Library Instruction

Advanced EndNote Workshop on 11/10 @ Noon

For those who are using EndNote already, but have specific questions, or want to learn how to take advantage of ALL the advanced features and customization options. EndNote Advanced offers: Customize filters and output styles Attaching PDF documents, objects and images Footnotes and figure numbering Creating term lists and a

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The Mysteries of Microfilm Revealed! on 11/9

Stony Brook Library contains over two million books, but did you know it also has over 4 million items on microfilm and related formats? And much of the material is unavailable on the internet or in online databases. Collections include historic newspapers from Long Island and around the world, O.S.S.

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WorldCat: The World at Your Fingertips on 11/4

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 can: Find materials in libraries near you One-click order materials via SBU Libraries interlibrary loan Create

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SciFinder Web Workshop on 11/4 @ 2:30 PM

This session will demonstrate how to use one of the premier online databases for searching chemical information, SciFinder. Learn how to: Create a SciFinder Web account Search for articles, structures and reactions Set up automatic search alerts Date: Wednesday, November 4 @ 2:30 PM (1.5 hours)Location: Melville Library, 1st floor,

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Turn Your Learn On Workshop on 11/3 @ 1:30 PM

Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers 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

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Zotero Workshop on 10/28

Empower Your Browser With Zotero 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 from anywhere. Learn how to:

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Southampton Library Workshops on 10/27 and 10/28

Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic Skills Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote X2, 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

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Using EndNote and PubMed Workshop on 10/27

This workshop will cover the basics of the EndNote bibliographic management program with an emphasis on using the tool with PubMed. In this workshop learn: How to create an EndNote Library How to download results from a PubMed literature search into EndNote How to organize your EndNote Library How to

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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 effective Web research• Tools and applications for organizing and sharing

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