WorldCat: The World at Your Fingertips What if there was a catalog that you could use to search almost all the books, DVDs, articles, music and other materials in all the libraries in the world? There is! With WorldCat you…
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Research Skills Workshop Online
You have a 15 page paper due and don’t know where to begin. In this workshop, learn how to: • Get started doing research• Narrow your topic• Where to look for information (books, articles, and websites)• Use subject headings and…
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Research Skills for Freshmen Workshop on 10/2
Feeling stressed by the amount of time you need to spend working on assignments? Having trouble getting assignments completed on time? Find out how to make your research more productive while reducing the time spent on it. Learn: • Where…
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EndNote Web Basics Workshop on 10/1
This workshop will demonstrate the basics of the web version of EndNote. In this session you will learn how to: • Create an EndNote Web library.• Import citations from online databases into EndNote Web.• Format a bibliography in Word using…
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Beyond Blackboard: Web Tools for Group Work
Group work is a fact of Stony Brook University life. Beyond Blackboard there are other collaborative Web tools and networks for enhancing group work, sharing content and managing projects. In this workshop learn: • How to create and mange groups…
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Galaxy: One Stop Searching Workshop on 9/29
The library’s new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search over 100 library resources simultaneously. Learn how to use Galaxy to quickly and effectively locate the information you need. In this workshop, you will: • Understand the power of…
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9/30 The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg
Melville Library Author Series: The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg featuring Robert P. Crease, Professor of Philosophy.Robert Crease tells the stories behind ten of the greatest equations in human history in The Great Equations. Was Nobel…
Electronic Books from Springer Publishing on Trial
This trial covers all Springer eBook Collections for copyright years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 including nearly 10,000 eBooks and eReference Works, and is available until the end of October. The titles included cover a wide range of subject…
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Latino Writing Collections
Trial access is available until October 15th to three collections of Latino Writing. The collections include poetry, short stories, folk tales, novels, memoirs, non-fiction, and plays in both Spanish and English from Latino writers around the world. They are made…
Posted in Writing and Literature
Free Workshop: You’ve Been Cited! on Sept. 21
In this workshop, learn how to: • Find who is citing your work• Calculate your H-index, a measure of scientific productivity and impact• Find journal impact factors and learn what that number represents• Set up citation alerts and find cited…
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