ICPSR Webinar Series: Guidance on Preparing a Data Management Plan

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/210595795

Back by popular demand: Many federal funding agencies, including NIH and most recently NSF, are  requiring that grant applications contain data management plans for projects  involving data collection. To support researchers in meeting this requirement,  ICPSR is providing a set of tools and resources for creating data  management plans.  This webinar will cover:   • ICPSR’s Data Management Plan Website • Suggested Elements of a Data Management Plan • Example Data Management Plan Language • Designating ICPSR as an Archive in a Data Management Plan • Additional Resources for a Preparing Your Data Management Plan This webinar is a repeat of the January 12, 2011 session.  The same topics and  discussion will be covered. The webinar is free and open to the public - please forward this invitation to any  who may be interested. Not receiving these webinar invitations directly?  Opt-in to ICPSR's email list here:  http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/org/lists/icpsr-announce.jsp Title: ICPSR Webinar: Guidance on Preparing a Data Management Plan Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information  about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

ICPSR Webinar Series: Spice Up Your Lecture

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/391775107

Tired of the Tried-and-True? If you've hit the point in the semester where your classes have fallen into routines and you'd like to spice things up a bit, this Webinar is for you! Inquiry-based learning is becoming an academic buzz-word as instructors continue to find that this technique promotes greater student interest and learning. We will show how to  use resources in TeachingWithData.org to bring inquiry into social science courses beyond research methods. (Maybe we'll even slip in some hints about using it in methods/statistics courses as well!) Resources demonstrated will be easy to use and fit within almost any course structure.  This webinar is free and open to the public. Not receiving these invitations directly?  Opt-in to ICPSR's email list here: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/org/lists/icpsr-announce.jsp Title: "ICPSR Webinar Series: Spice Up Your Lecture with Inquiry-based Learning" Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about  joining the Webinar System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Seeking a Spring Sublet?

A Turkish PhD student from Paris is looking to share lodgings from January to May-June. She will be here to use the library and practice her English (she already speaks good English).

If interested, please email her at, and make the email for the attention of NILUFER.

Practice Tests Available for GMAT

Interested in taking the GMAT this year?

Raise your score with www.gmatonlinetest.com, a free online practice test web-page!

Graduate Program at McGill University, Montreal, Canada

The graduate program at the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada is now accepting applications from talented and motivated students. The Institute of Islamic Studies has two full-time professors, Robert Wisnovsky and Jamil Ragep, who deal with Islamic philosophy/theology and science, respectively, as well as a large team working on our Rational Sciences in Islam (RaSI) project. This team includes Ihsan Fazlioglu, Adam Gacek, Taro Mimura, Reza Pourjavady, Sally Ragep, and Sergei Tourkin.

In addition, we also have a postdoctoral fellow, Keren Abbou Hershkovits, who is associated with our Transmission, Translation, and Transformation in Medieval Cultures project and our Ghafiqi herbal project:
http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/subjects/health/ghafiqiproject/

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2011. For further information, please check out: http://www.mcgill.ca/islamicstudies/programmes/phd/

Jumpstart Your Research at the IUB Libraries

Next week, the IUB Libraries Reference Services Department will be offering several workshops to help you develop and hone your research skills.  Sessions include:

Research Jump Start

Explore the best methods for finding your field’s important literature and examine the benefits and drawbacks of using certain search tools, such as Google Scholar.

Researching the 18^th and 19^th Centuries

Explore the essential library resources for historical and literary research on 18^th and 19^th century topics, including new digital resources that give researchers enhanced access to books, journals, newspapers, and other primary source materials.

Citation Indexes on the Web

Citation indexes make it possible to trace patterns of influence among scholars and scientists.   Learn how to set up citation alerts and use search analysis tools to enhance your research in all fields.

Copyright 101 for Authors

Explore the basics of copyright law for authors and learn how to protect and manage your rights. 

To see the complete schedule, workshop descriptions, and to sign up, go to http://www.libraries.iub.edu/workshops and click on the Faculty & Graduate Student Workshops button.  Also, check out our online calendar of events here: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5866

Graduate Program -- The Sotheby Institute

The Sotheby Institute is offering a semester graduate course in "The Arts of Asia".


This course explores in survey fashion the artistic products of the leading religions and philosophies of Asia, from Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, and early Buddhism in India, Southeast Asia, and the Islamic World, to Adoism, Confucianism, Shinto and Mahayana Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan. Focusing on sculptural and architectual work, the course offers students introductory yet intensive object-based study. It also provides associated contextual learning, investigating themes such as court life o fthe Indiana and Persian sultanates and the Mughals; civil and military East Asian court life; and the Euopean opening-up of trade with China and Japan from the 16th to the 19th centuries. This course concludes with a review of contemporary art and its markets in India, Iran, Southeast Asia, China and Japan.

For further information, please check out http://www.sothebyinstitute.com/.

Tutor Needed!!

The Rife family is looking for an Arabic tutor for their 10 yr. old daughter, and 8 yr. old boy & girl twins. She prefers a female native Arabic speaker, who could come to her house once a week for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to teach her children how to read Arabic. Previous tutors have been paid $30/hour, but salary is flexible. Huma Rife can be contacted at (310) 621-5463 or fiverifes@att.net.

The Auction of The Joel L. Malter Ancient Art Library

Do you have an interest in ancient art? The Joel L. Malter Ancient Art Library will be auctioned live via the web on 16-Oct-2010 to 17-Oct-2010.

• Where there is more than one book in a lot, books with similar subject matter have been placed together.
• Preview of books will be 2 weeks prior to the auction by appointment only from 10am-5pm.
• Day of the auction preview begins at 8am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday..
• Auction location will be given upon approved request.
• Hard copy of catalog available for $10 in USA and $25 all others!
• Email us at mike@maltergalleries.com with "Auction 100 catalog Purchase" in the subject field.
• Include your shipping address and payment instructions in the email.
• Credit Card information and Paypal accepted (PP address is above email).

Joel Malter’s life can be defined in one word, passion. Whether it was teaching 9th grade world history back in the 1960’s in Los Angeles, running one of the most successful ancient coin companies in the world in the 1970’s and 80’s, or assembling one of the finest privately held numismatic and ancient art libraries, my dad did it with gusto! I spent 20 years of my youth growing up in the same house and then rolled that into a career of 30 more years working and traveling the world with my dad, suffice it to say, I knew him very well. Back in June of 2006 my dad made a huge decision and decided that as his 75 birthday was on the horizon, it was time to sell his prized numismatic library. You see these were not just old coin books that he and the company used to write up our ancient coin auctions, no these were his pride and joy. Family was always first with my dad, but boy how he enjoyed buying and buying books.

He wanted the 2006 auction to be something special. Not just another one of our numerous auctions, but this was to be a crown jewel of crown jewels. It took several months back in 2006 to put the coin book auction together and when it was finally finished, no one was happier than my dad. That hot June day back in 2006, coin dealers and collectors from all parts of the US and several from abroad were all sitting in his home library as the auction began. It was a great auction. Prices for his coin books went sky high! It was a great day! The auction ended with the “buzz” around the room being total amazement at the fierce bidding and ridiculously high prices that his books realized. I know that my dad was pleased with the results but also sad at the same time. I knew that his heart was broken to see his cherished books leave his library. The next morning I got a call from my mom in the middle of the night. As I picked up the phone and heard her voice I just knew that something horrible had happened. My dad died shortly after the paramedics arrived, unable to restart his broken heart.

My mother Adele and the rest of the Malter family are extremely proud and honored to offer the second and final portion of my dad’s beloved library on October 16th and 17th. As was the case with his numismatic books, his ancient art books were carefully collected and purchased with passion! The overall condition of the library is excellent, with many of the books custom bound in museum quality bindings. One on the last things that my dad said to me just after the coin book auction ended in 2006, was “even though the numismatic book as now gone, we still have the better portion of the library”. That being said, I also remember him saying to me on more than one occasion, “no one really owns anything, we just take care of it while we can”. It was a family decision to put his ancient art books on the auction block at this time.

This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase and “take care” of my dad’s books which will now become your books. Specialized libraries such as this are seldom offered in this quality and quantity. Over 50 years of buying and searching out for the rarest and the best are offered in this auction. I believe that it would be impossible to start today and assemble the same library that is offered herein. There’s a book in this sale for even the most specialized of ancient art lovers. Study this catalogue carefully and good luck with your bidding!

Michael G. Malter

25 Celebrities Who Have Graduate Degrees

Interested in finding out which celebrities have a graduate degree?

Find out on: http://www.onlinegraduateprograms.com/blog/2010/08/25-celebs-who-have-graduate-degrees/