Janet Clarke

Group Work on the Web Workshop on 3/10

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 manage groups on the Web using

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Winter Storm Library Hours

Due to the ongoing winter storm, the Melville Library will be open on Monday, March 2, as follows: North Reading Room 9:00am – 10:00pm Circulation 9:00am – 5:00pm Interlibrary Loan 9:00am – 12:00pm, 2:00pm – 5:00pm Also, the following library branches will be open: Chemistry 9:00am – 12:00pm Math/Physics 9:00am

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Non-Traditional Students Workshop on 3/5

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 the library’s collection of electronic books and reference material Use

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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 the peer-reviewed articles on film are – and aren’t Searching

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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 the Health Sciences Library so that participants don’t need to

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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 results from a literature search into EndNote How to organize

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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 Wednesday, Feb. 25 @ 5:30 PM Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.

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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: Install the SBU Libraries edition of LibX Use LibX toolbar

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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 and Bernard Alazet. This is the first monograph published in

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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 the newspaper archives. In this workshop, you will:• Become familiar

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