Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Research Services
Trainer(s): Tina Chan
Learning outcome: Participants will learn which subjects are held in which libraries; how to find research guides and the librarian experts; general content in these research guides; and how to search some of these subject-based resources.
Date/time: Thursday, July 3, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Equity in Open Science & Scholarship
Trainer(s): Katharine Dunn
Learning outcome: A broader look at "open" that explores how scholarship and publishing can be more equitable.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
How to Make Your Presentation Accessible
Trainer(s): Dhruti Bhagat-Conway
Learning outcome: Participants will learn best practices for creating presentations to improve the accessibility of presentations and slides
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Technology Basics
Trainer(s): Nicholas Albaugh and Phoebe Ayers
Learning outcome: Participants will understand some reasons why e-resources cannot be accessed, how to do basic troubleshooting, and where to refer when basic troubleshooting doesn't work.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Writing for the Web
Trainer(s): Dhruti Bhagat-Conway and Stephanie Hartman
Learning outcome: Participants will learn writing for the web and accessibility best practices to improve webpage and Libguide content for all users.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of IDLA
Trainer(s): Greg Padilla
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about IDLA’s locations, people, and services.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Patron Data Privacy
Trainer(s): Nick Albaugh and Katie Zimmerman
Learning outcome: Participants will learn how to comply with the MIT Libraries Privacy Policy and how to protect patron privacy in their everyday work.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Strategies for Using Primo and Google Scholar
Trainer(s): Tina Chan
Learning outcome: Participants will understand basic and advanced search strategies with Primo and Google Scholar, and will apply these strategies in the session and their work.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Citation Management and Writing Tools: A Deeper Dive
Trainer(s): Amy Nurnberger
Learning outcome: Participants will know how to use citation management and writing tools to help their community members.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of E-resource Licenses
Trainer(s): Katie Zimmerman
Learning outcome: Recommended for all selectors. Learn what is covered in license contracts for purchased e-resources, how the Libraries negotiates them, and how to get from selection to access more quickly. Licensing can be a source of delay in e-resource purchases, but negotiating license terms is necessary to get what (we think) we're paying for (including accessibility accommodations, patron privacy, lending rights with other institutions, appropriate reuse in research publications). Learn what to look for, what to ask vendor reps, and what to expect out of licensed e-resources.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Data Management Services
Trainer(s): Amy Nurnberger
Learning outcome: Participants will learn the services that DMS provides, how to refer questions to DMS.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Supporting Students in Distress
Trainer(s): CARE Team and Student Support Services
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about the CARE Team, how their services apply to the Libraries, and how we can support students in distress.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Citation Management and Writing Tools Services
Trainer(s): Amy Nurnberger
Learning outcome: Participants will learn which tools the Libraries support and how to refer questions to this group.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Open Access
Trainer(s): Katharine Dunn
Learning outcome: Participants will learn policies and basic topics related to OA publishing, and to whom you should refer more advanced questions.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of the Institute Records Management Program
Trainer(s): TBA
Learning outcome: Participants will learn the services provided by the Records Management Program; how it connects to other Library and Institute services; types of records management training and guidance provided; and where to find documentation, policies, and training for users.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Text and Data Mining
Trainer(s): TBA
Learning outcome: Participants will learn terms and vocabulary (software, hardware, tools) to identify TDM, campus resources and disciplines working on TDM, and where to refer TDM questions.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
EDISJ in Virtual Teaching and Service Interactions
Trainer(s): Kai Smith
Learning outcome: Participants will gain an understanding of necessary considerations and best practices for addressing EDISJ in online instruction and service interactions.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Accessibility in Virtual Teaching and Service Interactions
Trainer(s): TBA
Learning outcome: Participants will gain an understanding of necessary considerations and best practices for addressing accessibility in online instruction and service interactions.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Emergency Training (in-person)
Trainer(s): Maria Rodrigues
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about emergency procedures and emergency preparedness plans.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Referrals
Trainer(s): Tina Chan
Learning outcome: Participants will learn which questions should be referred and where (ex.: Circ RT, Ask Us, JSM)
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Digital Library Services
Trainer(s): TBA
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about Discovery and Engagement Platforms, Information Technology Services, and Project Management Office
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
