News & updates from the libraries at MIT

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

Dewey Renovation Town Meeting: August 27th
Please join us at a Town Meeting about the Dewey Library renovation this Wednesday, August 27th at noon in E53-216. We will provide an overview of the project and hope to receive feedback from members of the MIT community on the plans. You bring the comments and we’ll bring the pizza! addthis_url [...]
Published on : Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:17:18 +0000

Orientation events a la MIT Libraries!!
Welcome to the MIT Libraries! Orientation: Fall 2008 Undergraduate Students || Graduate Students || All Students Attend these events to become familiar with what the Libraries have to offer – our staff, collections, services, and resources. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: Academic Expo What: An expo of MIT’s academic departments and programs. The Libraries will be ready to answer your questions and offer information [...]
Published on : Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:41:45 +0000

Dewey Library will be renovated in 2009!
Thanks to funding from CRSP, Dewey Library will receive a much-needed renovation beginning at the end of December. In response to community feedback, we are updating Dewey to make it a more functional and attractive place for students, faculty and staff to study and conduct research in management and social sciences. The library will remain [...]
Published on : Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:04:38 +0000

Vera’s getting a major makeover in August!
Vera is getting a makeover! In mid-August the old Vera interface will be retired and the new Vera Multi-Search will take its place. You can check out the new interface now: Vera Multi-Search The new Vera Multi-Search will still help you quickly find electronic journals, databases, and e-books, but now it will also [...]
Published on : Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:27:47 +0000

Web version of SciFinder now available!
SciFinder is now also available on the web.  The traditional downloadable “client” version will continue to be available, but will be phased out over the next 6-10 months. Follow the instructions to register for the web version. The MIT Libraries subscription allows a total of eleven (11) simultaneous users between the [...]
Published on : Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:19:58 +0000

New copiers now accepting TechCASH at MIT Libraries!
On August 1, new copiers were installed in Barker, Dewey, Hayden, and Rotch Libraries. Most of the older copiers have been removed, though one old copier remains in each of these libraries that still accepts the old Copy Cards. The new copiers will require TechCASH, Guest TechCASH, or new Copy/Print Only TechCASH cards for [...]
Published on : Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:01:00 +0000

The physics of baseball is the subject of Archives’ August exhibit
In July 1965 MIT Professor of Electrical Measurements Harold “Doc” Edgerton produced a batch of multiflash baseball photos and sent them to long-time colleague Vannevar Bush for comment. The Archives’ August Object of the Month exhibit includes Bush’s response, in which he records his thoughts about the physics of baseball, and a page from Edgerton’s [...]
Published on : Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:03:40 +0000

JulyAP 2008 Workshop: Introduction to Company & Industry Research for Engineers & Scientists
WHERE: 14N-132, DIRC WHEN: Friday, August 8, 12noon - 1pm You may be a skilled investigator on the topic of science or engineering, but what do you know about business research? This session will introduce you to library-supported databases that cover company and industry information. We will use hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for researching two key [...]
Published on : Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:22:29 +0000

DSpace Foundation and Fedora Commons Form Working Collaboration
Today two of the largest providers of open source software for managing and providing access to digital content, the DSpace Foundation and Fedora Commons, announced plans to combine strengths to work on joint initiatives that will more closely align their organizations’ goals and better serve both open source repository communities in the coming months. This advance [...]
Published on : Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:06:18 +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

New Podcast: Professor Dan Ariely on his book “Predictably Irrational” and Scholarly Publishing
The latest in the series of podcasts on scholarly publication and copyright is an interview with Dan Ariely, who was Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics here at MIT, until very recently, when he moved to Duke University, where he is now James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics. Professor Ariely [...]
Published on : Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:07:02 +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

Stanford School of Education Faculty Vote for Opening Access to Their Work
The faculty of the Stanford University School of Education voted unanimously “in support of greater openness in scholarly and educational endeavors,” by adopting a policy June 10 that will require all of the faculty’s scholarly articles to be available openly on the web. This move is the first by a School of Education, and follows similar [...]
Published on : Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:34:11 +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

ChemBioDraw drawing tool remains available!
We have ChemBioDraw for another year! The MIT Libraries continue to make this premier chemistry and biology drawing tool available to the entire MIT community thanks, partly, to the generous financial support from the Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering Departments, and Broad Institute. Find out more about ChemBioDraw: More information & installation instructions Re-activation of [...]
Published on : Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:00:28 +0000

Barker Engineering Library Reorganization
The Barker Engineering Library is reorganizing its collections this summer to create room for the growth of book collections and to provide better access to materials. In recent years, the Engineering and Science Libraries have greatly increased their electronic journal subscriptions. As a result of increased digital access, many of the print equivalents were moved [...]
Published on : Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:23:27 +0000

JulyAP 2008 Workshop: Bioinformatics for Beginners
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center - DIRC) WHEN: Friday, July 18, noon - 1pm Class attendees will learn about the organization of key NCBI databases, understand the database record structure, and work with the BLAST search tool. The session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious [...]
Published on : Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:14:18 +0000

JulyAP 2008 Workshop: EndNote Basics
WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center - DIRC) WHEN: Friday, July 11, noon - 1pm EndNote is a “personal bibliographic software” package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Your database can be used to automatically generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your manuscripts. It can also help you organize and manage [...]
Published on : Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:41:56 +0000

Archives July exhibit: What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Diary of Robert H. Richards, 1873
The Institute Archives and Special Collections is exhibiting for its Object of the Month excerpts from a diary kept by MIT Professor of Mining Engineering Robert Richards in the summer of 1873. Professor Richards, Professor John Ordway, and a group of nine undergraduates spent their vacation visiting mining camps in northern New England and the [...]
Published on : Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:35:59 +0000

Archives exhibit: 1916 alumni/ae event, “The Telephone Banquet”
On June 14, 1916, approximately 1,500 alumni/ae along with special guests, including Alexander Graham Bell and Orville Wright, gathered at Symphony Hall in Boston to celebrate the new MIT campus in Cambridge and to raise funds. The speeches presented that night were broadcast via telephone to 34 alumni gatherings all over the country. The June [...]
Published on : Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:45:30 +0000

Virtual Browsery survey
Do you ever use the Humanities Library’s Virtual Browsery? What about the RSS feed of new titles added to the Virtual Browsery? To maintain this service, we need to hear from you. Please email us your thoughts: humanities@mit.edu addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fvirtual-browsery-survey%2F1140%2F'; addthis_title = 'Virtual+Browsery+survey'; addthis_pub [...]
Published on : Fri, 30 May 2008 18:51:13 +0000

Thanks, and congratulations!!!
The Humanities Library thanks Peter Lamb, Jamie Edwards and Dawn Song for their excellent work in our library….and we congratulate them for graduating! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fthanks%2F1137%2F'; addthis_title = 'Thanks%2C+and+congratulations%21%21%21'; addthis_pub = '';
Published on : Fri, 30 May 2008 17:25:39 +0000

ACM and ISI Web of Knowledge have new features!
ACM: ACM has introduced Author Profile pages with citation and usage statistics to the Digital Library. The new features provide a snapshot of an individual author’s contributions to computing, and a basic measure of their influence on the field. You will find these pages by clicking on any author or colleague from a Citation Page in the [...]
Published on : Fri, 23 May 2008 14:54:59 +0000

Memorial Day Weekend Bookmobile
Come see, and check out, highlights from The Humanities Library’s book and DVD collections, and The Lewis Music Library’s music collections. Details: Date: Friday May23rd, 2008 Time: 10:30AM - 2:30PM Where: Lobby 10 Cost: FREE!!! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fmemorial-weekend%2F1135%2F'; addthis_title = 'Memorial+Day+Weekend+Bookmobile'; addthis_pub = '';
Published on : Fri, 23 May 2008 14:19:53 +0000

Enjoy longer CD/DVD loans on summer weekends
Take advantage of a few extra days when you borrow music CDs, DVDs, and iPods over the summer! Since the Lewis Music Library will be closed Saturdays and Sundays beginning Memorial Day weekend, these items can be borrowed for a longer period of time over the weekend. This means: CDs and DVDs circulate for 3 days, [...]
Published on : Mon, 19 May 2008 18:09:13 +0000

Hayden open 24 hours, May 15-23 for Finals
Hayden Library — Humanities & Science — will stay open 24 hours a day during Finals from Thursday, May 15th at 8am to Friday, May 23rd at 7pm. Overnight hours are for the MIT community only. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fhayden-open-24-hours%2F1133%2F'; addthis_title = 'Hayden+open+24+hours%2C+May+15-23+for+Finals'; addthis_pub = '';
Published on : Wed, 14 May 2008 20:50:31 +0000

Food for Thought on Thursday May 15th - feed your brain and your stomach!!!
Take a break from all your studying and come grab yourself a snack, compliments of the Hayden (Humanities and Science) Library. Sorry, no pizza or burgers, but plenty of cookies and beverages will available. Here are the details: Where: Hayden Library (14S-100) lobby When: Thursday May 15th, 3-4:30pm Cost: FREE!!! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fnews-libraries.mit.edu%2Fblog%2Fthought-thursday-brain%2F1130%2F'; [...]
Published on : Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:47 +0000