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/.