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New web page summarizes major US research funder open access requirements
As part of an effort to provide information about new open access requirements that are emerging from the White House Directive on “Expanding Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research,”...
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Updated MIT amendment to publication agreements released: incorporates new...
Two new versions of the MIT amendment to publication agreements have been released, in order to provide MIT authors with an amendment that incorporates the public access requirements of the 2013 White...
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NASA Releases Public Access Plan
NASA released its Public Access Plan February 11, 2015, in compliance with the White House Directive. The policy covers both publications and data. Publications NASA’s plan requires that authors make...
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authors@MIT: Max Tegmark
Join us as we welcome theoretical physicst and MIT Professor Max Tegmark to celebrate the paperback release of his bestselling book, Our Mathematical Universe (Vintage Books). Tuesday, March 17th, 2015...
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This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business information resources that will help you understand the commercial potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for...
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Ingenuity Pathway Analysis training
Learn how to use Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) for the analysis of your ‘omics data. Build complete regulatory pictures and gain a better understanding of the biology underlying a gene expression,...
View ArticleTips and tricks for advanced SciFinder users
This workshop will cover the following areas: Part I. Research topic searching Learn how to ask a question, and export analysis results for reports, share answer sets, combine answer sets using list...
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OA research in the news: A unique neuroanatomy lesson
Nancy Kanwisher and Rosa Lafer-Sousa in The Neuroanatomy Lesson Ever wonder which areas of your brain “turn on” when you see faces or think about other people’s thoughts? Using a scanning method...
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This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business information resources that will help you understand the commercial potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for...
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Transformative interactions in the scientific workforce
Chaoqun Ni, Ph.D., Simmons College A competitive scientific workforce is essential for the health and well-being of a society. However, U.S. dominance in the global knowledge economy has been...
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Order restored to historic Atomic Energy Commission Technical Reports
One of the hidden gems in the MIT Libraries is its collection of energy-related technical reports dating back into the 1940’s when the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was founded. These reports live in...
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OA research in the news: MIT faculty win Breakthrough Prizes
Ed Boyden – PopTech 2015. Photo by PopTech. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike. Three MIT researchers were honored this week in a star-studded, televised ceremony for the...
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Noga honored by the Geoscience Information Society
Michael Noga, collections strategist and earth and planetary sciences and mathematics librarian, was honored as the 2015 recipient of the Geoscience Information Society’s Mary B. Ansari Distinguished...
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OA research in the news: Searching for the oldest stars
In a new book published this month, MIT astronomer Anna Frebel chronicles her work as a stellar archaeologist, scanning the skies with telescopes and spectroscopes to study ancient stars and their...
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IAP 2016: Biology resources
The MIT Libraries are offering several classes on biology resources: Bioinformatics for Beginners Tue, Jan 12, 3:30–5pm, 14N-132 Register Fri, Jan 15, 10:30am–12pm, 14N-132 Register Contact: Howard...
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Need help creating a data management plan? Try the DMPTool
Did you know that your funding agency likely requires you to share your research data? And that you may have to submit a data management plan (DMP) with your next grant application? The Libraries have...
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BrowZine: A new tool for a new year
The MIT Libraries is happy to offer a new and easy way to keep up (or catch up) with journals from the comfort of your mobile device. A download of the app BrowZine, a subscription based service on...
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Towards an Open Science Publishing Platform
Bring your lunch and join Vitek Tracz and Micah Altman from the Libraries’ Information Science program for this February Brown Bag. This program is suitable for those already published and those...
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Workshop: Increase the reproducibility of your research
Calling all MIT researchers — want to work more effectively and increase the reproducibility of your research? Register and join the MIT Libraries and the Center for Open Science for a workshop on...
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Searching in harsh environments
A Libraries & Big Data Brown Bag brought to you by the Information Science program at the MIT Libraries Bring your lunch and join us for this fascinating presentation with Ophir Frieder, the...
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