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:
In this workshop, learn how to:
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:
LIBRARY WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1:00pm, Class A
Register @ http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/libclasses.nsf/youtube
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:
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
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
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
Citation Data: H-Index, Impact Factors and Citation Alerts
In this workshop, learn how to:Monday, Mar. 16 @ 1:30 PM
Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
You have a 15 page paper due and don’t know where to begin. In this workshop, learn how to:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 at 12:45 p.m.
Melville Library Author Series: The Modern Russian Theater: A Literary and Cultural History featuring Nicholas Rzhevsky, Professor and Chair, Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Program: This comprehensive and original survey of Russian theater in the 20 th and 21 st centuries encompasses the major productions of directors that drew from Russian and world literature. It is the result of more than two decades of research and the author's professional experience working with the Russian director Yuri Liubimov. The book traces the transformation of literary works into the brilliant stagecraft that characterizes Russian theater.
Location: Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library)
Sponsor: University Libraries.
Stony Brook University Special Collections and University Archives Events
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:
Tuesday, March 10 @ 11:30 AM
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
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:
Monday, March 9 @ 1 PM
Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
Due to the ongoing winter storm, the Melville Library will be open on Monday, March 2, as follows:
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