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Hallowe’en music from the library

Christie Moore — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:36:07 +0000

Come on by the Lewis Music Library and check out some Hallowe’en music!

Reserves assistant Cate Gallivan has pulled together a few examples of ghoulish music. There’s plenty more in the library collection; ooze on over to 14E-109 and find some! CDs and DVDs circulate for 3 days, scores and books for 30 days.

Lewis Music Library fall newsletter available

Christie Moore — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:32:52 +0000

The fall 2009 issue of What’s the Score? the newsletter of the Lewis Music Library is now available. The web version is online and print copies are available on the front counter in the library (Bldg. 14E-109).

Read about library activities and projects, and don’t miss the ever-popular bad music jokes!

The Bookmobile is back, just in time for Columbus Day Weekend!

Heather Denny — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:22:15 +0000

The Libraries’ Bookmobile will be wheeling into Lobby 10 this Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. From 11a.m. until 2p.m. browse through a great selection of books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks from the Humanities and Music Libraries. Stop by and pick up something to enjoy over the long weekend!

Music Study Tables and Software

Christie Moore — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:58:41 +0000

There are now more reasons to come study in the Lewis Music Library! This summer some of the listening carrels on the mezzanine were removed to make room for four large study tables. The Music and Theater Arts Section has provided two iMac computers with music software — they have Finale notation software now, and more music software will follow. Use is restricted to the MIT community; show your ID at the service desk to get the password.

The tables were provided by the Class of 1982 Music Library Fund. There are also computers with Peak LE6 audio software on the mezzanine and Sibelius music software on the main floor. The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg.14E-109 and library hours are posted on the web.

Last Weekends for Summer CD, DVD Loans

Christie Moore — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:07:27 +0000

There are three more weekend to take advantage of extra days when you borrow music CDs, DVDs, or an iPod! Since the Lewis Music Library is still on summer hours and will be closed Saturdays and Sundays (and Labor Day Monday), you can get extra time to enjoy some great music:

Music CDs and DVDs circulate for 3 days (limit of 5), but if you borrow them Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday during the summer they’re due on Monday.
Labor Day weekend they’ll be due Tuesday, September 8 (Registration Day).
iPods circulate overnight, but during the summer an iPod borrowed on Friday is due Monday (or Tuesday, September 8 for Labor Day weekend).
The iPods contain over 2700 sample tracks taken from recent CDs in the library’s collection, which numbers over 20,000 CDs of classical, jazz, world, and popular music and more than 1,200 DVDs

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109 and summer hours are M-F, 11am-5pm. Semester hours will resume the first day of classes, Wednesday, September 9.

JulyAP 2009 Workshop: EndNote Basics

Ryan Gray — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:15:13 +0000

WHERE: 14N-132 (Digital Instruction Resource Center – DIRC)

WHEN: Friday, July 10, 12pm – 1pm

Endnote is a “personal bibliographic software” package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Learn how to find and use information more effectively in our hands-on workshops.

Contact Peter Cohn with any questions.

Full schedule of JulyAP 2009 workshops

Hayden Open 24 hours, May 14-22 for Finals

Matt Sikorski — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:28:29 +0000

Hayden Library — Humanities & Science — will stay open 24 hours a day during Finals

from Thursday May 14th at 8am to Friday, May 22nd at 7pm.

Overnight hours are for the MIT community only.

Food for Thought study breaks — May 12 & 14

Matt Sikorski — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:59:28 +0000

Need a break from your studies?

Enjoy free drinks & snacks at our two Food for Thought events this week:

Barker Library (10-500) lobby, Tuesday May 12th, 2:30-4pm

Hayden Library (14S-100) lobby, Thursday May 14th, 2:30-4pm

Peak LE6 audio software in Lewis Music Library

Christie Moore — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:22:08 +0000

The Lewis Music Library now has a workstation with Peak LE6 audio software.

MIT community users can use this software to convert LP records or cassette tapes to digital format.

To use the workstation, show your current MIT ID at the service desk to get the password. First come, first served.

Thanks to the Class of 1982 Music Library Fund for making possible the purchase of this software!

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg.14E-109 and library hours are posted on the web.

Sibelius music software in Lewis Music Library

Christie Moore — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:18:12 +0000

Sibelius 5 music notation software and a MIDI keyboard are now available in the Lewis Music Library. Students working on music class projects — or simply composing music on their own — and other members of the MIT community now have access to this software.

To use Sibelius, show your current MIT ID at the service desk to get the password. First come, first served.

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg.14E-109 and library hours are posted on the web.

Prokopoff violin music concert April 17

Christie Moore — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:57:54 +0000

The Lewis Music Library will host the 7th annual Prokopoff violin music concert from noon to 1 pm on Friday, April 17, 2009.

Concert coordinator Sherman Jia G will be joined by fellow violinists Latifah Hamzah ’12, Brian Kardon G, Lissa Riley ’08 and David Somach ’11 along with pianists Pei-Shan Lee and Matthew Wright to perform music by Bach, Gershwin-Heifetz, Tchaikovsky, and Wienawski.

The music for the concert is selected from the large gift of violin scores given to the library in 2001 by Lois Craig, former Associate Dean of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning. The scores belonged to her late husband Stephen Prokopoff.

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Place: Lewis Music Library, Bldg. 14E-109
Time: Noon – 1 pm

The concert is free and open to the public. Join us for this traditional springtime favorite!

Longer CD/DVD loan over Patriots Day!

Christie Moore — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:53:48 +0000

The long weekend is coming! The long weekend is coming!

The Lewis Music Library is offering a special longer loan period for CDs and DVDs over Patriots Day weekend. Music compact discs and DVDs borrowed Tuesday, April 14 through Friday, April 17 will all be due Tuesday, 4/21/09. That’s up to a week, rather than the usual 3 days! Limit of 5, no renewals.

This corresponds to the Humanities, Science, and Lewis Music Libraries Bookmobile on Tuesday the 14th in Lobby 10 from 11 am – 2 pm. Come on by and check out some great music!

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109 and library hours are posted on the web.

Pre-Patriots Day bookmobile on Tuesday, April 14

Christie Moore — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:04:59 +0000

The Bookmobile is coming! The Bookmobile is coming!

Save the date, spread the word: the Bookmobile is coming to Lobby 10 on Tuesday, April 14. Stock up for Patriots Day weekend! The staff of the Humanities, Science, and Lewis Music Libraries will be pulling together a selection of materials to tempt your mental palates, so come by and check out something to enjoy over the weekend. Choose from:

Books, audio books, and movies from the Humanities Library Browsery
Books from the Science Library’s new “Serendipity” Collection
CDs and DVDs from the Lewis Music Library (which will be due on Tuesday, 4/21)

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Place: Lobby 10
Time: 11 am – 2 pm

“enChanting Musical Artifacts” lecture on MIT World

Heather Denny — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:13:10 +0000

In the lecture enChanting Musical Artifacts in Unlikely Places: Rare Resources in MIT’s Lewis Music Library, Michael Scott Cuthbert, Assistant Professor of Music at MIT, and Nancy Schrock, Thomas F. Peterson, Jr. Conservator for Special Collections at the MIT Libraries, reveal some treasures from MIT’s early music collection which, while often incomplete or damaged, sing volumes about their origins and use.

Cuthbert demonstrates that when it comes to medieval and renaissance music manuscripts, there’s really no substitute for the real thing. His discussion covers several recent additions to MIT’s Lewis Music Library.

View a video of the lecture online at MIT World, a free and open site that provides on demand video of significant public events at MIT.

The Bookmobile – brought to you by the letter “S”

Oliver Mentken — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:38:03 +0000

No, Cookie Monster, not “Cookie Mobile”…Bookmobile, with our usual assortment of great books and CDs from the Humanities Library and the Lewis Music Library. But, since we are being sponsored by the letter “S,” there may be something there for you. Read on:

“S” is for “SERENDIPITY” and “SCIENCE LIBRARY”

We will have a selection of books from the Science Library’s new “Serendipity” Collection.

“S” is for “SPRING BREAK” and “SPECIAL LOAN” for CDs and DVDs

The Lewis Music Library is offering a special, longer loan period for CDs and DVDs over spring break 2009. Music compact discs and DVDs borrowed Wednesday, March 18 through Friday, March 27 will be due Monday, March 30 (by closing, 10pm). That’s more than a week, instead of the usual 3 days! Limit of 5, no renewals.

“S” is for “SURVEY” and “SNACK!”

Fill out a survey, get a snack (who knows…maybe a cookie).

So come check us out in Lobby 10 this Friday, March 20th, between 11AM and 2PM.

Lewis Music Library facebook page

Christie Moore — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:11:10 +0000

The MIT Lewis Music Library now has a Facebook page. Take a look, and add yourself as a fan!

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109 and library hours are posted on the web.

Longer CD/DVD loan over spring break

Christie Moore — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:57:20 +0000

The Lewis Music Library is offering a special longer loan period for CDs and DVDs over spring break 2009. Music compact discs and DVDs borrowed Wednesday, March 18 through Friday, March 27 will be due Monday, March 30 (by closing, 10pm). That’s more than a week, instead of the usual 3 days! Limit of 5, no renewals.

This longer loan period coincides with the Humanities, Music & Science bookmobile on March 20 from 11am-2pm in Lobby 10.

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109 and library hours are posted on the web.

Violin music concert April 17

Christie Moore — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:20:06 +0000

Save the date! The Lewis Music Library will host the 7th annual Prokopoff violin music concert from noon to 1 pm on Friday, April 17, 2009.

MIT student musicians chosen by concert coordinator Sherman Jia (G) will perform music from the more than 2,600 violin scores given to the library in 2001 by Stephen Prokopoff’s widow Lois Craig, former Associate Dean of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning. In past years this concert has featured pieces by composers such as Bach, Gershwin, Kodály, Kreisler, Martinu, Pärt, Piazzolla, Prokofiev, Ravel, Sarasate, Schubert, and Spohr.

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109 and the concert is free and open to the public.

Lewis Music Library event: enChanting Musical Artifacts in Unlikely Places

Christie Moore — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:40:14 +0000

The MIT Lewis Music Library will host an event entitled “enChanting Musical Artifacts in Unlikely Places: Rare Resources in MIT’s Lewis Music Library.” In this presentation, MIT Assistant Professor of Music Michael Scott Cuthbert and MIT Libraries’ Conservator Nancy Schrock will demonstrate the value of original sources by examining three manuscripts of medieval and Renaissance chant, two of which were recently acquired by the Lewis Music Library.

Where: MIT Lewis Music Library, Bldg. 14E-109
When: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 12:30pm-1:30pm

Dance on down to the Bookmobile at Stata!

Oliver Mentken — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:40:58 +0000

Take a break over the long weekend with something from the Humanities and Lewis Music Library’s collections, including books, DVDs and CDs. Come by at 1 PM to watch the Ballroom Dance Club liven up the bookmobile with a few dances!

Date: Friday February 13th, 2009
Time: 11AM – 2PM
Where: Stata Center (building 32), Information Intersection — Student Street
Cost: FREE!!!

Fiddle-dee-dee during IAP

Christie Moore — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:07:42 +0000

The second annual Fiddle-Dee-Dee traditional folk jam session will be held Thursday, January 29, from 2-4 pm in the Lewis Music Library.

Participants will bring their own folk instruments and play common session tunes from the library’s collection.

The Lewis Music Library is located in Bldg. 14E-109. Audience members welcome; come join us!

CANCELLED: Finding and Using Historical Newspapers

Oliver Mentken — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:14:58 +0000

The Humanities Library regrets that it will be unable to present the IAP session Finding and Using Historical Newspapers, originally scheduled for January 29th, due to unforeseen circumstances. We are sorry to disappoint those who may have been looking forward to the event, and we apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

IAP @ the Humanities Library

Oliver Mentken — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:27:19 +0000

click on above image to download as an 8 1/2 x 11 pdf poster

The Humanities Library will be hosting three events this IAP:

Friday Jan. 16th:
Take a Break at the Bookmobile:
Check out a great selection of books from the Humanities Library, and CDs from the Lewis Music Library.
11am to 2pm
Lobby 10

Tuesday Jan. 27th, Wednesday Jan. 28th, Thursday Jan. 29th:
Special Effects at the Movies
Patsy Baudoin, Christine Hazlett, Jonathan Chapman, Katie Stanchak
We will view three films with historically innovative special effects. Free food will be available.
7:30pm to 10pm
Tuesday’s and Thursday’s event will be held in 4-231. Wednesday’s event will be held in 4-237.

Thurday Jan. 29th:
Finding and Using Historical Newspapers
Michelle Baildon
Whether for research or for fun, reading historical newspapers gives us a fascinating view of the past. This hands-on workshop will show you how to find and use newspapers (online and otherwise) going back as far as the 17th century. Focus will be on U.S. papers, though international papers will also be covered.
Thurs 1/29 – 11:30am to 12:30pm
DIRC (14N-132).
No advance sign-up.

IAP 2009: All Events for Week Ending Friday, January 16

Ryan Gray — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:36:19 +0000

Check out all of the MIT Libraries IAP events for the week covering Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16. A complete listing for all of IAP is also available.

Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero

Tips and Tricks for Keeping Up With Information: Materials Science & Engineering

Japanese bookbinding

EndNote Basics

Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center

Bioinformatics for Beginners

Managing Research Data 101

Introduction to Company and Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists

Basics of Obtaining a Patent

RefWorks Basics

Introduction to SciFinder on the Web

Humanities and Music Library Bookmobile

Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research

Please note that some sessions have limited availability or may require advance sign-up requirements. If you have further questions, please see individual listings for appropriate contact information.

Check out the MIT Libraries’ IAP 2009 sessions!

Ryan Gray — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:32:51 +0000

Are you wondering what an RSS feed is and how it can help your research?

Want to learn more about using GIS, EndNote or RefWorks?

Need to find chemical information, social science data, or patents?

Want to learn Japanese book-binding, improve your photography, or how to compost with worms?

Look no further! Take a peek at all of the MIT Libraries IAP Activities offered in 2009.

Hayden open 24 hours, Dec. 10-19 for Finals

Matt Sikorski — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:44:01 +0000

Hayden Library — Humanities & Science — will stay open 24 hours a day during Finals

from Wednesday, Dec. 10th at 8am to Friday, Dec. 19th at 7pm.

Overnight hours are for the MIT community only.

Food for Thought, times two

Oliver Mentken — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:58:38 +0000

Need a break from all your studies? We’re providing two opportunities, on two different days and times, to chow down this year. Here are the details:

First Food for Thought:

Where: Barker Library (10-500) lobby
When: Wednesday December 10th, 1-3pm
Cost: FREE!!!

Second Food for Thought:

Where: Hayden Library (14S-100) lobby
When: Thursday December 11th, 2:15-3:45pm
Cost: FREE!!!

The Bookmobile rolls in, and then you rock out!!!

Oliver Mentken — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:08:14 +0000

Check out a great selection of books from the Humanities Library, with a special emphasis on gaming and music, at our next Bookmobile event Wednesday, December 10th. There will also be a rocking sampling of cd’s from the Lewis Music Library. Then bop your way up to the Barker Library Media Room for a special Rock Band gaming event!

Details (see previous blog posting for more Rock Band event details):

Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Time: 11AM – 6PM (Bookmobile: 11-2, Rock Band Event: 3-6)
Where: Bookmobile in Lobby 10, Rock Band event in the Barker Library Media Room (10-500)
Cost: FREE!!!

Thanksgiving Holiday Bookmobile

Oliver Mentken — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:03:03 +0000

Gobble up some delicious new offerings from the Humanities Library and the Lewis Music Library’s collections, including books, DVDs and CDs.

Details:

Date: Tuesday November 25th, 2008
Time: 11AM – 2PM
Where: Lobby 10
Cost: FREE!!!

Lewis Music Library fall newsletter available

Christie Moore — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:06:10 +0000

The fall 2008 issue of What’s the Score? the newsletter of the Lewis Music Library is now available. The web version has been posted online and print copies are on the front counter in the library (Bldg. 14E-109).

Read about library activities, projects, and new subscriptions — and don’t miss the ever-popular bad music jokes!