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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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Workshop: Research Resources for Graduate Students in History

Graduate Students in History have tremendous resources available to them through the library and on the open web. Find out what’s available through the library’s online databases, the internet, in print, and in microforms, as well as how to access

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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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Check out the Melville Library on Sept. 16 @ 6 PM

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. All tours run about 30 minutes. Sign

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Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students Workshop

Been out of school for a while and feeling lost?Do you have students who seem anxious about the research process?Working and going to school, and pressed for the time needed to do research? The library is offering a free workshop

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Take a Tour of the Library!

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. All tours run about 30 minutes. Friday,

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Fall 2009 Library Workshops List Available

Featured workshops for Fall 2009 include: Library Tips for Freshmen Library Tips & Tools for Mac Users Research Resources for Graduate Students in History Empower Your Browser with Zotero SciFinder Web The Mysteries of Microfilm Revealed! Research Skills for Graduate

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