Spring 2008 Library Workshops

The following library workshops have been scheduled for Spring 2008:

The Library and Research: the Basics.
In this workshop, learn how to get started doing research, where to look for information (books, articles and websites), narrow your topic, use subject headings vs. keywords, evaluate sources as well as how to find course reserves, review your library account and renew books online.

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 @ 1 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 @ 12 PM

Where are the Science and Engineering Journal Articles?
Discover which databases are best for these specialized subject areas.

Thursday, March 27, 2008 @ 10 AM

Managing your Research using EndNote: Basic Skills.
Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote, a bibliographic management software program, this task just became much easier. In this workshop learn the basics of how to download results from a literature search into an EndNote library, organize your EndNote library, insert your references into a MS Word document, format your bibliography and how to manage several lists at the same time.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 12:00-1:30 PM

Managing your Research using EndNote: Advanced EndNote.
For those who are using EndNote alreadybut have specific questions or want to learn how to take advantage of ALL the advanced features and customization options. Learn how to customize filters and output styles, attach pdf documents, attach objects/images, figure numbering, create footnotes, term lists and a traveling library.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 12:00-1:30 PM

Extreme Googling.
See a Librarian reveal some of the secret powers of Google's amazing search engine. Learn new ways to defy ignorance and the merely unthinkable. See Google challenge scholarship and lose! Watch as Googleredefines the law! Go places you never dreamed were possible sitting down! Discussion and live demonstrations of: Google Images, Google Video, Search Operators, Google Maps, Google Local, Google Earth, Number Searches, Google Statistics, Google Scholar, Definitions, Google Geekery, Google Trends.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 @ 1 PM

Federated Search: an Introduction to Galaxy.
Galaxy is the Library's new federated search system that allows you to search across multiple databases at the same time. Learn how Galaxy works and how to use it most effectively.

Monday, February 11, 2008 @ 2 PM
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 @ 10 AM

How to Avoid Plagiarism and use Citations.
In this workshop you will learn how to write a paper without committing plagiarism, become familiar with the components of a citation and how to locate the source it represents, get an overview of different citation styles and learn why correct usage is important when trying to avoid plagiarism in your own work.

Thursday, April 10, 2008 @ 2 PM

How to Find Government Information.
Learn how to find the many sources of information that the government provides, where it is located and how it is categorized.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 10 AM

Using the Internet for Historical Research.
More and more valuable historical information can now be found on the internet, especially primary source material being digitalized by libraries and research institutions around the world. This workshop will highlight some of the most interesting Web sites and discuss search methods to help you find quality historical information when you need it.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 @ 3 PM

MAXIMUM Keyword Searching.
Learn different approaches to the complexities of using keywords to search all kinds of sources and search engines.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 @ 1 PM

Additional sections of these and/or other workshops may be scheduled for any group of 5 or more. For a full description of all the workshops available upon request and for the request form, see the Library Homepage, www.stonybrook.edu/library, click on Library Instruction and click on "Other Workshops."

Contact: Janet Clarke, Head of Instruction 632-1217 or Janet.Clarke@stonybrook.edu

Spring 2008 Library Tours

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 the website for more details.

Mon., Feb. 4 @ 10 AM
Thursday, Feb. 7 @ 2 PM
Wed., Feb. 13 @ 1 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 19 @ 3 PM
Thursday, Feb. 28 @ 1 PM

Library Hours - Spring 2008

28 Jan - 20 May

Library Hours Phone Service: 632.7160

Central Reading Room - regular hours
Mon-Wed.......8.30am-2.00am
Thu.................8.30am-Midnight
Fri...................8.30am-8.00pm
Sat..................10.00am-10.00pm
Sun.................Noon-2.00am

Science & Engineering & Main Library Circulation - regular hours
Mon-Thu.......8.30am-Midnight
Fri...................8.30am-8.00pm
Sat..................10.00am-6.00pm
Sun.................Noon-Midnight

Chemistry & MASIC - regular hours
Mon-Thu.......8.30am-10.00pm
Fri...................8.30am-5.00pm
Sat..................closed
Sun - Chemistry......2.00pm-10.00pm
Sun - MASIC...........closed

Math/Physics/Astronomy & Music libraries - regular hours
Mon-Thu.......8.30am-10.00am
Fri...................8.30am-5.00pm
Sat..................2.00pm-6.00pm
Sun.................2.00pm-10pm

Special Collections
Mon-Fri........8.30am-4.00pm
Call 631.632.7119 for appts

InterLibrary Loan
Mon-Fri........8.30am-5.00pm

Circulation Accounts
Mon-Fri.......8.30am-4.30pm

SPRING RECESS HOURS
Fri (14 Mar)........................8.30am-5.00pm
Sat-Sun (15,16 Mar).........closed
Mon-Fri (17-21 Mar)........8.30am-5.00pm
Sat (22 Mar)......................closed

HOLIDAYS/EXCEPTIONS
Easter Sunday (23 Mar)........2.00pm-10.00pm CRR, NRR, Circulation OPEN. All other libraries closed.
Last day of finals (May 20)...8.30am-8.00pm

STARS Upgrade 1/19

**Due to a system upgrade, STARS will not be available for 24 hours beginning at noon Saturday, 1/19/2008.**

Libraries Increase Online Journal Holdings

More than 700 online journals have been added to the Libraries’ collections as a result of new contracts with Cambridge University Press and Wiley InterScience. These contracts more than double the journals available to us from these publishers.

Examples of Cambridge titles now available to us online include:

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
BioSocieties
British Journal of Music Education
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Classical Quarterly
Edinburgh Journal of Botany
Environment and Development Economics
European Review of Economic History
Glasgow Mathematical Journal
Journal of Asian Studies
Journal of Plasma Physics
Journal of the Society for American Music
Journal of Tropical Ecology
Modern Intellectual History
Politics and Gender
Social Anthropology
Visual Neuroscience

Examples of Wiley titles now available to us online include:

Annalen der Physik
Developmental Neurobiology
Geoarchaeology: An International Journal
German Research
International Journal of Finance and Economics
International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Consumer Behaviour
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry
Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications
Polymer Engineering and Science
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Sustainable Development