February 18, 2016

Altmetrics As A New Research Impact Indicator

Altmetric is an innovative complementary measurement of scientific research impact within the social media arena. Unlike the traditional bibliometrics, which measure journals impact and research citations, altmetric assesses the influence of research in social media portals; such as, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, article downloads, etc. Altmetric is oriented towards societal impact and spread

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North Reading Room Student Visit

The Dean of University Libraries led 30 student leaders and journalists on a tour of the North Reading Room construction site yesterday. This was an exciting opportunity to introduce the community to the changes that are already happening in the space and a taste of what is to come as

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University Libraries Present: Women’s History Month Colloquium Series

Join us for a month-long colloquium series in honor of Women’s History Month, with presentations by three Stony Brook University scholars of women’s and gender studies and a literary karaoke event.  All events will be held in the Center for Scholarly Communications on the second floor of the Central Reading

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