitement, knowledge, and helpfulness to incoming graduate students as a new academic year began. The Libraries hosted two sessions of graduate student orientation for incoming graduate students to learn about the resources and services the Libraries offer. The morning session welcomed more than 40 graduate students, and the afternoon session welcomed more than 30 graduate students.<\/p>\n<p>Both sessions started with a welcome and a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/13oQk-2pZYOQ73TIxRzwoRqYPIFBSexryqGcqVrTHvAI\/edit?usp=sharing\" data-outlook-id=\"6ce55a76-45bd-41c8-9132-026bc1ad3f22\">presentation<\/a> that included <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/hours\/\" data-outlook-id=\"0417e5f1-893c-4289-9e0b-da589d49d33b\">physical spaces<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/ask\" data-outlook-id=\"eb0bee13-c9b9-4c8b-88fb-cf56fa29ad26\">research support<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/data-services\" data-outlook-id=\"60501657-632e-4365-932f-328c529a2d7c\">data services<\/a>, followed by an opportunity for graduate students to ask questions. They then visited six tables of various library services to learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/experts\/\" data-outlook-id=\"2cb6ce26-38bb-49d5-bb50-e39cd2af7809\">instruction and research consultations<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/\" data-outlook-id=\"434751be-b47b-49fb-b7a2-88b5b3a58ebb\">primary source and archival research<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/data-services\" data-outlook-id=\"6ba34018-b9fe-4898-8976-369438c7eb10\">geographic information systems and data management<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/scholarly\" data-outlook-id=\"7fdb6d27-239b-40e2-80d4-bea8d96b91a5\">open access, publishing, and copyright consultations<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/music\/\" data-outlook-id=\"4d5ff8af-473a-4e80-97b9-0d540cac2b2a\">Lewis Music Library<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/borrow\/\" data-outlook-id=\"3946385b-4c0e-44bd-92a9-beea02a3e518\">information delivery and library access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Libraries also had a raffle for the incoming graduate students, where they got their raffle card stamped at five of the six library tables. Raffle prizes were a TechCASH card and a fleece blanket with the MIT libraries logo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39064\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Student wearing backpacks stand in front of a table staffed by two people; there is a rare book on a cradle on the table.\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image019-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Recipients of the TechCASH cards were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anh T.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel X.<\/li>\n<li>Hunter W.<\/li>\n<li>Izavel L.<\/li>\n<li>Junsuh K.<\/li>\n<li>Tyler C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recipients of the fleece blankets were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antonis C.<\/li>\n<li>Fechi I.<\/li>\n<li>Honey P.<\/li>\n<li>Huilin T.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39068\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"People stand in front of a table that is staffed by a librarian; there is a sign next to the table that reads &quot;Instruction and Research Consultations.&quot;\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/image018-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Lanchen W.<\/li>\n<li>Vicky Z.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations to the raffle prize recipients!<\/p>\n<p>Always <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/ask\" data-outlook-id=\"b1ae9e30-89bf-4427-8634-e48b776582ec\">ask us<\/a> if you have questions. Good luck to all students with the academic year! We\u2019re delighted to be part of your academic adventure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 27, the Libraries\u2019 graduate student orientation brought excitement, knowledge, and helpfulness to incoming graduate students as a new academic year began. The Libraries hosted two sessions of graduate student orientation for incoming graduate students to learn about the resources and services the Libraries offer. The morning session welcomed more than 40 graduate students, and the afternoon session welcomed more than 30 graduate students. Both sessions started with a welcome and a presentation that included physical spaces, research support, and data services, followed by an opportunity for graduate students to ask questions. 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