ri The cheffe: a cook's novel / Marie NDiaye ; translated from the French by Jordan Stump By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:06:33 EDT Dewey Library - PQ2674.D53 C4613 2019 Full Article
ri Patron Services: History Unfolded: U.S. Newspapers and the Holocaust. Participatory Research Sprint. By www.loc.gov Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:43:16 -0500 Help us examine historic newspapers on microfilm in order to find out what Americans could have known about the Holocaust through reading their local newspapers. Articles found during the sprint will be added to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s History Unfolded Project. When: Thursday, November 14, 2019, 4-7 pm (drop-in hours) Where: Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, James Madison Building, Room 133 Please RSVP through Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/Nov2019Sprint Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. Please contact Erin Sidwell with any questions about the sprint: esid@loc.gov Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: CORRECTION - Orientation to the Manuscript Division By www.loc.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:56:03 -0600 Join the Manuscript Division for a focused research orientation to resources located in the Manuscript Reading Room. Learn how to find materials for your research projects and how to utilize the Manuscript Reading Room’s resources in-person and remotely. The session includes general information on conducting research in the Manuscript Reading Room and time for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome. Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B Click here for more information and to register. Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: Saturday Research Orientation: Researching Old Companies By www.loc.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:27:40 -0600 Join the Business Reference Section of the Science, Technology & Business Division for a focused research orientation to resources for researching old companies. Whether you are trying to find out more about your great grandfather's small business, the value of that old stock certificate in your attic, or just curious about a company from the past, learn how to find materials both at the Library of Congress and in your local public library and historical society to help answer your questions. The session covers both print and electronic sources. All researchers are welcome. Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B Click here for more information and to register. Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: Research Orientations to the Library of Congress By www.loc.gov Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:16:54 -0600 The Researcher & Reference Services Division at the Library of Congress is offering research orientation sessions on the following dates in room 139B of the Jefferson Building. You may register for a single session by selecting a date and completing the online form . The sessions, taught by librarians, will cover search strategies for finding items in a variety of formats at the world’s largest library. Individuals requiring accommodations for any of these events are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. General Orientation SessionsMondays, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Jan.13th Feb.10th March 9th March 16th April 13th April 20th Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Feb.6th March 5th April 2nd Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Jan.11th Feb.1st March 14th April 11th Genealogy Orientation Sessions Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Feb.12th March 11th April 8th May 13th Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Feb.8th March 7th April 4th Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: Civil Rights in the 20th Century: Personal Papers and Organizational Records in the Manuscript Division By www.eventbrite.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:42:49 -0600 In this session, Manuscript Reference Librarian Edith Sandler will demonstrate how to search for and access personal papers and organizational records documenting the history of the civil rights movement in the 20th century. Time will be included at the end of the session for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome. Please note that the maximum class size is 30 researchers unless otherwise indicated. Individuals requiring accommodations for any of these events are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Patrons are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes prior to the orientation. Seating is available on a first-come basis. Registration does not guarantee entry after the orientation start time. For more information, please visit: https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/satorient/ Date: Saturday, January 25, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B Click here for more information and to register. Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: Prints and Photographs Research Orientation By www.loc.gov Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:03:52 -0600 Come learn about the resources of the Prints and Photographs Division. One of the division’s reference librarians will provide an overview of the wide range of pictorial materials in the Prints and Photographs Division and will offer tips on how to make the most of its online offerings and future visits to the reading room. Date: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, 11:00-12:00 EST Location: Library of Congress James Madison Building, Room 337 Click here for more information and to register. Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: Saturday Research Orientation: Manuscript Division By www.loc.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:42:38 -0600 Join Manuscript Reference Librarian Lara Szypszak for a focused orientation to resources located in the Manuscript Reading Room. This session will share the letters of love from members of congress to their spouses, writers to their paramours, artists to their muses, and more. Celebrate Valentine’s Day (better late than never) with notes of romance found in the Manuscript Division’s collections, and also learn how to find materials for your research projects utilizing the Manuscript Reading Room’s resources in-person and remotely. The session includes general information on conducting research in the Manuscript Reading Room and time for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome. See the following link for Maps and Floor Plans in the Jefferson Building: https://www.loc.gov/visit/maps-and-floor-plans/thomas-jefferson-building/first-floor/ Date: Saturday, February 15, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST Location: Library of Congress Jefferson Building, Room 139B Click here for more information and to register. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or email ADA@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: Conversations with African Poets and Writers, featuring Lesley Nneka Arimah By www.loc.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:43:00 -0600 The African Section, African & Middle Eastern Division is sponsoring “Conversations with African Poets and Writers”, featuring Lesley Nneka Arimah, author and 2019 Winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, on Thursday, February 20, 2020, from 12:00 -1:00PM, in the Whittall Pavilion, Ground Floor, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 11 First St. SE, Washington, DC. A book signing and a display of Africana books and other materials follow. The Conversations with African Poets and Writers Series presents interviews with current African diaspora writers committed to the literature of continental and diasporic Africa (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism) and readings from their written works. Authors include established writers as well as highly talented ‘new’ and emerging writers. Please forward inquiries to Laverne Page at (202) 707-1979 or email mpag@loc.gov. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or email ADA@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: History Unfolded Research Sprint By www.loc.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:44:16 -0600 The Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room is hosting a participatory research event with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for their History Unfolded project. In mid-May 1944, the Hungarian authorities, in coordination with the German Security Police, began systematically to deport Hungarian Jews. Help us learn how the United States press reported on these deportations by researching microfilmed newspapers from across America. Contribute to History Unfolded: https://newspapers.ushmm.org Space is limited, so please RSVP: http://bit.ly/Feb2020Sprint Where: Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room, LM-133, 1st floor, Madison Building When: Monday, February 24, 2020, Drop-in anytime between 4pm and 7pm Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Patron Services: CANCELLED - Orientation to the European collections of the Library of Congress By www.loc.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:51:54 -0500 Notice: Library buildings are closed to the public until April 1. Public events are canceled until May 11. Click here for more information. Full Article
ri Multiple Measures Are for Principal Evaluation, Too: Using Teacher Surveys to Better Understand Principal Performance By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:00:00 Z Evaluating the performance of school principals can be challenging. As we noted in previous posts, principals’ roles are complex and multi-faceted. Full Article
ri Qualitative Methods: The Added Value of Non-Numerical Data By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:00:00 Z Researchers from EDI Group and Mathematica discuss the added value of qualitative methods and spotlight how a mixed-method approach is providing important insights about how well reading and community engagement programs are serving young children and their parents in Nicaragua. Full Article
ri Three Things Primary Care Stakeholders (Mostly) Agree On By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:10:00 Z Simply put, 2019 has been a big year for primary care in the United States. Whether you follow federal or state healthcare news or simply follow investor-entrepreneur Mark Cuban on Twitter, it’s likely you’ve seen how the conversation about primary care has been elevated. Full Article
ri What’s in Our Water? New Research on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water and Their Public Health Implications By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:13:00 Z In this episode of On the Evidence, Cindy Hu, a Mathematica data scientist, discusses the prevalence of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in our drinking water, as well as their health implications and ways to address them through public policy. Full Article
ri Proactive, Holistic, and Risk-Based: Plotting the Course for Program Integrity in State Medicaid Agencies By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:02:00 Z By using an enterprise risk management approach, state Medicaid agencies can meet new federal program integrity requirements, serve more clients, improve the quality of care, and contain costs. Full Article
ri Partnering with States to Help Navigate Medicaid Solutions By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:02:00 Z Paul Messino offers insights on challenges states face as they implement health payment and delivery system reforms and the ways that Mathematica applies methods expertise, deep policy knowledge, and understanding of state contexts to help navigate to better outcomes. Full Article
ri Prescribing Social Services: Leveraging Data to Diagnose and Treat the Social Determinants That Affect Health By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:00:00 Z This post describes how health care systems and providers have been—and can be—critical partners in collecting and acting on social determinants of health data. Full Article
ri Insights to Improve Food Security in Malawi By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:00:00 Z Senior Researcher Kristen Velyvis highlights the long-term impact of a program designed to improve nutrition and food security for more than 200,000 households with chronic food insecurity in southern Malawi. Full Article
ri The Journey to Becoming Data Driven By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:39:00 Z Too many conversations about the promise of using data to drive decisions lead with new steps, new requirements, new resource needs, and new expectations that are simply out of reach for too many. It doesn’t have to be that way. Full Article
ri The Most Comprehensive Study of Soda Taxes Says a Lot About Consumption, Prices, and the Future of Nudges By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:11:00 Z For this episode of On the Evidence, we spoke with the principal investigators for the project: Dave Jones, an associate director in the Health Unit at Mathematica, and Dave Frisvold, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Iowa. Full Article
ri Can Algorithms Be Fair, Transparent, and Protect Children? By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:05:00 Z On this episode of On the Evidence, three researchers discuss how they work with child welfare agencies in the United States to use algorithms—or, what they call predictive risk models—to inform decisions by case managers and their supervisors. Full Article
ri During Challenging Times, How Can Schools Learn From Each Other? By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:59:00 Z The field of education evolves constantly and is now changing rapidly because of COVID-19. In the face of this pandemic, we continue to refine our practices. Full Article
ri Parenting and Working During the Coronavirus Pandemic By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:00:00 Z Liah Caravalho, public affairs specialist, shares her experience working from home while parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
ri What Being Trauma Informed Can Tell Us in This Time of Crisis By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:57:00 Z While many of us try to cope with the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and process the trauma, anxiety, and global loss, recent research might help guide the way forward. Full Article
ri Considering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Era of COVID-19 By www.mathematica.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:35:00 Z The guest for this episode of On the Evidence is Ralanda Nelson, the new associate director for diversity at Mathematica. Full Article
ri Agency and media reception: experiencing video games, film, and television / Susanne Eichner By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 May 2014 06:05:15 EDT Online Resource Full Article
ri Handbook of digital games / edited by Marios C. Angelides, Harry Agius By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 May 2014 06:05:15 EDT Online Resource Full Article
ri Gameworld interfaces / Kristine Jørgensen By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 06:07:54 EDT Barker Library - GV1469.34.P79 J67 2013 Full Article
ri Early modernity and video games / edited by Tobias Winnerling and Florian Kerschbaumer By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 06:21:02 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.3.E27 2014 Full Article
ri A game design vocabulary: exploring the foundational principles behind good game design / Anna Anthropy, Naomi Clark By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:26:36 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.34.A97 A58 2014 Full Article
ri Virtual ascendance: video games and the remaking of reality / Devin C. Griffiths By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:08:08 EST Hayden Library - GV1469.3.G74 2013 Full Article
ri Gaming in social, locative, and mobile media / Larissa Hjorth, Ingrid Richardson By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 06:08:23 EST Hayden Library - GV1469.17.S63 H58 2014 Full Article
ri Gaming at the edge: sexuality and gender at the margins of gamer culture / Adrienne Shaw By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 May 2015 06:15:39 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.17.S63 S53 2014 Full Article
ri Make a 2D RPG in a weekend: with RPG Maker VX Ace / Darrin Perez By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 May 2015 06:15:02 EDT Online Resource Full Article
ri Empathy and violent video games: aggression and prosocial behavior / Christian Happ and André Melzer By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 06:15:14 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.34.V56 H367 2014 Full Article
ri Online game pioneers at work: interviews with some of the top online game pioneers of our times / Morgan Ramsay ; foreword by Richard Bartle By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 06:17:38 EDT Online Resource Full Article
ri Translation and localisation in video games: making entertainment software global / Miguel Á. Bernal-Merino By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 06:09:43 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.3.B47 2015 Full Article
ri Video game narrative and criticism: playing the story / Tamer Thabet By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 06:11:05 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.34.P79 T48 2015 Full Article
ri Make a 2D RPG in a weekend: with RPG Maker MV / Darrin Perez By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 06:20:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
ri Advances in computer games: 14th International Conference, ACG 2015, Leiden, the Netherlands, July 1-3, 2015, Revised selected papers / Aske Plaat, H. Jaap van den Herik, Walter Kosters (eds.) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 06:20:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
ri War/play: video games and the militarization of society / John Martino By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 06:10:02 EST Hayden Library - GV1469.34.S52 M375 2015 Full Article
ri Parables of the posthuman: digital realities, gaming, and the player experience / Johathan Boulter By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 06:11:21 EST Hayden Library - GV1469.34 .P79 B68 2015 Full Article
ri MMOs from the inside out: the history, design, fun, and art of massively-multiplayer online role-playing games / Richard A. Bartle By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 06:11:21 EST Online Resource Full Article
ri MMOs from the outside in: the massively-multiplayer online role-playing games of psychology, law, government, and real life / Richard A. Bartle By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 06:11:21 EST Online Resource Full Article
ri Exploring videogames with Deleuze and Guattari: towards an affective theory of form / by Colin Cremin By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 06:10:17 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.34.S52 C74 2015 Full Article
ri Coin-operated Americans: rebooting boyhood at the video game arcade / Carly A. Kocurek By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 06:13:21 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.3.K6 2015 Full Article
ri Cultural code: video games and Latin America / Phillip Penix-Tadsen By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 06:13:38 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.17.S63 P46 2016 Full Article
ri Literary gaming / Astrid Ensslin By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 06:10:31 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.17.S63 E57 2014 Full Article
ri Atari to Zelda: Japan's videogames in global contexts / Mia Consalvo By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 15 May 2016 06:09:54 EDT Hayden Library - GV1469.3.C646 2016 Full Article
