Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Data Management Services: A Deeper Dive
Trainer(s): Amy Nurnberger
Learning outcome: Participants will be able to explain what data and data management are and what the Data Management Services team knows and does, identify a data management question from the community and know how (and to whom) to refer it, describe current data management activities happening within the Libraries, the Institute, the country, and globally, and how they may impact our researchers and services.
Date/time: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Distinctive Collections
Trainer(s): Amanda Hawk and Rachel Van Unen
Learning outcome: Participants will learn the services Distinctive Collections provides, 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.
Visit the DDC Reading Room (in-person)
Trainer(s): Amanda Hawk
Learning outcome: Tentative: Participants will learn about reading room policies, and what patrons should know when requesting material.
This session is in-person at the Distinctive Collections Reading Room (14N-118).
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
MIT Libraries Copyright Services
Trainer(s): Katie Zimmerman
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about the copyright services available to them and to library patrons. Introduction to the Libraries' Copyright Strategy Program, resources for patron questions, resources for staff questions (can I get this book digitized?), and other services available through the Copyright Strategy Program.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Business Research and Resources
Trainer(s): Shikha Sharma
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about business resources available at the Libraries, and how to identify and refer business questions.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Copyright & Open Access Update
Trainer(s): Katharine Dunn and Katie Zimmerman
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about recent important developments in copyright and open access.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
The Fascination with Technical Reports
Trainer(s): Barbara Williams
Learning outcome: Participants will learn what technical reports are, how to search databases that index technical reports, and when to refer.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Course Reserves
Trainer(s): Jake Lewis and Howard Martin
Learning outcome: Participants will gain a high level understanding of course reserves including equitable access to course materials, the Federal Textbook Information Provisioning mandate, collaboration with other library departments, and more!
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Can we fix it? We (almost) always can! An introduction to problem-solving queues
Trainer(s): Evgenia Diakonenko, Julia Lanigan, Jake Meaney, Sara Meyers, Sally Richter
Learning outcome: Participants will learn what questions are appropriate to ask Technical Services and Metadata Services staff and how to refer to them.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Searching for Images
Trainer(s): Matt Saba and Kai Alexis Smith
Learning outcome: Participants will learn the image resources the Libraries support, how to search them, and when to refer.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Discovering and Understanding Archival Metadata
Trainer(s): Joe Carrano, Chris Tanguay, Becca Tibbitts, Rachel Van Unen, Thera Webb
Learning outcome: Participants will get an introduction to archival metadata and learn how to find and use the archival metadata at MIT.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of DSpace@MIT
Trainer(s): Sadie Roosa
Learning outcome: Participants will learn what content is in DSpace@MIT, how to search it, and how MIT community members can submit content to various collections.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Trainer(s): Nick Albaugh and Paxton LaJoie
Learning outcome: Participants will go through the process of doing a GIS project: Find & download data, add the data to GIS software, and create a map. Participants must register at least one day prior to the session to download materials.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Faculty/DLC Donations of Materials
Trainer(s): Mikki Macdonald
Learning outcome: Participants will learn about the materials DDC accepts for donation, questions to ask faculty, and how to refer to DDC.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Overview of Technical Services
Trainer(s): TBA
Learning outcome: Participants will ....
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
Government Documents
Trainer(s): Kim Maxwell
Learning outcome: Participants will learn what government documents are, their locations, how to search for them, and policies for serving users.
Date/time: TBA
Registration: TBA
Anyone interested is welcome.
Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.
