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.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
All Libraries Closed November 26 - 28
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
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