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The librarians at Stony Brook University offer free workshops throughout the semester to help students, faculty and staff improve their research skills. Register using the link below.
Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students
Been out of school for a while and feeling lost? Working and going to school, and pressed for the time needed to do research? Learn how to:
Tuesday, February 9 @ 7 PM Also of interest: See the recording of this workshop or check out the handout Library Resources for Non-Traditional Students. Research Skills
You have a 15 page paper due and don’t know where to begin. In this workshop, learn how to:
Related: See the recording of this workshop or check out our list of research guides. WorldCat: The World at Your Fingertips
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:
Extra! Extra! Become an Expert at Finding New & Historic Newspaper Articles!
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:
Research Skills for Graduate Level Education and Teaching
If any of the statements below sound familiar then you need to attend this workshop.
"I've been attending this school for 5 years but I've never been up to the stacks. Can you help me?" "I'm starting to write my graduate thesis and I'm not sure where to start. Can you help me?" "My professor gave back my thesis outline and told me that I have to use only scholarly sources. How do I find those"? "Can you please read over my paper to check it for spelling and grammar". In this workshop you will learn how to:
Film Research
So you want to write about movies? We'll show you how interesting and wide-ranging film research really is.
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:
Get Your Learn On: Web Research 2.0
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:
Related: See Get Your Learn On: Web Research 2.0 handout. Xtreme Googling
So you thought you knew Google? Explore some of the secret powers of this amazing search engine and company. Watch Google rewrite laws! Go places you never dreamed were possible sitting down! Discover answers for which there are no questions! In this workshop learn how to:
Related: See the One Page Googler. 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 this wealth of resources to include multimedia in your research and classwork. In this workshop learn:
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 methods to help you find quality historical information online. Learn about:
How to Use EBSCO Multi-Database Search
In this workshop, you will learn:
EndNote Web Basics
This workshop will demonstrate the basics of the web version of EndNote. In this session you will 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:
Thursday, February 18 @ 1 PM (1.5 hours) at the Health Sciences Library (HSC), Classroom 2
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:
Related: See the recording of this workshop. Download Zotero from Zotero.org. Download Firefox from Mozilla. How to Avoid Plagiarism
Learn how to write a paper without committing plagiarism. This workshop will cover:
Citation Skills for Non-Traditional Students
In this workshop, learn how to:
Tuesday, February 16 @ 7 PM Census 2010: Counting Everyone Once - and Only Once - and In the Right Place
Is your native language English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian or one of 52 other languages? This workshop will cover what is collected as basic Census information and how this Census differs from all previous ones. Come find out:
Library Tips and Tools for Mac Users
Are you a Mac or PC? In this session Mac users will learn about a number of applications and techniques to optimize your library Web experience:
Tour the Melville Library
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. All tours run about 30 minutes.
Friday, January 29 @ 1:30 PM Thursday, February 4 @ 10:30 AM Tuesday, February 9 @ 2:30 PM Wednesday, February 17 @ 6 PM Monday, February 22 @ 4 PM Wednesday, March 3 @ 1 PM
You may also register in person at the Melville Library's Reference Desk or by calling 632-7110. If you cannot attend a workshop for which you have registered, please contact us by phone at 632-7110, or by email at librarysessions@notes.cc.sunysb.edu to cancel. The Spring Workshops list is also available as a PDF. If you would like to see us offer workshops on additional topics, please contact Janet Clarke at janet.clarke@stonybrook.edu. Report any problems with this page to Fiona Grady @ fiona.grady@stonybrook.edu or 632-1338. |
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