September 23, 2009

Research Skills for Freshmen Workshop on 10/2

Feeling stressed by the amount of time you need to spend working on assignments? Having trouble getting assignments completed on time? Find out how to make your research more productive while reducing the time spent on it. Learn: • Where to look for the information you need• How to find

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EndNote Web Basics Workshop on 10/1

This workshop will demonstrate the basics of the web version of EndNote. In this session you will learn how to: • Create an EndNote Web library.• Import citations from online databases into EndNote Web.• Format a bibliography in Word using “Cite While You Write”.• Transfer citations to and from the

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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: • How to create and mange groups on the Web using wikis, blogs and more• Tips and

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Galaxy: One Stop Searching Workshop on 9/29

The library’s new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search over 100 library resources simultaneously. Learn how to use Galaxy to quickly and effectively locate the information you need. In this workshop, you will: • Understand the power of Galaxy as a research and discovery tool • Construct effective

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9/30 The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

Melville Library Author Series: The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg featuring Robert P. Crease, Professor of Philosophy.Robert Crease tells the stories behind ten of the greatest equations in human history in The Great Equations. Was Nobel laureate Richard Feynman really joking when he called Maxwell’s electromagneticequations

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Workshop: Research Resources for Graduate Students in History

Graduate Students in History have tremendous resources available to them through the library and on the open web. Find out what’s available through the library’s online databases, the internet, in print, and in microforms, as well as how to access material in other libraries. In this session, you will learn

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