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Information Services Training Program: DSS - Elective

Welcome!

This list includes elective sessions that new DSS staff may take.  Elective sessions are an opportunity to re/learn different skills/topics.

View current sessions in a calendar format or view session recordings.

For GIS staff:

  • Introduction to Open Access is elective
  • Data Management Services: A Deeper Dive is elective

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: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 2:00pm-3:00pm
  • Registration: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/13967203
  • 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: Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 9:30am-10:30am
  • Registration: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/13646160
  • Anyone interested is welcome.
  • Please contact Tina Chan if you have accessibility accommodation needs.

Discovery of Uncataloged Collections at the Annex (in-person)

  • Trainer(s): Moses Car and Melissa Feiden
  • Learning outcome: Participants will learn how to search for uncataloged collections.
  • This session is in-person at the library storage annex (N57-200).
  • Date/time: Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
  • Registration: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/13599862
  • 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.