Video Tutorials 

General:

• MIT Libraries
• Searching the MIT Library Collections: print and electronic
• Database Search Tips
• Accessing Items
• Citation Management Tools
• Workshops

Specialized topics:

• BioInformatics Tutorials Series (BITS)
• GIS How to...
• Patents
• Scholarly Publication and Copyright

These workshops were taught in the Digital Instruction Resource Center (DIRC).

Access is MIT ONLY unless indicated.

Spring 2009:

• Biotechnology Patent Fundamentals and Searching (1:21:00) *

* Unrestricted - open access

IAP 2009:

• Bioinformatics for Beginners (49:48) *
• Biotechnology Patent Fundamentals and Searching (1:19:00) *
• Career Research: Targeting and Researching Employers (54:23)
• Introduction to Company and Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists (47:35)
• Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research (59:59) *
• Patent Searching Fundamentals (58:16) *
• Publishing Smart: Journal Quality Measures and Publisher Copyright Policies (1:00:00)
• Tips and Tricks for Keeping Up With Information: Materials Science & Engineering (55:17)
• Tips and Tricks for Keeping Up With Information: Mechanical Engineering (51:33)

*  Unrestricted - open access

Spring 2008

• Building an EndNote Library (1:34:41)
• Introduction to Google Maps (54:24)
• Managing Your References (1:01:18)
• Using EndNote in Word (1:15:13)

IAP 2008:

• EndNote Basics (60:00)
• Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center (1:20:03)
• Introduction to ArcGIS (2:00:02)
• Power Up!: Strategies for Getting Energy Information (43:57)
• RefWorks Basics (55:00)

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