tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241347672024-03-19T05:36:52.071-04:00The Screen PorchNews from Stony Brook University’s West Campus LibrariesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-91764162882311934632010-05-11T15:12:00.000-04:002010-05-11T15:13:20.971-04:00Reserving Group Study Booths in the CoLA (2nd Floor NRR)Reserving Group Study Booths in the CoLA (2nd Floor NRR)<br />Online: <a href="http://cola.sinc.stonybrook.edu/">http://cola.sinc.stonybrook.edu</a><br />Phone: 632-5783<br />In Person: CoLA Consultant's DeskUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-61206951350340820612010-04-14T12:15:00.006-04:002010-04-14T12:33:21.413-04:00Newspaper Research Workshop on 4/15 @ 3 PM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTo5IdapkxwbGp2YsnL2tHaJYIPMgYFEGAJ_WptYKj-BLRwdRscqmTp2kTjnyJVTJocdHyU3_qln8436DMJ5kcEtZKqtKgSbK4mTwi6vvk2z1ytwUxsIBHgLy-zz2FL7ECMLEcA/s1600/oldnewspapers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460031772827947890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTo5IdapkxwbGp2YsnL2tHaJYIPMgYFEGAJ_WptYKj-BLRwdRscqmTp2kTjnyJVTJocdHyU3_qln8436DMJ5kcEtZKqtKgSbK4mTwi6vvk2z1ytwUxsIBHgLy-zz2FL7ECMLEcA/s400/oldnewspapers.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Extra! Extra! Become an Expert at Finding New & Historic Newspaper Articles! </span></strong><br /><br />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:<br /><br /><ul><li>Become familiar with the odd nature of newspaper indexing </li><li>Effectively search online newspaper indexes</li><li>Effectively use non-online resources for locating older articles</li><li>Find, display, and print articles from the library's online newspaper collections</li><li>Find, display, and copy articles from the library's microformat collection of newspapers<br /><strong></strong></li></ul><p><strong>Date: Thursday, April 15 @ 3 PM<br />Location: Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">Register for the workshop.</a></p><span style="font-size:78%;">Image courtesy of <a title="Link to ShironekoEuro's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shironekoeuro/" rel="dc:creator cc:attributionURL" name="Account name">ShironekoEuro</a> on Flickr.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-76564353765564698462010-03-31T11:11:00.002-04:002010-03-31T11:44:03.973-04:00Libraries Closed on Saturday April 3rd for Spring BreakThe University Libraries are closed on Saturday, April 3rd for Spring Break. The Central Reading Room, North Reading Room, and Main Circulation will reopen on Sunday, April 4th at 2 PM. For more information check the <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/about/hours/index.html">Library Hours page</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-87062102189445789932010-03-31T10:50:00.007-04:002010-03-31T11:11:00.891-04:00Workshop: Using the Internet for Historical Research on April 7<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZVAVxEbQIwVUjFuFTvGJXow7C9OW32YDrBvr5o95EpRZVRIPHy0YoNRI4EnArFUbYMVYnDH9yYeJF5YTvxk5r3olbQxQOLeDNYp-7z1rIk0MxVXP8hqsjJAVTFJB3J-uc5W9QQ/s1600/historyquote.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454814554347807410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZVAVxEbQIwVUjFuFTvGJXow7C9OW32YDrBvr5o95EpRZVRIPHy0YoNRI4EnArFUbYMVYnDH9yYeJF5YTvxk5r3olbQxQOLeDNYp-7z1rIk0MxVXP8hqsjJAVTFJB3J-uc5W9QQ/s400/historyquote.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Using the Internet for Historical Research</span></strong><br /><br />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:<br /><ul><li>History Web Sites<br /></li><li>Major Digital and Audio/Visual Collections</li><br /><li>Historic Newspaper Collections</li><br /><li>Google Books and other Online Book Collections</li><br /><li>Domain Searches and Other Advanced Searching</li><br /><li>Creating a Google Custom Search</li><br /><li>Wikipedia as a way of finding Online Resources</li></ul><div><strong>Date: April 7 @ 2PM<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Location: SBS Building, 3rd floor SINC Site</strong></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">Register for Using the Internet for Historical Research</a></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Image courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smokey_blue/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Robert of Fairfax</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> on Flickr</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-60782496873992757372010-03-04T09:15:00.002-05:002010-03-04T09:20:06.379-05:00Workshop: Beyond BlackboardBeyond Blackboard there are collaborative Web tools and networks for enhancing group work, sharing content and managing projects. In this workshop learn:<br /><br />• How to create and mange groups on the Web using PBWorks, Google Groups and more<br />• Tips and tools for online group work<br />• How to share online content and research, including using Google Docs<br />• Where researchers and scholars share links and build communities online, including Connotea and LinkedIn<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Date: Thursday, March 4 @ 1 PM</span></strong><br />Location: Melville Library, 1st floor, Classroom A<br /><br /><a href="http://library.cc.stonybrook.edu/node/949"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Register for Beyond Blackboard</span></a>Darren Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662000898298970428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-39097506593032054942010-02-26T10:25:00.005-05:002010-02-26T10:36:44.781-05:00Melville Library Closing @ Noon Today Due to WeatherUpdate: The Melville Library is officially closing at noon today due to weather conditions.<br /><br />The North Reading Room may be open until as late as 5 PM depending on the weather and availability of staff. Call 631-632-7148 to check before coming in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-84172675690865455802010-02-26T10:10:00.002-05:002010-02-26T10:18:01.557-05:00Classes Cancelled - North Reading Room Currently OpenThe University has cancelled classes today (Feb. 26) due to the weather.<br /><br />The North Reading Room in the Melville Library is currently open. Please call 631-632-7148 to confirm the NRR is still open before coming in as changes in the weather may result in a change of hours.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-11343795067682836952010-02-22T15:01:00.004-05:002010-02-23T10:24:28.601-05:00Distinguished Student Employee Award - It's About Us Campaign<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9INOcv3Pl5f9rEY168I2B_uy683MBgsNSE00H8gG2_1JvL81VD5zqWGbpZPyzDrCSCZPlKwyQAf5BdlgugHlM9Ye7RlzC3glF1IQxGTmu1BuJauOCrzHniY0liEeSNOjaGToiA/s1600-h/StudentAward.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441459974939009650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9INOcv3Pl5f9rEY168I2B_uy683MBgsNSE00H8gG2_1JvL81VD5zqWGbpZPyzDrCSCZPlKwyQAf5BdlgugHlM9Ye7RlzC3glF1IQxGTmu1BuJauOCrzHniY0liEeSNOjaGToiA/s400/StudentAward.jpg" border="0" /></a>Find out how you can help fund the <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/ItsAboutUsCampaign2010.pdf">University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award</a> and help the library's student workers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-2988714963284150382010-02-16T17:03:00.002-05:002010-02-16T17:11:44.016-05:00Citations Workshop on 2/16 Cancelled Due to WeatherTonight's Citation Skills workshop has been cancelled due to the weather.<br /><br />The workshop is also being offered online on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 PM. If you would like to join that session, visit <a href="https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library">https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library</a> and sign in with your NetID and password, if you have one, or as a guest.<br /><br />If you need help ASAP, the library offers one sheet handouts on <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/APACitationStyleSBUL.pdf">APA</a> and <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/MLACitationStyleSBUL2009.pdf">MLA</a> styles.<br /><br />The website for the <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/">Online Writing Lab at Prudue University</a> offers comprehensive help on APA, MLA and Chicago. The information is easy to read and understand, and covers formatting a paper, in text citations, and the References or Works Cited list. They cover a wide variety of<br />scenarios and source types, including multiple authors, websites without a date, scholarly articles from a library database, blogs, television programs, etc.<br /><br />One-on-one sessions can also be scheduled. Contact <a href="mailto:Fiona.Grady@stonybrook.edu">Fiona.Grady@stonybrook.edu</a> to arrange an individual session.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-85072606540112354882010-02-15T11:49:00.004-05:002010-02-15T14:31:12.732-05:00Workshops This Week: Citation Skills, WorldCat and EndNote @ the HSC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZE5VSUvRV7Ry83m1_1ilvI8bMTWEMgiPNhoFDk8rAXLzfDC_H4op379ZzkFgHPpaWtwj7dDU_QUdRxzkX8t1AH3etrh14-yJNibMKdFSDsHBo02_JE9o8U1qYYXwCLBJap5FCpQ/s1600-h/96770013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438553407820011762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZE5VSUvRV7Ry83m1_1ilvI8bMTWEMgiPNhoFDk8rAXLzfDC_H4op379ZzkFgHPpaWtwj7dDU_QUdRxzkX8t1AH3etrh14-yJNibMKdFSDsHBo02_JE9o8U1qYYXwCLBJap5FCpQ/s400/96770013.jpg" border="0" /></a>The library is offering the following workshops this week:<br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>WorldCat: The World @ Your Fingertips</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">Wednesday, February 17 @ 3:30 PM - Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Citation Skills for Non-Traditional Students</span></strong><br /><br />Tuesday, February 16 @ 7 PM - Melville Library, 1st Floor, Classroom A<br /><br />Wednesday, February 17 @ 7 PM - Online @ <a href="https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library">https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Managing Your Research Using EndNote - Basic Skills</span></strong><br /><br />Thursday, February 18 @ 1 PM - Health Sciences Library, HSC, Classroom 2<br /><br />Check out the <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">Spring 2010 Workshops page</a> for more information and registration.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-72325067998877039012010-02-10T08:03:00.001-05:002010-02-10T08:06:20.868-05:00Library Closed Today Feb. 10The Melville Library and branches are closed for today due to snow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-18469267074507976272010-02-09T21:24:00.001-05:002010-02-09T21:26:24.773-05:00Wednesday Feb. 10 Classes CancelledWednesdays classes cancelled due to the weather. See <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/emergency/advisories.shtml">http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/emergency/advisories.shtml</a> for more information.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-26116182201556895712010-02-09T18:23:00.002-05:002010-02-09T18:24:33.860-05:00Census 2010 Workshop RescheduledThe Census 2010 workshops schedule for February 10th has been rescheduled due to the weather. The new date for the workshop is March 3rd @ 1 PM.<br /><br />For more information see <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-3926991731139389142010-02-08T13:00:00.002-05:002010-02-08T13:02:26.017-05:00Library Tour on Tuesday, Feb. 9 @ 2:30 PM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs7baaJGbNkUcBNUsr_LGVzq4PN-vZjzchGik5z4U9pDJ9Jda-wF-jArFDKzWRiq88HL9ps1iXaCQILWa52txOEEmlCnd9YVuztR694DMHKjo18lXIHZ4Q8RoiXfK0pGMKxWQ-A/s1600-h/reservedesk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435934396763085106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs7baaJGbNkUcBNUsr_LGVzq4PN-vZjzchGik5z4U9pDJ9Jda-wF-jArFDKzWRiq88HL9ps1iXaCQILWa52txOEEmlCnd9YVuztR694DMHKjo18lXIHZ4Q8RoiXfK0pGMKxWQ-A/s400/reservedesk.jpg" border="0" /></a>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.<br /><br />Register @ <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-33222880727649010852010-02-08T12:55:00.001-05:002010-02-08T13:00:11.022-05:00Census 2010 Workshop on 2/10 @ 12 PM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjb0bGM_Wzu0tik36Dspeq-jXJrJWJYHdAVrkMDvUaJiSl-stzdYaUyiXo7K9JrgsAlAXjGuAu3NGKl358LhcL5hKAyL-tE2N6jylUijL0vPL-7qmWF-p0p8aPlj1kGAKgUMY7w/s1600-h/Census2010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435933742776104674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 369px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjb0bGM_Wzu0tik36Dspeq-jXJrJWJYHdAVrkMDvUaJiSl-stzdYaUyiXo7K9JrgsAlAXjGuAu3NGKl358LhcL5hKAyL-tE2N6jylUijL0vPL-7qmWF-p0p8aPlj1kGAKgUMY7w/s400/Census2010.jpg" border="0" /></a>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:<br /><div><ul><li>How to find population data and other statistics for your research</li><br /><li>How the Census and the American Community Survey differ from each other<br /></li><li>How government education and other grant money is distributed according to Decennial (every 10 years) Census results?</li><br /><li>How private is the information you provide? What if I'm not a citizen? Where do students fill out the Census? </li></ul><br />Register @ <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-60319852216973966152010-02-02T10:48:00.002-05:002010-02-02T10:52:36.951-05:00Library Tour on Feb. 4 @ 10:30 AM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMSjm-lxaam4mTp_0nJgMA8WBH-THftZAZ7Xzv32vPsQ6kI3pGSYRvDDfuA49zZy5vy6ODlYkY5FnGjtRrRupKtHKNefXdKKDha0WgrXGH26Moy73q-F1rfFKFYj1HMi-P02CHQ/s1600-h/library.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433674403739178914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMSjm-lxaam4mTp_0nJgMA8WBH-THftZAZ7Xzv32vPsQ6kI3pGSYRvDDfuA49zZy5vy6ODlYkY5FnGjtRrRupKtHKNefXdKKDha0WgrXGH26Moy73q-F1rfFKFYj1HMi-P02CHQ/s400/library.jpg" border="0" /></a>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.<br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Register @ <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm</a>. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-70967270795100012322010-02-02T10:30:00.002-05:002010-02-02T10:48:11.939-05:00Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students Online Workshop on 2/3 @ 7 PMBeen 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:<br /><br /><ul><li>Access Stony Brook University resources from off-campus </li><br /><li>Use research databases to find scholarly articles online</li><br /><li>Explore the library’s collection of electronic books and reference material</li><br /><li>Use Suffolk Web and WorldCat to find resources close to home</li></ul><p>This workshop will be held online using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro @ <a href="https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library">https://meeting.sinc.stonybrook.edu/library</a> on Wednesday, Feb. 3 @ 7 PM.</p><p>Register at <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-57268761422554715962010-01-26T14:55:00.001-05:002010-01-26T14:57:16.046-05:00Library Tour on Friday, Jan. 29 @ 1:30 PMTake 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.<br /><br />Register @ <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-82046740130749631512010-01-07T18:10:00.004-05:002010-01-07T18:21:29.988-05:00Zotero Now Offers 100 MB of Free Storage for PDFs, Images, etc.Zotero now offers 100 mb of cloud-based storage for PDFs, images, screenshots, and other files free of charge. Additional storage space can be purchased if needed.<br /><br />For more information check <a href="http://www.zotero.org/support/storage_faq">Zotero's storage faq</a>.<br /><br />If you are not already familiar with it, <a href="http://www.zotero.org/">Zotero</a> is a free bibliographic management tool for researchers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-50190360965989701392009-12-23T10:45:00.002-05:002009-12-23T10:49:03.816-05:00Library Catalog Unavailable from 11 - 11:30 am on 12/23STARS, the library catalog will be unavailable for approximately one half hour on Wednesday, December 23rd while a certificate is being updated. If you need to search library holdings during that time, please use <a href="http://worldcat.org/">worldcat.org</a>. Please contact the library at 631-632-7110 if you need assistance.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-85034203345500297282009-12-21T09:58:00.002-05:002009-12-21T10:01:34.068-05:00Happy Holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4j5WjdIp2eagmdIRZxPB3mNN5KRnrnsKE4wiVik4B-CR6cAqWS0-yk1kinMhH_-m68fcyI_4AfBaHlp4cO_v4DYxdhf01kkKlW2ydhjzP9UKb7m-WMMlBu_4ykk6UeJtS973/s1600-h/holidaycard2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4j5WjdIp2eagmdIRZxPB3mNN5KRnrnsKE4wiVik4B-CR6cAqWS0-yk1kinMhH_-m68fcyI_4AfBaHlp4cO_v4DYxdhf01kkKlW2ydhjzP9UKb7m-WMMlBu_4ykk6UeJtS973/s320/holidaycard2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417704359811651506" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Holidays :)Darren Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662000898298970428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-49095260827475433852009-12-15T17:16:00.001-05:002009-12-15T17:19:27.208-05:00Presidential Opening of the North Reading Room Student Collaborative Learning Area (CoLA)Date: Friday, December 18, 2009<br /><br />Time: 3:00pm<br /><br />Location: Second floor of the North Reading Room, Melville Library<br /><br />Contact Information: (631) 632-7148 or 632-2775<br /><br />The University Libraries and the Teaching, Learning + Technology (TLT) department cordially invite you to attend the official opening of the first CoLA (Collaborative Learning Area) facility located in the North Reading Room in Melville Library. President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. will be present to officially open this innovative learning space. Please come by and join us or visit the area at your convenience to see the future of informal learning spaces at Stony Brook.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-47213835553141126212009-12-10T20:51:00.006-05:002009-12-10T21:05:53.449-05:00EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS, DECEMBER 2009<strong>Central Reading Room</strong>, December 11 - 20 <p class="style1">Monday - Thursday until 4:00am </p><p><span class="style1">Friday & Saturday until Midnight </span> </p><p class="style1"><strong>North Reading Room</strong>, December 11 - 17 </p><p class="style1">Monday - Thursday until 4:00am </p><p><span class="style1">Friday & Saturday until Midnight </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i>Circulation Services including Reserve Material <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i> will not be extended!</i></span></p> <o:p> </o:p><p></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">THE RULES:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Uniformed guards will help maintain a clean, quiet, and safe study space:</span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:31pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br /></span><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);font-size:12pt;" ><span style=""><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:7pt;" > </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >SBU IDs are required to enter <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >the Reading Room<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >after midnight Sun. – Thurs.<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >and after 8 p.m. Fri. – Sat.<o:p></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:31pt;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />The No Food and Drink Policy (except bottled water) </span></span></span>Darren Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662000898298970428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-44771632900825443892009-11-20T10:08:00.002-05:002009-11-20T10:15:52.491-05:00All Libraries Closed November 26 - 28All Main Campus Libraries and the Southampton branch will be closed for Thanksgiving break, beginning Wednesday, 5:00pm. Thursday, November 26 through Saturday, November 28 libraries will be closed. Main Campus and Southampton libraries resume regular hours Sunday, November 29.<br /><br />Related links:<br /><a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/about/hours/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">University Libraries hours</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/about/hours/winter09.pdf"><span style="font-style: italic;">Winter regular and intersession hours</span></a>Darren Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662000898298970428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134767.post-88057315269928181042009-11-19T15:38:00.001-05:002009-11-19T15:39:35.666-05:00Time to Return or Renew Library MaterialsGraduate Students, Faculty, Management Confidential, Emeritus and Professional staff who currently have borrowed library material due Dec. 21, 2009, from the Main, Music and/or the Science/Engineering Library, are urged to return or renew at this time.<br /><br />For those renewing, the new due date will be May 18, 2010. Items already renewed 3 times, must be returned and may then be checked out again.<br /><br />For information on how to renew online via STARS/OPAC, please go to the URL below. To renew in person, please present your ID card to service desk staff. It is not necessary to bring the material into the library in order to have them renewed. Overdue material can not be renewed. There are no phone renewals.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/circulation/borrowing.html">http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/circulation/borrowing.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0