Reserving Group Study Booths in the CoLA (2nd Floor NRR)

Reserving Group Study Booths in the CoLA (2nd Floor NRR)
Online: http://cola.sinc.stonybrook.edu
Phone: 632-5783
In Person: CoLA Consultant's Desk

Newspaper Research Workshop on 4/15 @ 3 PM

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
  

Date: Thursday, April 15 @ 3 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A

Register for the workshop.

Image courtesy of ShironekoEuro on Flickr.

Libraries Closed on Saturday April 3rd for Spring Break

The University Libraries are closed on Saturday, April 3rd for Spring Break. The Central Reading Room, North Reading Room, and Main Circulation will reopen on Sunday, April 4th at 2 PM. For more information check the Library Hours page.

Workshop: Using the Internet for Historical Research on April 7

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:

• History Web Sites
  
• Major Digital and Audio/Visual Collections


• Historic Newspaper Collections


• Google Books and other Online Book Collections


• Domain Searches and Other Advanced Searching


• Creating a Google Custom Search


• Wikipedia as a way of finding Online Resources

Date: April 7 @ 2PM

Location: SBS Building, 3rd floor SINC Site

Register for Using the Internet for Historical Research

Image courtesy of Robert of Fairfax on Flickr

Workshop: Beyond Blackboard

Beyond Blackboard there are 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 PBWorks, Google Groups and more
• Tips and tools for online group work
• How to share online content and research, including using Google Docs
• Where researchers and scholars share links and build communities online, including Connotea and LinkedIn

Date: Thursday, March 4 @ 1 PM
Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A

Register for Beyond Blackboard

Melville Library Closing @ Noon Today Due to Weather

Update: The Melville Library is officially closing at noon today due to weather conditions.

The North Reading Room may be open until as late as 5 PM depending on the weather and availability of staff. Call 631-632-7148 to check before coming in.

Classes Cancelled - North Reading Room Currently Open

The University has cancelled classes today (Feb. 26) due to the weather.

The North Reading Room in the Melville Library is currently open. Please call 631-632-7148 to confirm the NRR is still open before coming in as changes in the weather may result in a change of hours.

Distinguished Student Employee Award - It's About Us Campaign

Find out how you can help fund the University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award and help the library's student workers.

Citations Workshop on 2/16 Cancelled Due to Weather

Tonight's Citation Skills workshop has been cancelled due to the weather.

The workshop is also being offered online on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 PM. If you would like to join that session, visit https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library and sign in with your NetID and password, if you have one, or as a guest.

If you need help ASAP, the library offers one sheet handouts on APA and MLA styles.

The website for the Online Writing Lab at Prudue University offers comprehensive help on APA, MLA and Chicago. The information is easy to read and understand, and covers formatting a paper, in text citations, and the References or Works Cited list. They cover a wide variety of
scenarios and source types, including multiple authors, websites without a date, scholarly articles from a library database, blogs, television programs, etc.

One-on-one sessions can also be scheduled. Contact Fiona.Grady@stonybrook.edu to arrange an individual session.

Workshops This Week: Citation Skills, WorldCat and EndNote @ the HSC

The library is offering the following workshops this week:

WorldCat: The World @ Your Fingertips

Wednesday, February 17 @ 3:30 PM - Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A

Citation Skills for Non-Traditional Students

Tuesday, February 16 @ 7 PM - Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A

Wednesday, February 17 @ 7 PM - Online @ https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library

Managing Your Research Using EndNote - Basic Skills

Thursday, February 18 @ 1 PM - Health Sciences Library, HSC, Classroom 2

Check out the Spring 2010 Workshops page for more information and registration.

Library Closed Today Feb. 10

The Melville Library and branches are closed for today due to snow.

Wednesday Feb. 10 Classes Cancelled

Wednesdays classes cancelled due to the weather. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/emergency/advisories.shtml for more information.

Census 2010 Workshop Rescheduled

The Census 2010 workshops schedule for February 10th has been rescheduled due to the weather. The new date for the workshop is March 3rd @ 1 PM.

For more information see http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.

Library Tour on Tuesday, Feb. 9 @ 2:30 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.

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

Census 2010 Workshop on 2/10 @ 12 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?

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

Library Tour on Feb. 4 @ 10:30 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 @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.

Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students Online Workshop on 2/3 @ 7 PM

Been out of school for a while and feeling lost? Working and going to school, and pressed for the time needed to do research? Learn how to:

• Access Stony Brook University resources from off-campus


• Use research databases to find scholarly articles online


• Explore the library’s collection of electronic books and reference material


• Use Suffolk Web and WorldCat to find resources close to home

This workshop will be held online using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro @ https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library on Wednesday, Feb. 3 @ 7 PM.

Register at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.

Library Tour on Friday, Jan. 29 @ 1:30 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.

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

Zotero Now Offers 100 MB of Free Storage for PDFs, Images, etc.

Zotero now offers 100 mb of cloud-based storage for PDFs, images, screenshots, and other files free of charge. Additional storage space can be purchased if needed.

For more information check Zotero's storage faq.

If you are not already familiar with it, Zotero is a free bibliographic management tool for researchers.