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Reader’s Advisory
Stony Brook University Libraries offers a helpful tool to assist you in researching a number of popular books and films found in our collection. Throughout the Main Stacks, patrons may find small signs posted on random aisles providing a title that can be located in…
Researchers Boycott Elsevier
Publisher of scholarly journals Elsevier is being boycotted by thousands of researchers who oppose Elsevier’s skyrocketing prices and support of ending open access publishing initiatives. As reported in science and technology blog the Singularity Hub, Researchers from around the world…
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Zotero Now Offers 100 MB of Free Storage for PDFs, Images, etc.
Zotero now offers 100 mb of cloud-based storage for PDFs, images, screenshots, and other files free of charge. Additional storage space can be purchased if needed. For more information check Zotero’s storage faq. If you are not already familiar with…
Firefox 3.5 Users: Updated Version of LibX Available
LibX has updated their codebase to work with Firefox 3.5 which resulting in a new version of the Stony Brook University Libraries Edition of LibX. Please note that this version will not update automatically. You must uninstall the old version…
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Browser Plug-ins for Academic Research: Zotero and LibX
Stop by Classroom A on the first floor of the Melville Library on May 28th at 3 PM to learn more about these free tools for your browser that can increase the effectiveness of your research. These workshops are offered…
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Online Multimedia for Researchers
A presentation for the Innovations in Education Colloquium 2009. Online Multimedia for Researchers View more OpenOffice presentations from Darren Chase.
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NIH Public Access Policy Now In Effect
Effective April 7th, 2008 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made the dissemination of NIH-funded research results mandatory (NIH Public Access Policy, PL 110-161). Any peer-reviewed article or manuscript accepted for publication that results in whole or in part from…
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