STARS, the library catalog will be unavailable for approximately one half hour on Wednesday, December 23rd while a certificate is being updated. If you need to search library holdings during that time, please use worldcat.org. Please contact the library at 631-632-7110 if you need assistance.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Presidential Opening of the North Reading Room Student Collaborative Learning Area (CoLA)
Date: Friday, December 18, 2009
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Second floor of the North Reading Room, Melville Library
Contact Information: (631) 632-7148 or 632-2775
The University Libraries and the Teaching, Learning + Technology (TLT) department cordially invite you to attend the official opening of the first CoLA (Collaborative Learning Area) facility located in the North Reading Room in Melville Library. President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. will be present to officially open this innovative learning space. Please come by and join us or visit the area at your convenience to see the future of informal learning spaces at Stony Brook.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS, DECEMBER 2009
Central Reading Room, December 11 - 20
Monday - Thursday until 4:00am
Friday & Saturday until Midnight
North Reading Room, December 11 - 17
Monday - Thursday until 4:00am
Friday & Saturday until Midnight
Circulation Services including Reserve Material
will not be extended!
Uniformed guards will help maintain a clean, quiet, and safe study space:
SBU IDs are required to enter
the Reading Room
after midnight Sun. – Thurs.
and after 8 p.m. Fri. – Sat.
The No Food and Drink Policy (except bottled water)
Friday, November 20, 2009
All Libraries Closed November 26 - 28
All Main Campus Libraries and the Southampton branch will be closed for Thanksgiving break, beginning Wednesday, 5:00pm. Thursday, November 26 through Saturday, November 28 libraries will be closed. Main Campus and Southampton libraries resume regular hours Sunday, November 29.
Related links:
University Libraries hours
Winter regular and intersession hours
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time to Return or Renew Library Materials
Graduate Students, Faculty, Management Confidential, Emeritus and Professional staff who currently have borrowed library material due Dec. 21, 2009, from the Main, Music and/or the Science/Engineering Library, are urged to return or renew at this time.
For those renewing, the new due date will be May 18, 2010. 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 to the URL below. 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.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/circulation/borrowing.html
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Census 2010 Workshop on 11/17 at 1 PM
Is your native language English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian or one of 52 other languages? This workshop will cover what is collected as basic Census information and how this Census differs from all previous ones. Come find out:
- How to find population data and other statistics for your research
- How the Census and the American Community Survey differ from each other
- How government education and other grant money is distributed according to Decennial (every 10 years) Census results?
- How private is the information you provide? What if I'm not a citizen? Where do students fill out the Census?
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Research 911! Workshop on 11/16 @ 1 PM
Help!! Thought you could bang that paper out no problem, but you have more questions than answers? Bring your questions to this unstructured workshop and have them answered. Learn how to:
- Locate that article you can’t find but really want
- Find more and better sources for your paper
- Correctly cite material used
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Just drop in or register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men on 11/11
Melville Library Author Series: Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men featuring Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology.
To a growing list of books about the myths and mysteries of American boys and young males, Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, adds this deft exploration grounded in research. Published by HarperCollins, Guyland is based on more than 400 interviews over a four-year span with young men, ages 16–26. "Michael Kimmel's Guyland could save the humanity of many young men—and the sanity of their friends and parents—by explaining the forces behind a newly extended adolescence. With accuracy and empathy, he names the problem and offers compassionate bridges to adulthood."- Gloria Steinem
Date: Wednesday, November 11 @ 12:45 PM
Location: Melville Library, 2nd Floor, Javits Room
Monday, November 09, 2009
Graduate Level Education and Teaching Workshop on 11/11 @ 1 PM
Research Skills for Graduate Level Education and Teaching
If any of the statements below sound familiar then you need to attend this workshop.
"I've been attending this school for 5 years but I've never been up to the stacks. Can you help me?"
"I'm starting to write my graduate thesis and I'm not sure where to start. Can you help me?"
"My professor gave back my thesis outline and told me that I have to use only scholarly sources. How do I find those"?
"Can you please read over my paper to check it for spelling and grammar".
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- Narrow down your subject areas
- Do a review of the literature in your field
- Find books in STARS by various methods
- Use the library's education subject guide databases to find articles
- Do a super search of the above databases with a federated search engine called Galaxy
- Find other library resources such as e-books, research guides by subject area
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm .
Advanced EndNote Workshop on 11/10 @ Noon
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
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm .
Friday, November 06, 2009
The Mysteries of Microfilm Revealed! on 11/9
Stony Brook Library contains over two million books, but did you know it also has over 4 million items on microfilm and related formats? And much of the material is unavailable on the internet or in online databases. Collections include historic newspapers from Long Island and around the world, O.S.S. intelligence reports from WW II, 16th century documents from Spanish colonies in Mexico, pamphlets from the Women’s Movement, underground papers from the 1960s, NASA reports, Four Centuries of Spanish and German Drama, and much, much more! You’ll never be afraid of microfilm again… In this session you will learn:
- Just what is microfilm anyway?! And is it the same as microfiche?
- Some of the interesting collections available at the library
- How to locate microforms using STARS and print indexes & guides
- How to find that exact roll of microfilm you want
- How to print from microfilm, microfiche and the other formats
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Image courtesy of OSU Archives @ Flickr.com
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
WorldCat: The World at Your Fingertips on 11/4
What if there was a catalog that you could use to search almost all the books, DVDs, articles, music and other materials in all the libraries in the world? There is! With WorldCat you can:
- Find materials in libraries near you
- One-click order materials via SBU Libraries interlibrary loan
- Create and share lists of items
- Build bibliographies for your research
- Integrate your WorldCat searching in Facebook and Firefox
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
SciFinder Web Workshop on 11/4 @ 2:30 PM
This session will demonstrate how to use one of the premier online databases for searching chemical information, SciFinder. Learn how to:
- Create a SciFinder Web account
- Search for articles, structures and reactions
- Set up automatic search alerts
Date: Wednesday, November 4 @ 2:30 PM (1.5 hours)
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Turn Your Learn On Workshop on 11/3 @ 1:30 PM
Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers
Sure YouTube is a lot of fun, but have you ever used it for a class presentation or research project? For the arts, sciences and everything in between 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
Date: Tuesday, November 3 @ 1:30 PM
Location: Southampton and Online
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Horror Movies Available At The Library
Just in time for Halloween, here's a select list of horror DVDs available right here at the library. DVDs can be checked out for 7 days and in most cases can be renewed online. The DVD collection is located in the Main Stacks on the 3rd floor of the Melville Library.
Artsy Horror
Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes Without a Face) - DVD 1967
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary - DVD 939
Gothic - DVD 312
Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages - DVD 364
Onibaba - DVD 1961
Giallo
Suspiria - DVD 2154
Deep Red - DVD 2104
The Bird with Crystal Plumage - DVD 2153
Vampires
Dracula 3000 - DVD 899
Dracula - DVD 1023
Horror of Dracula - DVD 891
Bram Stoker's Dracula - DVD 890
Vampyr - DVD 332
Cronos - DVD 1632
Interview with the Vampire - DVD 889
Nosferatu the Vampyre - DVD 42
Zombies
Night of the Living Dead - DVD 313
Planet Terror - DVD 2252
Land of the Dead - DVD 1150
Shaun of the Dead - DVD 1288
Old School
Cat People/The Curse of the Cat People - DVD 874
I Walked with a Zombie - DVD 874
Miscellaneous
The Dead Zone - DVD 2357
Carnival of Souls - DVD 352
The Amityville Horror - DVD 421
A Nightmare on Elm Street - DVD 877
The Hills Have Eyes - DVD 879
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Reminder: Masten on Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-19th Century NY, October 28 @ 12:45
Melville Library Author Series: Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York featuring April F. Masten, Associate Professor of History. Mary Hallock made what seems like an audacious move for a nineteenth-century young woman. She became an artist. She was not alone. Forced to become self-supporting by financial panics and civil war, thousands of young women moved to New York City between 1850 and 1880 to pursue careers as professional artists. In her latest book Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York, April F. Masten, Associate Professor of History, recaptures the unfamiliar cultural landscape in which spirited young women, daring social reformers, and radical artisans succeeded in reuniting art and industry.
Date: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 at 12:45 p.m.
Location: Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Zotero Workshop on 10/28
Empower Your Browser With Zotero
Zotero is a free browser plug-in for Firefox that allows users to collect, manage and cite research sources. Zotero is platform independent and doesn't discriminate based on institutional affiliation. It is a web-based application that allows access to your library from anywhere. Learn how to:
- Install Zotero
- Import bibliographic data into Zotero
- Create collections and sub-collections
- Use Zotero to create a bibliography
Location: Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library
Registration @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
You can download Zotero from zotero.org.
Southampton Library Workshops on 10/27 and 10/28
Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic Skills
Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote X2, a bibliographic management software program, this task just became much easier. In this workshop learn:
- How to create an EndNote Library
- How to download results from a literature search into EndNote
- How to organize your EndNote Library
- How to insert your references into a MS Word document
- How to format your bibliography
Research Skills Workshop
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
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Using EndNote and PubMed Workshop on 10/27
This workshop will cover the basics of the EndNote bibliographic management program with an emphasis on using the tool with PubMed. In this workshop learn:
Location: Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library, West Campus
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
- How to create an EndNote Library
- How to download results from a PubMed literature search into EndNote
- How to organize your EndNote Library
- How to insert your references into a MS Word document
- How to format your bibliography
Location: Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library, West Campus
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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
• Tools and applications for organizing and sharing research online
• Free online bibliographic tools
• Online research communities
• Top 5 Web research mistakes
Date: Friday, October 23 @ 10:30 AM
Location: Chancellor's Hall (Southampton), Computer Classroom
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
Extra! Extra! Become an Expert at Finding New & Historic Newspaper Articles!
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
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Image courtesy of Alex Barth @ Flickr.
Research Skills for Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies on 10/20 @ 12 PM
This workshop will focus on the skills needed to do advanced research in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies. Learn:
- Where to find information (books, articles, and websites)
- Which resources are best for your subject area
- About the strengths of Stony Brook's collection
- How to use subject headings and keywords
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Empower Your Browser with Zotero on 10/20 @ 7 PM Online
Zotero is a free browser plug-in for Firefox that allows users to collect, manage and cite research sources. Zotero is platform independent and doesn't discriminate based on institutional affiliation. It is a web-based application that allows access to your library from anywhere. Learn how to:
- Install Zotero
- Import bibliographic data into Zotero
- Create collections and sub-collections
- Use Zotero to create a bibliography
Location: Online @ https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library
Melville Library Authors Series: April F. Masten on October 28 @ 12:45
Melville Library Author Series: Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York featuring April F. Masten, Associate Professor of History.
Mary Hallock made what seems like an audacious move for a nineteenth-century young woman. She became an artist. She was not alone. Forced to become self-supporting by financial panics and civil war, thousands of young women moved to New York City between 1850 and 1880 to pursue careers as professional artists. In her latest book Art Work: Women Artists and Democracy in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York, April F. Masten, Associate Professor of History, recaptures the unfamiliar cultural landscape in which spirited young women, daring social reformers, and radical artisans succeeded in reuniting art and industry.
Date: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 at 12:45 p.m.
Location: Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library)
Friday, October 09, 2009
Mac Users Online Workshop 10/19
Are you a Mac or PC? In this session Mac users will learn about a number of applications and techniques to optimize your library Web experience:
- Mac browsers and plug-ins for an enriching online library experience
- Bibliographic management tools for the Mac
- Mac and cross-platform messaging apps
- Microsoft Office (and MS Office alternatives) for the Mac
Date: Monday, October 19 @ 1:30 PM
Location: Online
For more information, register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers Workshop 10/15
Sure YouTube is a lot of fun, but have you ever used it for a class presentation or research project? For the arts, sciences and everything in between 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
Date: Thursday, October 15 @ 12 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, classroom A
EndNote for Chemists Workshop on 10/14
This workshop will focus on exporting citations from chemistry databases into EndNote . Learn how to:
• Create an EndNote library.
• Import citations from SciFinder Scholar and Crossfire Beilstein/Gmelin.
• Attach PDF documents to EndNote citations.
• Format a bibliography in Word using "Cite While You Write".
Date: Wednesday, October 14 @ 1:30 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, classroom A
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, classroom A
Library Tips for Freshmen Workshop at Southampton on 10/13
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:
• Where to look for the information you need
• How to find scholarly articles quickly and easily
• How to get help formatting citations and bibliographies
Date: Tuesday, October 13 @ 11 am
Location: Chancellor's Hall (Southampton), Computer Classroom
Friday, October 02, 2009
EndNote Workshop at HSC on 10/8
Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic Skills @ HSC
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:
• How to create an EndNote Library
• How to download results from a literature search into EndNote
• How to organize your EndNote Library
• How to insert your references into a MS Word document
• How to format your bibliography.
Date: Thursday, October 8 @ 1 PM
Location: Health Sciences Library (HSC), Classroom 2
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
Xtreme Googling Workshop on 10/8
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
• Discover the Magic Of Google Docs
• Create your own search engines
• Explore the Magic World of Google Maps & Earth
• Use Google Books
• About other Google Geekery
Date: Thursday, October 8 @ 6 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
Library Tour on 10/7
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. Tour runs about 30 minutes.
Date: Wednesday, October 7 @ 1:30 PM
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
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
• Tools and applications for organizing and sharing research online
• Free online bibliographic tools
• Online research communities
• Top 5 Web research mistakes
Date: Wednesday, October 7 @ 11:30 AM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
WorldCat Workshop at Southampton
WorldCat: The World at Your Fingertips
What if there was a catalog that you could use to search almost all the books, DVDs, articles, music and other materials in all the libraries in the world? There is! With WorldCat you can:
• find materials in libraries near you
• one-click order materials via SBU Libraries interlibrary loan
• create and share lists of items
• build bibliographies for your research
• integrate your WorldCat searching in facebook and firefox
Date: Tuesday, October 6 at 2:30 PM
Location: Chancellor's Hall (Southampton), Computer Classroom
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
Research Skills Workshop Online
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
Date: Tuesday, October 6 @ 7 PM
Location: Online. Details will be emailed to registrants.
Register online at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/index.html.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Research Skills for Freshmen Workshop on 10/2
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:• Where to look for the information you need
• How to find scholarly articles quickly and easily
• How to get help formatting citations and bibliographies
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
EndNote Web Basics Workshop on 10/1
This workshop will demonstrate the basics of the web version of EndNote. In this session you will learn how to:• Create an EndNote Web library.
• Import citations from online databases into EndNote Web.
• Format a bibliography in Word using "Cite While You Write".
• Transfer citations to and from the software version of EndNote.
Date: Thursday, October 1 @ 2 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Beyond Blackboard: Web Tools for Group Work
Group work is a fact of Stony Brook University life. Beyond Blackboard there are other collaborative Web tools and networks for enhancing group work, sharing content and managing projects. In this workshop learn:
• How to create and mange groups on the Web using wikis, blogs and more
• Tips and tools for online group work
• How to share online content and research, including using Google Docs
• Using collaborative networks for scholarship
• Where researchers and scholars share links and build communities online, including Connotea and LinkedIn
Date: Wednesday, September 30 @ 1 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Or
Date: Thursday, October 1 @ 1 PM
Location: Chancellor's Hall (Southampton), Computer Classroom
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Galaxy: One Stop Searching Workshop on 9/29
The library's new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search over 100 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
Date: Tuesday, September 29 @ 12:30 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
9/30 The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg
Melville Library Author Series: The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg featuring Robert P. Crease, Professor of Philosophy.
Robert Crease tells the stories behind ten of the greatest equations in human history in The Great Equations. Was Nobel laureate Richard Feynman really joking when he called Maxwell's electromagneticequations the most significant event of the nineteenth century? How did Newton's law of gravitation influence young revolutionaries? Why has Euler's formula been called "God's equation," and why did a mysterious ecoterrorist make it his calling card? What role do betrayal, insanity, and suicide play in the second law of thermodynamics? Crease explains the significance of each of these formulas for science and, in brief "interludes" between chapters, explores the "journeys" these scientists took "from ignorance to knowledge," and the "social lives" of their theories-their impact on the larger culture.
Date: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 at 12:45 p.m.
Location: Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library)
Workshop: Research Resources for Graduate Students in History
Graduate Students in History have tremendous resources available to them through the library and on the open web. Find out what’s available through the library’s online databases, the internet, in print, and in microforms, as well as how to access material in other libraries. In this session, you will learn about:
- Online indexes and journal collections available through the Library
- Online collections of primary sources available through the Library
- Using the internet for historical research
- Major print resources available through the library
- Vast collections of research material in microforms at the library
- Stony Brook’s Archives & Special Collections
- Access to resources at other libraries in the region
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Free Workshop: You've Been Cited! on Sept. 21
In this workshop, learn how to:
• Find who is citing your work
• Calculate your H-index, a measure of scientific productivity and impact
• Find journal impact factors and learn what that number represents
• Set up citation alerts and find cited reference data using the Web of Science
Date: Monday, September 21 @ 1:30 PM
Location: Melville Library, First Floor, Classroom A
Register and see a list of all our workshops.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Check out the Melville Library on Sept. 16 @ 6 PM
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.
Sign up for the tour.
Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students Workshop
Been out of school for a while and feeling lost?
Do you have students who seem anxious about the research process?
Working and going to school, and pressed for the time needed to do research?
The library is offering a free workshop to help! Learn how to: start researching a subject, access Stony Brook University resources from off-campus, explore the library's collection of electronic books and reference material, use Suffolk Web and WorldCat to find resources close to home, and more.
Wednesday, September 16 @ 7 PM Online
All library workshops are free and open to students, faculty and staff.
For more information and registration visit www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.
Hotter Than That: The Trumpet, Jazz & American Culture
Hotter than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture featuring Krin Gabbard, Professor of Comparative Literature and English.
Hotter Than That, the latest book by Krin Gabbard, Professor of Comparative Literature and English, is a cultural history of the trumpet from its origins in ancient Egypt to its role in royal courts and on battlefields, and ultimately to its stunning appropriation by great jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Wynton Marsalis. "This is the smartest book about a single musical instrument that I've ever read. Like Miles Davis, who attended Juilliard and apprenticed with Charlie Parker, Krin Gabbard turns his immense learning into lines that are quick, witty, and irresistibly alluring." - Robert G. O'Meally, founder of The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University
Part of the Melville Library Author Series.
Date: Wednesday, September 23 at 12:45 p.m.
Location: Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library)
Sponsor: University Libraries.
Date: Wednesday, September 23 at 12:45 p.m.
Location: Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library)
Sponsor: University Libraries.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Take a Tour of the Library!
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.
- Friday, September 4 @ 12 PM
- Thursday, September 10 @ 2 PM
- Wednesday, September 16 @ 6:00 PM
- Monday, September 21 @ 1 PM
- Tuesday, September 29 @ 11 AM
- Wednesday, October 7@ 1:30 PM
Sign up for a tour.
Fall 2009 Library Workshops List Available
Featured workshops for Fall 2009 include:
- Library Tips for Freshmen
- Library Tips & Tools for Mac Users
- Research Resources for Graduate Students in History
- Empower Your Browser with Zotero
- SciFinder Web
- The Mysteries of Microfilm Revealed!
- Research Skills for Graduate Level Education and Teaching
- Research Skills for Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies
- Census 2010: Counting Everyone Once — and Only Once — and In the Right Place
- and a variety of EndNote workshops including Using EndNote and PubMed
Check out all our current offerings and register , or contact Janet Clarke to set up an instruction to meet your specific needs.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
STARS Catalog Outage This Weekend (8/7 - 8/8)
STARS, the library catalog, is undergoing a software update this weekend and will be unavailable from Fiday, August 7, 2009 @ 5 PM until Saturday, August 8th @ 4 PM.
If you need to search the library's holdings during that time, please use either WorldCat or the SUNY Union Catalog.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Friday, July 10, 2009
2009 University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award Recipient - Nancy Sciacca
Congratulations Nancy on being one of this year’s Award Recipients, we wish you much success in your future!
Nancy worked in the Department of Circulation Services from September 2007 until her graduation this May 2009. Nancy was a valuable part of the Circulation Services team, and she was entrusted with responsibilities not usually given to student staff, because of her exceptional work, her eagerness to learn, her attention to detail and her dedication to her job. Nancy is the only library student staff in the history of the library to be nominated for the Thomas Jefferson Award, the Stony Brook University Student Employee of the Year Award, the ALA Galaxy of Stars Student Worker Recognition, the Traveling Star Award (for commuter students) and a recipient of the 2009 University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award. This is an accomplishment to be proud of! Nancy obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, with a concentration in social-cultural anthropology. . Nancy loves animals and has a love for cultures, she learned Indian Dancing through friends who also introduced her to their culture. Nancy was a commuter student and often faced bad weather driving conditions and traffic snarls yet she was never late for work. Nancy often helped train new student staff and she also was excellent with patrons, she was very helpful, provided accurate information, clear instructions and a friendly service at all times. Nancy unknowingly has thrown down the gauntlet for all who follow her, for she has set an example of the model student employee that will prove difficult to match, let alone surpass, she will certainly be missed. Nancy volunteer’s her time at the Radiology Library. Her work was exceptional and she has positively impacted the success of her department. Nancy’s been accepted in St. John’s University and plans to pursue a master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences; her goal is to obtain a position in a library or archives, where she can put her experience to practical use.
2009 University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award Winner - Dengfei Yu
Congratulation Dengfi on being one of this year’s Award Recipients, we wish you much success in your future!
Dengfei was employed in the Interlibrary Loan Department from January 2005 until his graduation this May 2009. He credits I.L.L. with learning the importance of responsibility, punctuality, teamwork and communication; these are skills he will carry with him the rest of his life. Dengfei evolved into an essential part of the I.L.L. team, and will be surly missed. Dengfei majored in biology with a neuroscience track, and will continue his education to Dental School. Dengfei was the treasurer of the Stony Brook Film Club; the film club promotes film making on campus, promoting appreciation of film, film criticism and holds discussions on themes and movie plots, using various clips and film styles. He was an active member of the Pre-dental Society and was involved in several community service events: cancer walks, blood drives, visiting hospitals. He also participated in community service through the Long Island Alliance Church in which he worked with Chinese exchange students attending Farmingdale State College and Stony Brook University whose lives were affected by the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. He volunteered his time to work with handicap children over the break to teach them snowboarding. Dengfei was the undergraduate teaching assistant for Biology 105 and was given the responsibility for a group over 50 students. He was accepted into a research position in the Anesthesiology Department of Stony Brook Medical Center where he was involved in a project that required intense study of both the structure and stereochemistry of morphine and related opioids that evokes analgesia and euphoria to release both acute and chronic pain. He obtained hands on experience in conducting experiments as well as being part of a team which performed pain-relieving operations upon patients. He also, was part of the shadowed a dentist program which helped him acquire his love for dentistry. The person who influenced Dengfei’s life the most was Franklin Delano Roosevelt because he overcame his disabilities, and was able to accomplish so much with his life, this inspired Dengfei to success in his life and overcome life’s obstacles with a never give up attitude. Dengfei plans on becoming a compassionate, dentist, still volunteering and possibly working aboard with the disadvantaged.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Student Staff Pizza Party Photos
The 6th annual student staff pizza party hosted by the library social events team was a hit! Each year we grow and change but what is unchanging is the library’s appreciation of all the hard work and dedication of our student staff. The luncheon is a wonderful way of the library saying “THANK YOU” for all you do throughout the year! Along with pizza the library faculty/staff contributed salads, soda, fruit, and delicious baked goods to this year’s luncheon. Golden Star stress relievers and SBU Libraries pens/highlighters were given to each student. We also had the pleasure of participating in this years presentation of The Thomas Jefferson Award plaques, and the University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award trophies to this year’s award recipients. A long with the food and camaraderie, a good time was had by all.
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