Arts Architecture Planning

New Faculty Book Delivery Pilot Project
Tenure-track, visiting and emeriti faculty can now take advantage of a new service. Find a book you want in Barton, click on “Request item,” log into “Your Account” and select “office delivery” from the drop-down menu. The book you requested will arrive at your office mailroom in 2-3 business days via campus mail. For [...]
Published on : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:40:55 +0000

What we did on your summer vacation!!!
Vera Multi-Search - Vera had a makeover! The new Vera Multi-Search will still help you find electronic journals, databases, and e-books, and now it will also help you search for articles within journals, conference proceedings, etc.  See the FAQ page for more information. New LibGuides We’ve adopted a new system of creating guides to help you [...]
Published on : Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:57:59 +0000

JulyAP 2008 Workshop: Patent Searching Fundamentals
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center - DIRC) WHEN: Friday, August 1, 12:30 - 1:30pm 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 [...]
Published on : Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:37:46 +0000

Alternate Entrance to Dewey in Effect
Due to the ongoing demolition of the plaza in front of E53, an alternate entrance into the building and Dewey Library is in effect. To enter the building: Take the temporary ramp from Wadsworth Street (to the right of the plaza) down to the garage level. Follow the signs which point you to the left towards the basement [...]
Published on : Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:15:48 +0000

JulyAP 2008 Workshop: Publishing Smart: Journal Quality Measures & Publisher Copyright Policies
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center - DIRC) WHEN: Friday, July 25, noon - 1pm Geared for graduate students, this workshop addresses what copyright means to you as an author, how you can assess a publisher’s copyright policies, and how you can use web-based tools that assess journal quality. Open access publishing models and the use of [...]
Published on : Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:27:48 +0000

Dewey Library to be Closed Saturday July 19th
For the safety of the MIT community, the Dewey Library will be closed on Saturday, July 19th. The temporary entrance to E53 will be closed due to demolition work on the Sloan Plaza. Dewey will be open as usual on Sunday the 20th from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.. We apologize for any inconvenience. [...]
Published on : Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:26:07 +0000

New Podcast: Professor George Stiny on the “Copy” in Copyright
The latest in the series of podcasts on scholarly publication and copyright is an interview with George Stiny, Professor of Computation in the Department of Architecture at MIT. Professor Stiny explains the significance of copying in the design process from his unusual perspective - a perspective that blends art and design with calculating. Professor Stiny invented [...]
Published on : Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:23 +0000

Rotch Library Exhibit: Paintings by Carol Schweigert
Exhibit in Rotch Library – Urban Studies/Random Views Urban Studies/Random Views, on view from May 5th to July 18th, is a collection of recent oil paintings by Carol Schweigert of Dewey Library. The paintings were initially inspired by the dynamic views of the ongoing construction surrounding the Library. The focus expanded to include other views in Cambridge [...]
Published on : Mon, 05 May 2008 16:30:56 +0000

Video Recordings of IAP 2008: Sessions Now Available
Were you unable to attend a Libraries’ sponsored IAP session this January? Wish you could have attended the March workshops on Building an EndNote Library, or the recent class on Google Maps? The Libraries are pleased to unveil recordings of our popular workshops. The sessions were recorded in cooperation with Academic Media Production Services (AMPS) and [...]
Published on : Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:07:15 +0000

IAPril 2008 - Citation Surfing: Using Databases to Track Article Citations
            Citation Surfing: Using Databases to Track Article Citations Michael Noga Learn how to find and use information more effectively in our hands-on workshops. No advanced registration required. Light refreshments will be served at each session. **NOTE that different events will be happening throughout the month of April and early May.** WHERE: 14N-132 [...]
Published on : Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:50:00 +0000

Social Explorer adds Census Maps and Data from 1790 to 1930
Social Explorer provides over 3200 maps, and thousands of variables, painting a picture of US population change from 1790 to 2000. The MIT Libraries’ subscription to Social Explorer provides the MIT community with access to the full set of data, for all years if you use this url to enter the website: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/explorer addthis_url [...]
Published on : Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:29:29 +0000

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods: a Summer of Statistics and Fun!
Need to expand your skills in statistical methods and quantitative analysis? Attend the ICPSR Summer Program! Each year, ICPSR provides a comprehensive, integrated program [...]
Published on : Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:14:03 +0000

Introduction to Google Maps API - April 16th, 5pm, 14N-132
Introduction to Google Maps API (5 - 6 pm) Googler Pamela Fox will give a whirlwind tour of the Google Maps API and KML, teaching the basics of each and showing off some of the really fun applications of them (like campus maps, interactive panoramas, and fantasy worlds). Google Maps Codelab (6 - 7 pm) Interactive codelabs [...]
Published on : Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:07:29 +0000

Professor Irving Singer Lecture Now Available on MIT World
On Thursday, November 15th the MIT Humanities Library hosted Professor Irving Singer who spoke about his new book, Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher, just published by The MIT Press. A video of the event is now available on MIT World. In this lecture, Singer discusses how Bergman used philosophical ideas “in an extended sense” — [...]
Published on : Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:57:48 +0000

IAPril 2008: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero Remlee Green, Mathew Willmott Learn how to find and use information more effectively in our hands-on workshops. No advanced registration required. Light refreshments will be served at each session. **NOTE that different events will be happening throughout the month of April and early May.** WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center [...]
Published on : Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:31:33 +0000

Opening celebration for MIT Libraries’ Maihaugen Gallery
On Friday, April 18, from 1-3pm the MIT Libraries will host a community celebration in honor of the opening of the Maihaugen Gallery. The newly constructed exhibit space will showcase some of the extraordinary items from the MIT Libraries’ collections. The first exhibit: A Celebration of Gifts will feature rare and unique items donated to [...]
Published on : Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:18:18 +0000

MIT GeoWeb - GIS data access with a web browser
MIT Geoweb provides a web interface to search, view, and download GIS data and view metadata from the MIT Geodata Repository, an international collection of GIS data maintained by MIT GIS Services. http://web.mit.edu/geoweb Questions, comments, or suggestions: email gishelp@mit.edu addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fgeoweb-access-browser%2F1000%2F'; addthis_title = 'MIT+GeoWeb+-++GIS+data+access+with+a+web+browser'; addthis_pub = [...]
Published on : Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:58:35 +0000

10 ways to access MIT Libraries e-journals from anywhere
Did you know there are many ways to access the licensed copies of e-journals that we subscribe to? The methods below work from anywhere as long as you have MIT certificates installed or are using MIT’s VPN client. 1. Go to Vera and type the title in the search box. (Our database called “Vera” has been the [...]
Published on : Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:48:02 +0000

Open Source and Free Mapping Tools - 1/23, 2-3 pm, 4-231
There has been an explosion of open source and free mapping tools. In this talk we will offer a brief look into the neogeographer’s world of online mapping. WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 2 -3 pm WHERE: 4-231 Complete listing of GIS workshops Image source: http://www.joomla.org/content/view/4410/74/ addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fsource-mapping-tools%2F970%2F'; addthis_title = 'Open+Source+and+Free+Mapping+Tools+-+1%2F23%2C+2-3+pm%2C+4-231'; addthis_pub [...]
Published on : Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:09:24 +0000

Rotch Library IAP Film Series continues…
The Rotch Library is proud to present the IAP Film Series, held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the month of January. The week of January 14 is Urban Week! Films will be shown in the Rotch Library Conference Room (enter through 7-238) starting at 11:30AM and ending no later than 2PM. The schedule for the [...]
Published on : Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:21:50 +0000

IAP 2008: EndNote Basics
EndNote is a “personal bibliographic software” package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, PubMed, & other sources of published literature. Your database can be used to automatically generate in-text citations [...]
Published on : Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:20:33 +0000

IAP 2008: Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
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 [...]
Published on : Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:14:50 +0000

Films in Rotch Library, for IAP
IAP Rotch Library Film Series: WHEN: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, January 7, 2008 through February 1, 2008  WHERE: showing in 7-134A (Rotch Library conference room; enter via 7-238) Hosted by Ann Whiteside, Jolene deVerges, Jennifer Friedman, and Heather McCann Did you know that Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning maintains an impressive DVD collection, with new titles added regularly? [...]
Published on : Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:48:19 +0000

Check out the MIT Libraries’ IAP events!
Are you wondering what an RSS feed is and how it can help your research? Want to learn more about using GIS, EndNote or RefWorks? Need to find chemical information, energy information, social science data, or patents? Want to learn how to marble paper, improve your photography, or how to compost with worms? Look no further! Take a peek [...]
Published on : Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:03:49 +0000

Humanities Library DVD and Video collection now in our Browsery area
Our ever-expanding collection of classics and independent films are now more prominently located in our Browsery area.  Stop by the Humanities Library and check ‘em out. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fhumanities-library-2%2F857%2F'; addthis_title = 'Humanities+Library+DVD+and+Video+collection+now+in+our+Browsery+area'; addthis_pub = '';
Published on : Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:52:13 +0000

Exhibit in Rotch Library - Lanai: Living in the Landscape
Lanai: Living in the Landscape, a photo book by graduate student Stephanie Hsu (M.Arch), will be on display in Rotch Library (Rm 7-238), from December 10, 2007 through January 13, 2008. Funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT. Once the largest pineapple plantation in the world, the island of Lanai is now [...]
Published on : Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:53:16 +0000

Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop for Graduate Students
This hands-on workshop will help graduate students learn tools that measure journal quality, publisher copyright policies, and their significance to you as an author. Includes concise overviews of: Measures of journal quality, including ISI impact factor and other indicators Copyright law as related to journal publishing (transferring copyright) Publisher copyright policies, including rights for posting your work [...]
Published on : Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:20:23 +0000

Vera Multi-Search (beta)
Today we’re making available to the MIT community a beta release of a new version of Vera, called Vera Multi-Search. http://libraries.mit.edu/vera-beta (MIT only) This version of Vera adds the ability to simultaneously search several databases at once, such as Web of Science, Proquest Research Library, and Barton: MIT Libraries’ Catalog. It’s designed to help you start your library [...]
Published on : Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:59:01 +0000

Exhibit in Rotch Library: Place, Sense, Time: The Summer 2007 Veneto Experience
Place, Sense, Time: The Summer 2007 Veneto Experience by Najiyah Edun, Shun Kanda, and Mio Uchida October 22nd - November 16th, 2007, in Rotch Library ‘Space is real for it seems to affect my senses long before my reason. The materiality of my body both coincides with and struggles with the materiality of space. My body [...]
Published on : Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:12:29 +0000

Irving Singer speaks on Ingmar Bergman - Thursday Nov. 15th, 6pm
Please join authors@mit in welcoming Professor Irving Singer, as he speaks on his new book, Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher, just published by The MIT Press. Known for their repeating motifs and signature tropes, the films of Ingmar Bergman also contain extensive variation and development. In these reflections on Bergman’s artistry and thought, Irving Singer discerns distinctive [...]
Published on : Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:25:40 +0000