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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Library Tips for Freshmen Workshop at Southampton on 10/13
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 Workshop at HSC on 10/8
Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic Skills @ HSC 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:…
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Xtreme Googling Workshop on 10/8
So you thought you knew Google? Watch a librarian reveal some of the secret powers of this amazing search engine. See Google challenge scholarship – and lose! Watch as Google redefines the law! Go places you never dreamed were possible…
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Library Tour on 10/7
Take a tour of the Melville Library’s main public service areas. Learn about our collections and services and get some freebies while you’re here. Meet us @ the Central Reading Room, Melville Library. Tour runs about 30 minutes. Date: Wednesday,…
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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…
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WorldCat Workshop at Southampton
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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