Library Instruction

Managing Your Research Using Endnote – 2 Workshops in July

The library will be providing two EndNote workshops this summer. Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Basic SkillsCreating 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

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GeoPDF Workshop on 4/03

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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Google Earth Workshop on 3/25

In this workshop, learn how to: Use the Google Earth user interface and the standard layers Locate and use third-party geographic data in Google Earth Create your own map features in the form of points, paths, polygons, and overlays Add information to your map features such as text, hyperlinks, and

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Advanced EndNote Workshop on 3/24

Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Advanced Endnote 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

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Turn Your Learn On: Web Multimedia for Researchers

LIBRARY WORKSHOPTHURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1:00pm, Class ARegister @ http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/libclasses.nsf/youtube Sure YouTube is a lot of fun, but have you ever used it for a class presentation or research project? For news (http://nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/), the arts (http://www.artmuseum.net/w2vr/contents.html), sciences (http://www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/) and everything in between (http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/index.php) there are riches of multimedia content available online.

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Citation Data Workshop on 3/16

Citation Data: H-Index, Impact Factors and Citation Alerts In this workshop, learn how to: Search your H-index, a measure of scientific productivity and impact Find journal impact factors and what that number represents Set up citation alerts and find cited reference data using the Web of Science Monday, Mar. 16

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Library Research Skills Workshop on 3/12

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 Thursday, March 12 @

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Group Work on the Web Workshop on 3/10

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 manage groups on the Web using

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