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 can: • find materials in libraries near you • one-click
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 keywords• Evaluate sources and create a bibliography Date: Tuesday, October
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 to look for the information you need• How to find
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 “Cite While You Write”.• Transfer citations to and from the
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 on the Web using wikis, blogs and more• Tips and
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 Galaxy as a research and discovery tool • Construct effective
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 material in other libraries. In this session, you will learn
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 reference data using the Web of Science Date: Monday, September
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 up for the tour.
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 to help! Learn how to: start researching a subject, access
