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
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,
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
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:
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
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: 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
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
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
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 Date:
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
