Library Workshops
Spring 2012 Workshops
The librarians at Stony Brook University offer free workshops throughout the semester to help students, faculty and staff improve their research skills.
See the list of workshops by date. Go directly to the list of Citation Workshops.
Unless otherwise noted, all workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library on the West Campus and last about one hour.
Library Tours
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, Jan. 27 @ 2 PM Register
Wednesday, Feb. 1 @ 1 PM Register
Thursday, Feb. 9 @ 11:30 AM Register
Tuesday, Feb. 14 @ 5:30 PM Register
Research Workshops
Research Skills Online
Join us for this online workshop that covers the basic research skills needed to complete assignments quickly and easily, using the specific, subscription resources available through the Stony Brook University Libraries. While this online, evening workshop is designed with working/returning students and distance learners in the SPD program in mind, all are welcome. Find out about:
- Online subscription resources only available to SBU students and with off-campus access
- The benefits of subject searching and how it can save you time
- Peer-reviewed articles - how to identify them and how to find them quickly
- Google Scholar and how to maximize effective use when using off-campus
- Getting online access to a specific journal title
- Using WorldCat to find resources close to home or work
Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:00 PM Register
Location: Online
Target Audience: Graduate Students in the SPD program and motivated undergraduates
Watch a recording of the workshop.
Open Science Series
Need to find peer-reviewed articles on the environment of a specific organism for a lab report? Need to find spectra for an organic compound? Are you writing a paper in some area of the sciences and need to find articles? Stop by this session to learn how to find articles, property data, standards, and other scientific information using library resources.
Tuesdays @ 2:20 PM
Duration: 1/2 hour
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Undergraduate Students
Tuesday, February 7 @ 2:20 PM Register
Tuesday, February 14 @ 2:20 PM Register
Tuesday, March 13 @ 2:20 PM Register
Tuesday, March 20 @ 2:20 PM Register
Tuesday, March 27 @ 2:20 PM Register
Tuesday, April 17 @ 2:20 PM Register
Tuesday, May 1 @ 2:20 PM Register
Mobile Devices: Using iPads, Tablets, Smartphones for Library Research
Are you using a smartphone, iPhone, Blackberry or other mobile device? University Libraries has:
- Mobile-ready content
- Tips & tricks for getting the most out of your online library experience
- Recommended apps and other resources for researchers.
Wednesday, February 15 @ 1 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Check out the Mobile Resources & Apps for Library Research Guide.
Introduction to Research Skills for PEP and SPD Graduate Students
If any of the statements below sound familiar then you should attend this workshop.
"Where are the education books and journals in this library?"
"I'm starting to write my graduate thesis and I haven't done any real research before."
"I can't find any books (or articles) on my topic."
"My thesis advisor told me I can use only scholarly and peer-reviewed sources."
I'm a distance student. How can I find materials online?"
"I have to do a literature review."
"How can I get a book we don't own?"
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- Narrow down your subject area.
- Find books, journal titles, and other library materials using STARS, our Classic Catalog for West Campus Libraries or our new SBU Find (beta version, to search West & East campus libraries together).
- Find out the differences between popular, scholarly, peer-reviewed and internet articles.
- Use the library's Education Subject Guide to find other library resources such as e-books, newspaper articles, online journals and Reference materials.
- Search using my iPad or smart phone.
- Find and retrieve material from other libraries.
Target Audience: PEP & SPD G
Watch a recording of the workshop or check out the Education Research Guide.
Graduate Student Toolkit
Take your research skills to the next level. Learn about tools, resources and strategies that can help you locate scholarly material in your subject area and keep up with current research in your field. In this intermediate-level workshop, you will learn about:
- Search Alerts: Find out when a new article appears on your search topic
- Journal Alerts: Receive notification and Table of Contents for new issues of your favorite journals
- Citation Alerts: Find out when an article has been cited by someone
- ProQuest’s Dissertations and Theses Full Text Database
- WorldCat: Search for resources in libraries and archives around the world
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Make your searches more accurate
Wednesday, February 22 @ 1:00 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Graduate Students
Research Skills
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
Wednesday, February 29 @ 7 PM Register
Location: Online
Thursday, March 29 @ 2:20 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Watch a recording of the Oct. 26th workshop.
Organizing References and Collaborating with Mendeley
Mendeley is a free, online program available to help manage references and PDFs, create formatted bibliographies, and share documents with colleagues. This session will concentrate on the basics of Mendeley including:
- Registering for an account
- Importing citations
- Creating a bibliography
- And sharing references
Thursday, March 1 @ 1 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
First Look at Census 2010 Results
The first data is starting to be released from the United States’ latest Decennial Census, completed in 2010. Attend this workshop to find out:
- When and how results are being released .
- How the data differences between the Census, the American Community Survey data and American Factfinder2.
- What is happening to data from American Factfinder 1?
- How using Census data will help you with your research no matter what the subject discipline.
Tuesday, March 6 @ 11:30 AM Register
Location: Melville Library, First Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Digital Images for Art Research and Scholarship
For research and scholarship that have a multimedia component, it can be challenging to find relevant, high quality, fair-use images. Library databases such as ARTstor and Oxford Art Online, as well as select online resources, provide access to digital image collections, search tools and features for exporting and using images. In this session learn:
- Using ARTstor, Oxford Online and other library databases
- Creating and effectively utilizing an ARTstor accout
- Accessing Library Subject guides to find select online image databases and websites
- What is the Creative Commons, Fair Use and Copyright
Wednesday, March 14 @ 1 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Become an Expert at Finding Primary Sources!
Primary Sources - information originally created at the time of an event, such as diaries, letters, speeches, newspaper accounts, etc. - are essential for doing research, but they are often hard to define and locate. This workshop will give you a basic understanding of primary sources and how to find them, with personal attention to help you with your research paper or class. Learn:
- The difference between primary and secondary sources
- What kind of primary sources are available on the Internet
- What primary sources you can find in the library
- How to locate newspaper and magazine articles
- How to find diaries, memoirs, letters and speeches
- About using government documents, bills, reports, etc.
- How to find sound and image primary sources
Wednesday, March 28 @ 12:30 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Undergraduates
Check out the Primary Sources Research Guide.
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!
- Find Historical Images and Videos
- Google Docs and Apps
- Create your own search engines
- Google Maps & Earth
- Can Books be Googled?
- Google Geekery
- Making money with Google
Wednesday, May 9th @ 6 PM Register
Location: Registrants can opt to take this workshop either online @ https://meeting.sinc.stonybroo
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Watch a recording of the workshop.
Using Library eBooks
Check out our growing collection of eBooks, and learn how to discover, access & search eBook collections & titles. In this session learn:
- How to use your eReader, tablet computer, smartphone, laptop or computer workstation to access and read eBooks
- Where to find eBooks on the University Libraries website
- Access eBooks from other libraries
- Where to find free eBooks online
Monday, April 16 @ 2:00 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Check out the eBooks Guides.
Citation and Resource Management Workshops
Managing Your Research Using EndNote
Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote, 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 a literature search into EndNote
- How to organize your EndNote Library
- How to insert your references into a MS Word document
- How to format your bibliography.
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Wednesday, February 1 @ 1 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Thursday, February 9 @ 1 PM Register
Location: Health Sciences Center, Health Sciences Library, Classroom 2
Thursday, March 29 @ 12 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Check out the EndNote guide.
Note: For specific issues with EndNote, please contact Dana Antonucci @ 632-1122, or Darren Chase @ 632-9830 for individual assistance.
Citation Skills Online
This informal, online workshop is designed to help students understand the basic citation skills needed for their course work. We will discuss:
- When citations are necessary and when not
- When to use direct quotations vs. paraphrasing
- How to paraphrase correctly
- How format citations for common resource types in APA and MLA
- Both in-text citations and the references or works cited page
- Where to get additional information on uncommon resource types
- Tools available for managing your research material
Tuesday, February 7@ 7:00 PM Register
Location: Online
Target Audience: Graduate students and motivated undergraduates.
Watch a recording of the workshop.
APA Citations
Having trouble citing sources in APA for your research paper? In this workshop learn:
- How to avoid plagiarism using paraphrasing and quotation
- How to format citations correctly for websites, articles and books
- How to format in-text citations
- How to construct a references list
Tuesday, February 21 @ 7:00 PM Register
Location: Online
Target Audience: Students
Watch a recording of the workshop.
Introduction to EndNote Web
Learn how to use the web version of EndNote. The web version does not require any specific software and is accessible online from anywhere. Learn how to:
- Create an EndNote Web account
- Import citations
- Create a bibliography
- Sync to an EndNote Desktop account.
Monday, March 5 @ 6:30 PM Register
Location: Online
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Note: For specific issues with EndNote, please contact Dana Antonucci @ 632-1122, or Darren Chase @ 632-9830 for individual assistance.
EndNote for the Physical Sciences
Learn how to manage citations from SciFinder, Web of Science, Compendex, ArXiv.org, Reaxys, and other databases. The session will demonstrate how to:
- Create an EndNote Library
- Import citations
- Create a formatted bibliography
Tuesday, March 13 @ 12 PM Register
Duration: 1.5 hours
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Check out the EndNote guide.
Note: For specific issues with EndNote, please contact Dana Antonucci @ 632-1122, or Darren Chase @ 632-9830 for individual assistance.
EndNote For MAC Users
Creating the bibliography is often the most tedious part of writing a research paper. Using EndNote for Mac, a bibliographic management software program, this task becomes much easier. In this workshop learn:
- How to create an EndNote Library
- How to download results from a literature search into EndNote
- How to organize your EndNote Library
- How to insert your references into a MS Word document
- How to format your bibliography
Wednesday, April 25 @ 12:30 PM Register
Duration: 1.5 hours
Location: Melville Melville Library, 4th floor, MAC SINC Site, W-4545
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Check out the EndNote guide.
Note: For specific issues with EndNote, please contact Dana Antonucci @ 632-1122, or Darren Chase @ 632-9830 for individual assistance.
Understanding Plagiarism and Citation
Learn how to write a paper without committing plagiarism. After this workshop you will be able to:
- Understand what is - and is not- considered plagiarism
- Summarize, paraphrase, quote and cite material within your paper
- Understand the parts of a citation
- Create citations for different types of resources
- Write a "Works Cited" or "References" page
Tuesday, April 10 @ 2:30 PM Register
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Undergraduates
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 figure numbering
- Creating term lists and a traveling library
Wednesday, April 18 @ 12:30 PM Register
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, or Staff who already have a basic knowledge of EndNote.
Note: For specific issues with EndNote, please contact Dana Antonucci @ 632-1122 or Darren Chase @ 632-9830 for individual assistance.
Zotero
The library also provides assistance with Zotero. Zotero is a free browser plug-in for Firefox that allows users to collect, manage and cite resources easily. Workshops can be arranged for 5 or more people. Zotero is available for download at www.zotero.org and the site provides lots of documentation and videos. For more information or additional assistance, email Fiona Grady at fiona.grady@stonybrook.edu or watch a recording of a previous workshop.
More workshops for faculty are available from the Faculty Center.
If you cannot attend a workshop for which you have registered, please contact us at 632-7110, or email librarysessions@notes.cc.sunys
If you would like to see us offer workshops on additional topics, please contact Fiona Grady at fiona.grady@stonybrook.edu.
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All workshops are free and open to all SBU students, faculty and staff.
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Openings are filled on a first come, first served basis.
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Workshops may be cancelled if there are less than 5 participants registered. Registrants will be notified by email if a workshop is cancelled.
