STARS: Finding Books, DVDs and more @ SBU Libraries STARS is Stony Brook’s online catalog of more than 2 million titles, including books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, etc. Learn how to:• Find books, journals, DVDs and more• Renew books online• Find Course Reserves and more Wednesday, February 11 @ 4
All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously The library’s new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search up to 50 library resources simultaneously. Learn how to use Galaxy to quickly and effectively locate the information you need. Learn how to:• Use Galaxy as a research and discovery tool•
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. Tour lasts about 30 minutes. Thursday, February 5 @ 1 PM Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm.
The list of library workshops for the Spring 2009 semester is available now at http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm. Workshops are free and open to students, faculty and staff at Stony Brook University. New workshops for the Spring include: Extra! Extra! You Can Overcome Frustration with Newspaper Research Every Item in Every Library Everywhere:
Want to learn how to search PsycINFO using the online search feature in EndNote? This one minute video demonstration will walk you through how to automatically search PsycINFO from within EndNote. The video tutorial is now available on the Research Guides & Tutorials page.
Using the Internet for Historical Research More and more valuable historical information can now be found on the internet, especially primary source material being digitized by libraries and research institutions around the world. This workshop will highlight some of the most interesting web sites and web tools, and discuss search
Time-saving Tips for First Year Students 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 how to:· Select the appropriate sources
Extra! Extra! You Can Overcome Frustration with Newspaper Research! 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
WorldWideScience.orgWorldWideScience.org provides access to national and international government repositories containing scientific data. The site searches information that is not found through conventional web searching. Learn how to:· Search international science repositories· Access 23 national and international science databasesWednesday, Oct. 29 @ 1 PM Register @ http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/. All workshops take place
Time-saving Tips for First Year Students 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 how to:· Select the appropriate sources
