Friday, February 26, 2010

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.

Monday, February 22, 2010

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.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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.

Monday, February 15, 2010

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.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Library Closed Today Feb. 10

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

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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.

Monday, February 08, 2010

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.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

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.


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.