Using Library Databases to Track the ProcessAre you an informed citizen/voter? Do you want to check the accuracy of candidates’ statements? This workshop will focus on using the library’s subscription databases, not available to the general public, to find helpful…
Library Tour Oct. 3 @ 12 PM
Main Library Tour 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…
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GPS Workshop on Sept. 25
Hands-on Introduction to GPS Using a Trimble GPS Pathfinder XB ReceiverIn this workshop, learn how to:• Collect field data for point and line features• Convert Global Positioning System (GPS) data, and display it in ArcPAD, a mobile Geographic Information Systems…
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STARS (Library Catalog) with Google Books Workshop
STARS: Finding Books, DVDs, Music and More @ SBU Libraries STARS is Stony Brook University Libraries’ online catalog of more than 2 million titles, including books, journals, DVDs, music CDs, scores, etc. The catalog now includes links to Google Books.…
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GeoPDF Workshop on Sept. 22
Sharing Spatially with GeoPDFs Using data and aerial imagery of a Stony Brook University campus (e.g., Stony Brook, Southampton or Manhattan) learn how to:• Manipulate layers, attach files, add comments, apply stamps• Search and display object attributes, and zoom to…
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Uniworld Business Directories now available
Two business directories published by Uniworld are now available to the Stony Brook University community. Foreign Firms Operating in the United States and American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries provide global contact information for American businesses with offices abroad and…
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Cambridge Histories Online
Available on a trial basis until Friday, October 17th, Cambridge Histories Online includes 64 titles and over 250 volumes in the Cambridge history series published since 1960. Among the titles included are The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations (4…
Google Earth Workshop Sept. 17 @ 1 PM
In this workshop, learn how to: Use the Google Earth user interface and the standard layers Locate and use third-party geographic data in Google Earth Create your own map features in the form of points, paths, polygons, and overlays Add…
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Biological Abstracts on Web of Knowledge
From now until November 8th, Biological Abstracts will be available on the familiar Web of Knowledge platform. You can search the database simultaneously with Web of Science, or search it directly by going to the “Select a Database” tab. Biological…
library (surreal) video
The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) recently sponsored a video contest, LilTube, to showcase Long Island libraries — and Melville Library got in on the act. Stony Brook Southampton librarian Darren Chase describes his entry, secret library, as “surreal”…
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