Yearly Archives: 2008

GeoPDF Workshop on Sept. 22

Sharing Spatially with GeoPDFs Using data and aerial imagery of a Stony Brook University campus (e.g., Stony Brook, Southampton or Manhattan) learn how to:• Manipulate layers, attach files, add comments, apply stamps• Search and display object attributes, and zoom to

Posted in Library Instruction

Uniworld Business Directories now available

Two business directories published by Uniworld are now available to the Stony Brook University community. Foreign Firms Operating in the United States and American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries provide global contact information for American businesses with offices abroad and

Posted in Business

Cambridge Histories Online

Available on a trial basis until Friday, October 17th, Cambridge Histories Online includes 64 titles and over 250 volumes in the Cambridge history series published since 1960. Among the titles included are The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations (4

Posted in Databases, History

Google Earth Workshop Sept. 17 @ 1 PM

In this workshop, learn how to: Use the Google Earth user interface and the standard layers Locate and use third-party geographic data in Google Earth Create your own map features in the form of points, paths, polygons, and overlays Add

Posted in Library Instruction

Biological Abstracts on Web of Knowledge

From now until November 8th, Biological Abstracts will be available on the familiar Web of Knowledge platform. You can search the database simultaneously with Web of Science, or search it directly by going to the “Select a Database” tab. Biological

Posted in Biology, Databases, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

library (surreal) video

The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) recently sponsored a video contest, LilTube, to showcase Long Island libraries — and Melville Library got in on the act. Stony Brook Southampton librarian Darren Chase describes his entry, secret library, as “surreal”

Posted in Library Outreach

EBSCOhost 2.0 Interface Released Today

EBSCOhost 2.0 is live and the following new features have been introduced to the site. A new simpler basic searching screen The ability to preview an article or image by mouseover New result list New detail display New search history

Posted in Databases

Origami Heaven Festival on August 3rd

The Charles B. Wang Center and Long Island Folding Enthusiasts (L.I.F.E.) are proud to sponsor the fourth annual summer origami festival. This year proves to be one of the most exciting, featuring an array of origami activities and exhibitions of

Posted in Events

IM Reference

The library is making it easier for students, faculty and staff to ask for help! We are in the process of adding a widget to pages within the library website and catalog that allows you to IM a librarian without

Posted in Reference

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics now available online.

Access to version 2008 of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (corresponding to the 88th edition of the printed book) is now available to the University community. The Handbook covers all types of physical science data commonly encountered by

Posted in Chemistry, Physics