Library Hours

Click here for Library hours for December 24, 2008 through January 25, 2009.

Extended Library Hours for Finals

The Library extended hours for the finals will start next Monday (Dec. 15) to Monday (Dec. 22). Sunday to Thursday both the Central and North Reading Rooms will be open until 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday they will be open to midnight. ID cards will be checked during the last four hours.

For more information on Library Hours see http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/about/hours/index.html.

Dec 9th: Possible Network Outage

There will be a potential network outage on Tues. Dec 9th 2008 between 1700-1900 while DoIT and UHMC Network Services test SBU's new Internet redundancy connection.

EndNote Video Tutorial Now Available

Want to learn how to search PsycINFO using the online search feature in EndNote? This one minute video demonstration will walk you through how to automatically search PsycINFO from within EndNote.

The video tutorial is now available on the Research Guides & Tutorials page.

United Against Hatred - 11/24 @ 5:30pm

United Against Hatred: In Memory of Marcelo Lucero, SAC Auditorium, Monday, 11/24 at 5:30 p.m.
To: All Faculty, Staff and Students

The shocking murder of Patchogue resident Marcelo Lucero on November 8 should remind us that we must work tirelessly to ensure that our Long Island and Stony Brook communities promote respectfulness, safety, and inclusiveness. Please join us for a vigil on Monday evening to show that we here at Stony Brook are united against hatred and violence.

Let us gather on Monday, November 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the SAC Auditorium and join our campus chaplains, representatives of the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission and our Latin American Student Organization to honor the memory of Mr. Lucero by rededicating ourselves to be positive forces of peace and justice.

Shirley Strum Kenny
President

Inter-Campus Delivery Service

Are you a student at the Southampton Campus who needs a book from the Melville Library in Stony Brook? Or a Manhattan Campus student who is confused about how to get access to a DVD from the Southampton Campus? Have no fear, our Interlibrary Loan service is there to help. Get step-by-step instructions here.

Current Gallery Exhibit: Missed Connections

Missed Connections
Paintings by Austin Furtak-Cole

...is the current exhibit in the Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery on the 1st floor of the Melville Library. The opening reception is tonight, Nov. 12, from 5pm-7pm.

Gallery Hours are Mon-Fri 11am-2pm and Missed Connections runs through Nov 26th.

For more information see the artist's website: www.austinfurtakcole.com

Citeulike Workshop - Nov. 19

Citeulike

Need help organizing research articles? Come explore Citeulike, a free online resource for organizing papers and generating formatted citations. You will learn how to:
· Automatically format your citations and bibliography
· Collaborate and discuss articles online
· Create a research group for sharing information

Wednesday, Nov. 19 @ 1 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Finding Journal Articles Workshop - Nov. 18 - CANCELLED

Where are the Journal Articles?

You’ve been asked to write a research paper using at least three journal articles from peer-reviewed journals. What does that mean and how do you find them? This workshop will go over:

• What peer-reviewed means
  
• Where to find the articles
  
• How to find out if an article is or isn’t peer-reviewed
  
• Which databases are best for which subject matter

Tuesday, Nov. 18 @ 7 PM CANCELLED

Galaxy Combined Search Tool Workshop - Nov. 21

All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously

The library's new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search up to 50 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 and productive searches in Galaxy


• Navigate from citations in Galaxy to the full-text available elsewhere


• Email and print information from Galaxy

Friday, Nov. 21 @ 1 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

This workshop takes place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library and lasts about one hour.

Patent & Trademark Research Workshop - Rescheduled for Nov. 20

Patent & Trademark Research: An Introduction


All you ever wanted to know, well maybe not all, about patent searching. In this workshop learn:
· The basics of patent searching
· How to find current and pending patents
· How to search for trademarks

New Date: Thursday, Nov. 20 @ 2:30 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Historical Research Workshop - Nov. 12

Using the Internet for Historical Research

More and more valuable historical information can now be found on the internet, especially primary source material being digitized by libraries and research institutions around the world. This workshop will highlight some of the most interesting web sites and web tools, and discuss search methods to help you find quality historical information online. Learn about:
· Domain Searches and Other Advanced Searching
· Google Books and other Online Book Collections
· History Web Sites
· Major Digital and Audio/Visual Collections
· Library Resource Pages
· Creating a Google Custom Search
· Wikipedia as a way of finding Online Resources

Wednesday, Nov. 12 @ 1 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

First Year Students Workshop - Nov. 11

Time-saving Tips for First Year Students


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 how to:
· Select the appropriate sources required for your assignment
· Focus your searches and set up alerts
· Have your citations generated automatically

Tuesday, Nov. 11 @ 5:30 PM


Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Library Research Workshop - Nov. 5

Library Research Skills


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

Wednesday, Nov. 5 @ 7 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room at the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

MLA Citations Workshop - Nov. 6 - CANCELLED

MLA Citations

Writing a research paper can be an overwhelming project if you don’t know how to properly include certain kinds of information. In this workshop you will learn:
· What a citation is and what kind of information you need to cite
· How to format citations correctly for books, articles and websites in MLA format
· How to summarize, paraphrase or quote information
· How to cite information within the body of your paper
· How to cite information sources at the end of your paper

Thursday, Nov. 6 @ 2:30 PM - CANCELLED

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

Please see http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/ResearchGuides.htm or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ for help on formatting citations or click on the Ask a Librarian link from the library homepage.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room at the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

APA Citations Workshop - Nov. 5 - CANCELLED

APA Citations

Writing a research paper can be an overwhelming project if you don’t know how to properly include certain kinds of information. In this workshop you will learn:
· What a citation is and what kind of information you need to cite
· How to format citations correctly for books, articles and websites in APA format
· How to summarize, paraphrase or quote information
· How to cite information within the body of your paper
· How to cite information sources at the end of your paper

Thursday, Nov. 5 @ 2:30 PM - CANCELLED

Please see http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/ResearchGuides.htm or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for help on formatting citations or click on the Ask a Librarian link from the library homepage.

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room at the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

LibX (Library Toolbar) Workshop - Oct. 30

Stony Brook University Libraries Toolbar (LibX)

LibX is a browser toolbar extension for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides direct access to the library's resources without requiring a visit to the library website. Effortlessly switch between exploring the Internet and exploring the library. Learn how to:
· Install the SBU Libraries edition of LibX
· Use LibX toolbar functionality
· Use LibX right mouse click functionality
· Create your own edition of LibX to suit your specific research needs and preferences

Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 2:30 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Xtreme Googling Workshop on Oct. 29

Xtreme Googling

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 sitting down! Discover answers for which there are no questions! In this workshop learn how to:
· Find Historical Images and Videos
· Googling Numbers
· Create your own search engines
· The Magic World of Google Maps & Earth
· Can Books be Googled?
· Google Geekery

Wednesday, Oct. 29 @ 2:30 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

WorldWideScience.org Workshop on Oct. 29

WorldWideScience.org

WorldWideScience.org provides access to national and international government repositories containing scientific data. The site searches information that is not found through conventional web searching. Learn how to:
· Search international science repositories
· Access 23 national and international science databases

Wednesday, Oct. 29 @ 1 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Extra! Extra! Newspaper Research Workshop on Oct. 28

Extra! Extra! You Can Overcome Frustration with Newspaper Research!

This session examines ways to find current and historical articles in newspapers. We'll look at online indexes and collections of digitized newspapers, as well as explore old-fashioned ways to dig in the newspaper archives. In this workshop, you will:
· Become familiar with the odd nature of newspaper indexing
· Effectively search online newspaper indexes
· Effectively use non-online resources for locating older articles
· Find, display, and print articles from the library's online newspaper collections
· Find, display, and copy articles from the library's microformat collection of newspapers

Tuesday, Oct. 28 @ 4 PM

Location: Classroom A, First Floor, Melville Library

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

First Year Students Workshop on Oct. 22

Time-saving Tips for First Year Students
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 how to:
· Select the appropriate sources required for your assignment
· Focus your searches and set up alerts
· Have your citations generated automatically
· Feel free to bring your research problems and questions

Wednesday, Oct. 22 @ 1 PM

Sign up on the library website www.stonybrook.edu/library under Library Instruction > Register for a Workshop.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Advanced EndNote Workshop on Oct. 23

Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Advanced Endnote

For those who are using EndNote already, but have specific questions, or want to learn how to take advantage of ALL the advanced features and customization options. EndNote Advanced offers:
· Customize filters and output styles
· Attaching PDF documents, objects and images
· Footnotes and figure numbering
· Creating term lists and a traveling library

Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 5:30 PM (1.5 hours)

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Finding Journal Articles Workshop on Oct. 21

Where are the Journal Articles?

You’ve been asked to write a research paper using at least three journal articles from peer-reviewed journals. What does that mean and how do you find them? This workshop will go over:
· What peer-reviewed means
· Where to find the articles
· How to find out if an article is or isn’t peer-reviewed
· Which databases are best for which subject matter

Tuesday, Oct. 21 @ 2:30 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

UCSC Genome Browser Workshop Oct. 16

UCSC Genome Browser

The UCSC Genome Browser searches a large collection of genomes. This workshop will demonstrate how to:
· Find expression and homology on groups of genes
· Upload and display genome data sets
· Map your sequence to the genome

Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 2:30 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

Galaxy Combined Search Tool Workshop Oct. 14

All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously

The library's new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search up to 50 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 and productive searches in Galaxy
• Navigate from citations in Galaxy to the full-text available elsewhere
• Email and print information from Galaxy

Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ 7 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

This workshop takes place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library and lasts about one hour.

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

Library Research Skills Workshop on Oct. 13 - CANCELED

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

Monday, Oct. 13 is CANCELED. Please register for the session on Nov. 5th at 7PM.


Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.

Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers

Register for this library workshop - Melville Library, Class A - October 2, 7:00PM & October 15, 1:00PM

Sure YouTube is a lot of fun, but have you ever used it for a class presentation or research project? For news (http://nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/), the arts (http://www.artmuseum.net/w2vr/contents.html), sciences (http://www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/) and everything in between (http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/index.php) there are riches of multimedia content available online. Tap into this wealth of resources to include multimedia in your research and classwork. In this workshop learn:

• How to search for multimedia content online -- including images, video and audio


• How to cite online multimedia in your research


• How to insert multimedia in a presentation and on Blackboard


• Web tools for organizing and sharing media content

MULTIMEDIA SEARCHING

All Media

alltheweb Multimedia (http://www.multimedia.alltheweb.com/ )

CC Search (http://search.creativecommons.org/ )

Audio

AltaVista Audio (http://www.altavista.com/audio/default )

Woonz (http://woonz.com/ )

Yahoo! Audio (http://audio.search.yahoo.com/ )

Images

Clusty (http://images.clusty.com/ )

Google (http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en )

Yahoo! (http://images.search.yahoo.com/)

Video

Google Video (http://video.google.com/ )

Yahoo! Video (http://video.search.yahoo.com/ )

SELECT MULTIMEDIA METASITES

American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html) from the Library of Congress; historical multimedia digital collections covering all of America’s history

ibiblio (http://www.ibiblio.org/ ) consortium of myriad digital collections, including excellent video and audio

Internet Archive (http://archive.org ) cornucopia of multimedia content, including the exceptional Prelinger Film Archives

iTunes U (http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu_mobilelearning/itunesu.html) works through iTunes – must have iTunes installed on your computer; online educational multimedia podcasts

ONLINE MULTIMEDIA COMMUNITIES YOU CAN JOIN AND/OR SEARCH

How To

5min Life Videopedia (http://www.5min.com/)
eHow (http://www.ehow.com/videos.html)
Expert Village (http://www.expertvillage.com/)
Howcast (http://www.howcast.com/)
MonkeySee (http://www.monkeysee.com/)
Sutree (http://www.sutree.com/)
ViewDo (http://www.viewdo.com/)
VideoJug (http://www.videojug.com/)

General

blip.tv (http://blip.tv/ ) video blogging and podcasting community for user-created content

Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/ ) image and video sharing social network

OurMedia (http://www.ourmedia.org/ ) user-created, grassroots media

Vidpedia (http://www.vidipedia.org/) a "Wikipedia" of video content; "free video encyclopedia anyone can edit"

Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/ ) user-created video sharing; favored by video artists for its high-quality video files

YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/ ) a popular, free video sharing site

Teaching & Learning

MERLOT (http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm) Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

SciVee.tv (http://www.scivee.tv/) science teaching, learning and research media

TeacherTube (http://www.teachertube.com/) the "YouTube" of teaching and instruction (mostly K-12)

CITE ONLINE MULTIMEDIA IN YOUR RESEARCH

APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian (www.proquestk12.com/pic/pdfs/ProQuest_Citation_Guide.pdf) excellent citation examples from the online database ProQuest

MLA Style (http://lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/mla.html#online ) from the Media Resources Center, Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley

MLA Style via the Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley:

Author's Last Name, First Name OR Corporate/Institutional Author Name (if known)

Title of Document or File

Document date OR date of last revision

Medium (e.g. Online video clip)

Title of larger web site in which clip is located

Name of hosting library or agency (if appropriate).

Access Date

URL (web address)

Examples

Lucasfilm, Ltd. "Star Wars Trailer." 05 November 1999. Online video clip. Star Wars Official Site. Accessed on 02 April 2008. <http://starwars.com/episode-i/news/trailer/ >

"Daughter Turns Dad In." CNN Video. Online video clip. CNN.com Accessed on 04 April 2008. <http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2008/04/02/dnt.oh.drunk.driver.dad.wnwo >

Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." 04 April 2008. Online video clip. YouTube. Accessed on 22 April 2006. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k >

Society of Spectacle. Dir. Guy Debord. 1973. Online video clip. Ubuweb.com. Accessed on 09 October 2007. <http://www.ubu.com/film/debord_spectacle.html >

ONLINE PRESENTATION SHARING

SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.com/) share PowerPoint and Keynote presentations online

WEB TOOLS FOR ORGANIZING AND SHARING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT

Delicious (http://www.delicious.com/) social link sharing site; effective for collecting, organizing and sharing links to multimedia content online

Flock Browser (http://flock.com/) social web browser and tool for collecting and sharing multimedia content

FriendFeed (http://friendfeed.com/) your own clearinghouse for content feeds from your various social networks, as well as your friends and colleagues

Google Shared Stuff (http://www.google.com/s2/sharing/stuff) organize and share with friends & colleagues web "stuff" -- links to content and more

OTHER RESOURCES

Fast Video Downloader (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3590) a Firefox add-on that allows you to download YouTube & other video content

God Grew Tired of Us DVD Available

The companion DVD to the book God Grew Tired of Us (the First-Year Reading selection for 2008) is available for check out in the Melville Library. The DVD is located on the 3rd floor in the Main Stacks. The call number is DVD 2134. The video is available on 2 day reserve so that everyone has a chance to watch it. More information about the story is available at http://www.sunysb.edu/sb/newstudents/nsfirstyearreading.shtml. Information about John Dau and his foundation are available at http://www.johndaufoundation.org/.

Independent Filmmaker, Loni Ding, on campus Thursday, 10/2

Thursday, October 2, 2008, Wang Center Theatre, 12:50-2:10 pm.

4-time Emmy Award winning independent filmmaker, Loni Ding, will discuss her latest documentary projects and her passion for social justice. Ding, who is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from SBU in 2002 for her pioneering work in Asian American film and activism, teaches at UC Berkeley. Her works include: Ancestors in the Americas, a three-part PBS documentary series on the richness of Asian experiences in the Americas since the 1600s; 600 MILLENNIA: CHINA'S HISTORY UNEARTHED a prime-time special on the 1975 international tour of an archaeological collection from the People's Republic of China; BEAN SPROUTS, a five-part children's series on multicultural identity; WILLIE LOBO: MANCHILD, a musical drama on the ghetto homecoming of a black Vietnam veteran much changed by the war; and two documentary films, NISEI SOLDIER and THE COLOR OF HONOR, on the political and moral dilemmas faced by Japanese American soldiers serving in World War II .

This event is made possible by SBU's Dialogues Across Diversity Grant and co-sponsored by SBU Libraries.

Election 2008 Workshop Oct. 6 @ 12 PM

Using Library Databases to Track the Process

Are 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 information for selecting the next leaders of our country. In this workshop you will learn how to:
· Check congressional voting records
· Find out what various ethnic groups think about the candidates.
· Read party platforms
· Read before and after analyses of the election.
· Find more statistics than you ever wanted to know about Congress, the Electoral College, the Presidency and the Judiciary.
· Create customizable e-mail alerts about politics.

Monday, Oct. 6 @ 12 PM
Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A

Sign up on the library website www.stonybrook.edu/library under Library Instruction > Register for a Workshop.

Additional sessions may also be scheduled for groups of 5 or more.
Contact Janet Clarke @ janet.clarke@stonybrook.edu or 632-1217.

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 30 minutes. Check website for more details.

Friday, Oct. 3 @ 12 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted. Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more.

For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

GPS Workshop on Sept. 25

Hands-on Introduction to GPS Using a Trimble GPS Pathfinder XB Receiver

In 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 (GIS) program
• Transfer GPS data to a desktop GIS
• Become eligible to borrow the Melville Library’s GPS unit

Thursday, Sept. 25 @ 2:30 PM (2 hours; 8 seats available)

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

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. In this workshop, learn how to:
• Find books
• Find journals
• Review your library account information
• Renew books online
• Get Course Reserves and more

Tuesday, Sept. 23 @ 2:30 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

Galaxy Combined Search Tool Workshop Sept. 24

All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously

The library's new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search up to 50 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 and productive searches in Galaxy
• Navigate from citations in Galaxy to the full-text available elsewhere
• Email and print information from Galaxy

Wednesday, Sept. 24 @ 1 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

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 coordinates
• Measure distances and change geographic projections
• Hyperlink GeoPDF objects with other PDF documents, such as floor plans or text

Monday, Sept. 22 @ 11:45 AM (2 hours)

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room.

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For more information click on the Library Instruction link at www.stonybrook.edu/library or contact Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction, at 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu.

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 information to your map features such as text, hyperlinks, and photographs


• Manipulate simple examples of Keyhole Markup Language (KML)

Wednesday, Sept. 17 @ 1 - 3 PM

Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

Library Tour Sept. 18 @ 11:30 AM

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. Register @ www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/.

Thursday, Sept. 18 @ 11:30 AM

Get Your Learn On: Web Research 2.0

Mark your calendars for the September 17 Library Instruction session "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 effective Web research
• Organizing and sharing online research - tools & communities
  
• Free online bibliographic tools
• Top 5 Web research mistakes

10 Rules for Effective Web Research

1. Define your topic Think about what you are researching, write or think of the three most important elements of your research -- sometimes it helps to frame your research topic as a question.
   
2. Understand subject-oriented searching vs. keyword searching A directory is an examples of a subject-oriented search tool, whereas Google is a keyword search engine. Some search engines, like ask.com and clusty combine keyword and subject-oriented searching.
   
3. Explore different search engines - know your search engine Finding What You Need with the Best Search Engine very good annotated, catogorized list of search engines by Phil Bradley, Choose the Best Search for Your Information Needs excellent guide from NoodleTools
   
4. Utilize advanced searching
   
5. Use directories Directories compile selected Websites, grouped by subject. Recommended directories:
   • dmoz -Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org/
     
   • Yahoo! Directory http://dir.yahoo.com/
     
   • Goggle Directory http://www.google.com/dirhp
     
   • Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu/
     
   • Librarians' Internet Index http://lii.org/
   • Mahalo http://www.mahalo.com/
     
6. Unique terms deliver more precise results Use the most unique element of your research topic in your search term. For example, if you are researching the current Queen of England, do not enter "queen", "the queen" or "queen of england" as a search term, as there have been many queens. Instead be precise and search "Queen Elizabeth II".
   
7. Using quote marks " " when searching an exact phrase
8. Metasearch engines will help refine your search Metasearch engines show you search results from a selection of search engines: Google, Yahoo!, Ask, etc. Recommended metasearch engines: Mamma and Dogpile.
   
9. Use the invisible Web Invisible Web: What It Is, How to Find It, and Its Inherent Ambiguity an excellent introduction from UC Berkley Library
   
10. Know how to evaluate Web resources Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask another excellent tutorial from UC Berkley Library
    

Organizing & Sharing Online Research - Tools & Communities

• CiteULike http://www.citeulike.org/
• Connotea http://www.connotea.org/
• Del.icio.us http://delicious.com/
  
• HotReference http://www.hotreference.com//login.php
• PLoSOne http://www.plosone.org/home.action
• HubSpot, Knol, Squidoo, Scholarpedia, Wikipedia: models for sharing high-quality, user generated content
• HubSpots http://hubpages.com/index.php
• Knol http://knol.google.com/k#
• Scholarpedia http://www.scholarpedia.org/
• Squidoo http://www.squidoo.com/homepage/index.php
• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Free Online Bibliographic Tools

• BibMe http://www.bibme.org/
• Bibomatic http://www.bibomatic.com/
• EasyBib http://www.easybib.com/
• HoReference http://www.hotreference.com//login.php
• Zotero http://www.zotero.org/

Top 5 Web Research Mistakes

1. "Research = Finding" Research is not just finding stuff -- it's finding and evaluating the best, most appropriate stuff
   
2. "I found this online; it's true." Just because it's online doesn't mean it's true or accurate
3. "Everything is online." Not everything is available online
4. "This was the top result!" The top search results are not necessarily the best
5. "I'll just Google it." Google does not index everything on the Web
   

Fall 2008 Library Workshops

The following Library Workshops are scheduled for September, October, and November. This is an at-a-glance overview of what we're offering this semester. More detailed announcements will be posted closer to the individual workshop dates.

All workshops take place in Library Classroom A in the Central Reading Room. They last about one hour, unless otherwise noted. More information about workshops and registration can be found on the Workshops webpage.

Library Tours
STARS: Finding Books, DVDs, Music and More @ SBU Libraries
All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously
Library Research Skills
Where are the Journal Articles?
Time-saving Tips for First Year Students
Extra! Extra! You Can Overcome Frustration with Newspaper Research!
Stony Brook University Libraries Toolbar (LibX)
Get Your Learn On: Web Research 2.0
Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers
Beyond Blackboard: Web Tools for Group Work
Xtreme Googling
Using the Internet for Historical Research
Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic Skills
Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Advanced Endnote
APA Citations
MLA Citations
Citeulike
Google Earth
Sharing Spatially with GeoPDFs
Hands-on Introduction to GPS Using a Trimble GPS Pathfinder XB Receiver
UCSC Genome Browser
WorldWideScience.org
Election 2008: Using Library Databases to Track the Process
Patent & Trademark Research: An Introduction

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" and "the library as a psychological experience". Darren's video combines a trip through Melville Library with backwards writing and field recordings of Tibetan throat chants, B'hai prayer and thunder. Watch secret library for an uncommon perspective on the library.

EBSCOhost 2.0 Interface Released Today

EBSCOhost 2.0 is live and the following new features have been introduced to the site.

• A new simpler basic searching screen
• The ability to preview an article or image by mouseover
• New result list
• New detail display
• New search history capability
• Enhanced personalization features
• New organization of limiters and expanders
• New search modes including SmartText
• URLs that can be bookmarked

Visit EBSCOhost 2.0 Support website for more information regarding new features, user guides, and training schedules.

A help sheet for the new features is located here.

Origami Heaven Festival on August 3rd

The Charles B. Wang Center and Long Island Folding Enthusiasts (L.I.F.E.) are proud to sponsor the fourth annual summer origami festival. This year proves to be one of the most exciting, featuring an array of origami activities and exhibitions of both nationally renowned and local origami artists.

The Origami Heaven Festival will be held on Sunday, August 3, 2008 from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Wang Center. The festival includes:

• A talk by film maker, Vanessa Gould (Green Fuse Films), and excerpts from her documentary, Between the Folds.

• Storigami, the teaching origami through storytelling.

• A greeting card workshop.

• A traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony.

• The Puppet Portal.

• Workshops and teaching tables where L.I.F.E. will help you learn to make origami.

Along with the festival there will be an exhibition: The Many Faces of Origami. The exhibition will be open August 2nd and 3rd, 10 AM to 5 PM, and August 4th to 8th, 10 AM to 7 PM, at the Wang Center. The exhibition features Joel Cooper's breathtaking origami masks. Folded from single pieces of paper using advanced geometric folding techniques called tessellation, these magnificent masks have been exhibited throughout the world. Joining Joel will be a second installation featuring Anna Yu Powell's one-of-a-kind origami animals, which are folded from prints of Dean Powell's vibrantly colored and expressive paintings.

The Many Face of Origami is free and open to the public. Suggested donation of $5 for Origami Heaven.

For schedules and more information please visit, https://web.stonybrook.edu/origamiheaven, or contact L.I.F.E. and the Wang Center at origamiheaven@stonybrook.edu or (631) 632-4400.

Groups of 15 or more must pre-register by emailing origamiheaven@stonybrook.edu.

* STARS Down for 10 Minutes @ 10 AM on 7/10 *

STARS, the library catalog, will be down for approximately 10 minutes at 10 AM on Thursday, July 10th while an updated security certificate is installed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

IM Reference

The library is making it easier for students, faculty and staff to ask for help!

We are in the process of adding a widget to pages within the library website and catalog that allows you to IM a librarian without having to navigate to another page.

You can preview the widget on the E-Journals Finder page. The widget is also located on the page displayed when Article Linker cannot find an online version of the article requested.

Look for the widget to other pages in the near future. Have a suggestion for where the widget should be placed? Leave a comment here or email askalibrarian@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Books and Records for Sale

We have hundreds of books and a large collection of big band era and jazz record albums for sale. Most items are $.50 or $1.00. Come to the third floor stacks, Main Circulation Services in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, and find some great treasures.

Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Service Award

Donna Sammis, Instructional support specialist in Interlibrary Loan has been awarded the Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Service Award for 2007-08.

GSO Distinguished Service Awards are ultimately decided by the GSO Executive Council. Each year a call is sent out to the GSO membership, all the graduate students at Stony Brook University, asking for people to nominate administrators, faculty and staff who have provided exceptional service to the graduate student community. The Executive Council then looks over the nominations and chooses who should get the award for that year.

Donna was nominated and chosen because of the exceptional service she's provided to graduate students. The items she orders through Interlibrary borrowing are essential to helping graduate students complete their papers, reports, experiments, thesis, dissertations, etc. over the years that they are in graduate school and hopefully beyond. Without her support, graduate student projects would take longer and/or might be impossible to complete.

Congratulations to Donna from her colleagues in ILL, Reference and throughout the library!

Washington Letter Visits Brewster House

On Saturday, May 17, the Library’s George Washington letter, written in 1779, made its first trip off-campus for a public viewing. The occasion was the designation of The Brewster House (c.1665) in Setauket being placed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places. One Brewster, Caleb, played an important role in the Long Island spy ring during the American Revolution, as described in General Washington’s letter. Accompanying the letter to the event were Kristen Nyitray, Richie Feinberg, and in costume, Maryanne Vigneaux and Chris Filstrup. Photographs of the event reside in the upper right side of the Library's official blog, The Screen Porch.

Distinguished Student Employee Award

The University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award for 2008 was awarded to Muhammad Habibullah.

Muhammad has been employed in the Interlibrary Loan Department as a student assistant since 2005 and has developed into a invaluable member of the team. Muhammad is an undergraduate student majoring in U.S. History. He is very active as an RA in Dewey College, and serves as a mentor to over 30 students. He has strong leadership qualities, has taken on some administrative responsibilities, assisted with opening and helping develop student programs for Dewey College, including work on a successful interactive program for Black History Month in which he did a simulation of the Underground Railroad.

Muhammad is also the president of the Stony Brook Film Club. The film club promotes film making on campus, and holds discussions on various clips and film styles. Muhammad is an member of the MSA (the Muslim Student Association), an organization which helps Muslim students on campus practice their faith, promote fellowship, open dialog, and form solidarity on campus. He is currently working in the HSC on research in cell signalling receptors. Muhammad's goal after college is to go onto medical school and become a primary care physician in the speciality of family practice. Muhammad enjoys the hands-on approach to medicine and wants to relieve the pain and suffering of others. He feels a doctor's most important task is to care for their patients by providing a helping, caring hand and making sure they can get through whatever medical problems they may have without stress and complications.

Congratulations Muhammad!

Thomas Jefferson Award Recipient

Erin O'Donnell was this years recipient of the 2008 Thomas Jefferson Award.

Erin is an undergraduate student studying Biochemistry with minors in Philosophy and Women's Studies. She has worked in the Interlibrary Loan department for the past year as a student assistant. Even with her demanding course load and work responsibilities Erin has gotten heavily involved in the campus community and is currently the treasurer for the Students Taking Aim at Challenges (STAC) whose mission is to bring awareness to the university community of disabilities in order to bring changes to negative perspectives and demand campus accessibility. She is a current member of the Social Justice Alliance (SJA), which is part of the global justice movement committed to struggle for community democracy and social justice. She is also a member of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance FMLA whose members work to raise consciousness about the systematic oppression of women and minorities in our society. Erin's goals after college is to become a research scientist in the medical field, working to increase knowledge about the mechanisms of human diseases in order to find better treatments. She also aspires to become a better person and looks forward to opportunities to give back to the world with kindness, generosity, and encouragement.

Congratulations Erin!

Student Staff Appreciation Award Nominee

Nina Scollo was nominated for the 2008 Student Employee of the Year Award by her supervisor Stephanie Gaylor. Nina works in the Serials Department of Technical Services and was the only Library Student Staff nominated for this year's award. Nina is a mature individual who takes her responsibilities in the library very seriously. She is pro-active in helping out various departments within Technical Services and is motivated to learn new skills. She is an independent worker and produces work of high quality. Her maturity and high quality work is something her department has grown to depend on. Nina is a active member in NSNA (National Student Nurses Association), Pre-Nursing Society at SBU and is a Stony Brook Hospital Volunteer. She is a member of the Greenly College Leg, learning communities programs and the American Cancer Society. She is also a member of the library club.

Congratulations Nina on your nomination for Student Employee of the Year!

Student Staff Appreciation Luncheon

The 5th annual student staff pizza party was a complete success! The library social events team hosts this annual event as an expression of the library's appreciation for the hard work our student staff do all year long. Hacky Sacks and SBU Libraries pens/highlighters were given to each student. Library Faculty/Staff contributed salad, soda, fruit and delicious baked desserts to add to the festivities. The Thomas Jefferson Award plague, and the University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award trophy were presented to this year's award recipients. This year's luncheon allowed the student supervisors and student staff to take time out of their hectic day and express that each person's work is valued.

Reminder: Library Extended Hours May 12-19

The Central and North Reading Rooms will stay open extra hours each day of the week.

Sunday - Thursday until 4.00 a.m.
Friday and Saturday until 12.00 a.m.

Circulation Services, including Reserve Material, will not be extended!

The Rules:

• Uniformed guards will help maintain a clean, quiet, and safe study space.
• SBU IDs are required to enter the Reading Rooms after Midnight Sunday - Thursday and after 8.00 p.m. Saturday
• The No Food and Drink Policy (except bottled water) will be strictly enforced.

Summer Session Hours

Summer Sessions I and II

Monday, June 2 - Thursday, August 21

Central Reading Room, Science and Engineering Library, and Circulation Department (Main Library)

Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 11:00 pm Central Reading Room

8:30 am - 9:00 pm Sci & Eng/Circulation

Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday Noon - 4:00 pm

Sunday CLOSED

Chemistry, MASIC (Marine Sciences), Math/Physics/Astronomy & Music Libraries

Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 8:00 pm Central Reading Room
Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday CLOSED

ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED

Memorial Day - Monday, May 26

Independence Day - Friday, July 4

Labor Day - Monday, September 1

Southampton Library summer schedule

Southampton Library summer (May 21 to Sept. 1, 2008) schedule

July 14 to Aug. 21 (summer session 2, six courses will be offered)
Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Mon. to Friday)
Closed weekends

May 21 to July 13 and Aug. 22 to Sept. 1
Closed

SBU Extended Hours for finals May 12 to 19

8:30 a.m. - 4 a.m. (Sunday - Thursday)
8:30 a.m. - 12 midnight (Friday)
10:00 a.m. - 12 midnight (Saturday)

Time to Renew Library Material

Faculty, Management Confidential, Emeritus and Professional staff who currently have borrowed library material due May 20, 2007, from the Main, Music and/or the Science/Engineering Library, are urged to renew at this time. The new due date will be December 23, 2008.

Items already renewed 3 times, must be returned and may then be checked out again. For information on how to renew online via STARS/OPAC, please go here.

To renew in person, please present your ID card to service desk staff. It is not necessary to bring the material into the library in order to have them renewed. Overdue material can not be renewed. There are no phone renewals.

Thank you.