Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students Been out of school for a while and feeling lost? Working and going to school, and pressed for the time needed to do research? Learn how to: Access Stony Brook University resources from off-campus Explore…
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Film Research Workshop on 3/4
You think writing a paper about a movie is easy? Professors aren’t the only people who understand The Matrix! We’ll show you how interesting film research really is, so your parents will never make fun of you again. Find where…
Posted in Library Instruction
EndNote Workshop @ HSC on 3/2
Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic Skills @ the Health Sciences Center This workshop was created with the needs of students, faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Center in mind. The workshop will be held in Classroom 2 at…
Posted in Library Instruction
SBU Digitized Collections, scheduled maintenance
There may be periodic interruptions in access to the Stony Brook University Libraries’ digitized collections on Wed, 2/15 as we conduct scheduled maintenance to the server on which the collections reside.
Posted in Digital Collections
EndNote Workshop on 2/25
Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote, a bibliographic management software program, this task just became much easier. In this workshop learn: How to create an EndNote Library How to download…
Posted in Library Instruction
Business Databases Workshop on 2/25
With websites like Yahoo Finance, CNN Money, etc., why do you need the library’s databases? Come and find out how to: Access information on public companies Locate current business news and market research Select the appropriate database for your research…
Posted in Library Instruction
LibX SBU Edition Workshop on 2/24
LibX is a browser toolbar extension for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides direct access to the library’s resources without requiring a visit to the library website. Effortlessly switch between exploring the Internet and exploring the library. Learn how to:…
Posted in Library Instruction
SBU Libraries acquires second Washington letter
From Chris Filstrup, Dean & Director Stony Brook arrived in force at Christie’s auction of American documents yesterday. Kristen Nyitray, Richie Feinberg, and I represented the library. We were joined by Barbara Russell, Suffolk County Historian, and Elizabeth Kaplan, Director…
Head of Reference publishes Duras book
The University Libraries heartily congratulates Hélène Volat, our Head of Reference and Information Services, on the recent publication of her book Les Ecrits de Marguerite Duras. Bibliographie des oeuvres et de la critique 1940-2006 which she co-authored with Robert Harvey…
Posted in Reference, Scholarly Communication
Newspaper Workshop on Feb. 19
Extra! Extra! You Can Overcome Frustration with Newspaper Research! This session examines ways to find current and historical articles in newspapers. We’ll look at online indexes and collections of digitized newspapers, as well as explore old-fashioned ways to dig in…
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