OA research in the news: Biologist Kaiser named MIT provost
Biology Professor Chris Kaiser started his job as provost last week, succeeding MIT’s new president, Rafael Reif. Kaiser, a cell biologist who studies protein folding, served most recently as chair of...
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OA research in the news: Physicists win presidential awards
Two physicists were among five MIT professors given Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers last month. The awards, named by President Obama, are the highest honor from the U.S....
View ArticleOA research in the news: Dincă named to TR35 list
Assistant chemistry professor Mircea Dincă has been named one of Technology Review magazine’s 35 Innovators Under 35. Dincă was cited in the September/October issue for building intricate sponges that,...
View ArticleOA research in the news: Predicting the best medical treatment
It can be tough for doctors to predict which treatment will best improve the health of patients with social anxiety disorder, whose sufferers intensely fear social situations. A new paper coauthored by...
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Particle physics on path to open access
Six years of global negotiation have paid off for the consortium that has a vision: to make the scholarly literature of high energy physics openly available to anyone in the world. The Sponsoring...
View ArticleOA research in the news: Global warming and tropical rainfall
Scientists believe that global warming will lead to more intense rainfall around the world, but models have been at odds about the rate at which it will affect extreme precipitation in tropical...
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Rotch Art Exhibit: Synergy
Synergy: An Experiment in Communicating Science through Art Opening October 1, 2012 in Rotch Library Eight Boston and Cape Cod professional artists have been paired with MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic...
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OA research in the news: Ocean feeding strategies
Detailed computer simulation shows how a patch of nutrients gets distributed in turbulent water. Image courtesy of Roman Stocker and John Taylor Scientists have long believed that ocean-dwelling...
View ArticleOA research in the news: SHASS faculty win awards
Two MIT School of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences faculty members have won awards for their work. Economist Anna Mikusheva received the 2012 Elaine Bennett Research Prize from the American...
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Down to the wire with Energywire!
Where do you turn for a reliable snapshot or update of what’s happening on Capitol Hill or elsewhere in the world of energy? The MIT Libraries are pleased to announce the addition of Energywire to the...
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A Knovel gift for the holidays
As a graduate student in Chemical Engineering, MIT’s Patrick Heider is very familiar with variables of time and pressure. And as this year’s winner of the Knovel University Challenge, Patrick will use...
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Scopus isn’t just for the Sciences
Have you tried Scopus, one of our citation databases in Vera? Scopus’ main focus is in the sciences but it also includes strong coverage of the social sciences. Use Scopus to look for journal...
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Get the most out of Google Scholar
If you use Google Scholar, you already know it’s a great tool for finding citations to literature in your research area. It’s a massive index of articles, books and other publications of a scholarly...
View ArticleOA research in the news: Chisholm and Langer win national awards
Two MIT researchers have won the country’s highest honors for scientists, engineers, and inventors. Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, a professor of environmental studies in the Department of Civil and...
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Research energy industries with the eTrack databases
Researching energy industries? Need statistics, market analysis, news, company information, and financial deals? Try our suite of eTrack databases: Alternative Energy eTrack eTrack Nuclear eTrack...
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DesalData arrives on campus!
The MIT Libraries are pleased to announce campus wide access to DesalData.com, a business development and consultancy package from the publishers of Global Water Intelligence in association with the...
View ArticleOA research in the news: Role of the Huntington’s gene
Scientists have known for two decades that Huntington’s disease, a fatal brain disorder, is caused by a mutant gene that’s expanded to include DNA repeats. But it’s not clear how the gene produces the...
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New statistical databases
Doing quantitative research? Need statistics for a research project, paper, or to provide context for a project? Looking for a needle-in-a-haystack? Try these new statistical databases from the...
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Unleashing the power of technical reports
Did you know the MIT Libraries has a vast storehouse of technical literature NOT in Barton, but easily accessible right here on campus? Recently our librarians have demystified this very important...
View ArticleOA research in the news: Demaine receives Presburger Award
Erik Demaine, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, has won the 2013 European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) Presburger Award for young scientists. The...
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