The LexisNexis Academic, Congressional, and Statistical databases will be unavailable beginning Saturday, October 31st, at 9:00pm until Sunday, November 1st, 5:00am.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Get Your Learn On: Web Research 2.0
Web research is like juggling dynamite: done right it’s spectacular, done wrong it blows up in your face. Effective Web research requires training and knowledge of select tools and resources. Learn how to do it right: • 10 rules for…
Posted in Library Instruction
Extra! Extra! Become an Expert at Finding New & Historic Newspaper Articles!
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 the newspaper archives. In this workshop, you will: Become…
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Research Skills for Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies on 10/20 @ 12 PM
This workshop will focus on the skills needed to do advanced research in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies. Learn: Where to find information (books, articles, and websites) Which resources are best for your subject area About the strengths of Stony…
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Empower Your Browser with Zotero on 10/20 @ 7 PM Online
Zotero is a free browser plug-in for Firefox that allows users to collect, manage and cite research sources. Zotero is platform independent and doesn’t discriminate based on institutional affiliation. It is a web-based application that allows access to your library…
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Melville Library Authors Series: April F. Masten on October 28 @ 12:45
Melville Library Author Series: Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York featuring April F. Masten, Associate Professor of History. Mary Hallock made what seems like an audacious move for a nineteenth-century young woman. She became an artist.…
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Electronic Journal Downtime — Time Changed
Due to a required system upgrade, access to electronic journals, Galaxy databases, and full text linking will be unavailable for a 4-hour period beginning Saturday, October 24th at 2:00 am.
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Mac Users Online Workshop 10/19
Are you a Mac or PC? In this session Mac users will learn about a number of applications and techniques to optimize your library Web experience: Mac browsers and plug-ins for an enriching online library experience Bibliographic management tools for…
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Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers Workshop 10/15
Sure YouTube is a lot of fun, but have you ever used it for a class presentation or research project? For the arts, sciences and everything in between there are riches of multimedia content available online. Tap into this wealth…
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EndNote for Chemists Workshop on 10/14
This workshop will focus on exporting citations from chemistry databases into EndNote . Learn how to: • Create an EndNote library. • Import citations from SciFinder Scholar and Crossfire Beilstein/Gmelin. • Attach PDF documents to EndNote citations. • Format a…
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