September 18, 2008

GPS Workshop on Sept. 25

Hands-on Introduction to GPS Using a Trimble GPS Pathfinder XB ReceiverIn this workshop, learn how to:• Collect field data for point and line features• Convert Global Positioning System (GPS) data, and display it in ArcPAD, a mobile Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program• Transfer GPS data to a desktop GIS• Become

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STARS (Library Catalog) with Google Books Workshop

STARS: Finding Books, DVDs, Music and More @ SBU Libraries STARS is Stony Brook University Libraries’ online catalog of more than 2 million titles, including books, journals, DVDs, music CDs, scores, etc. The catalog now includes links to Google Books. In this workshop, learn how to:• Find books • Find

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GeoPDF Workshop on Sept. 22

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:• Manipulate layers, attach files, add comments, apply stamps• Search and display object attributes, and zoom to coordinates• Measure distances and change geographic projections• Hyperlink GeoPDF objects

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Uniworld Business Directories now available

Two business directories published by Uniworld are now available to the Stony Brook University community. Foreign Firms Operating in the United States and American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries provide global contact information for American businesses with offices abroad and foreign firms with offices in the United States. Updated annually,

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