Starting Monday, August 13th, 2018, the Health Sciences Library will undergo a partial structural repair which is anticipated to last 2-3 weeks. During this time, there may be periods of loud noise and some disruptions in study areas. We appreciate your patience while we make these repairs. If you have
Librarians Claudia McGivney, Head of Academic Engagement, and Bob Tolliver, Head of Science & Engineering, were recently recognized for their outstanding service to the Stony Brook University Senate committees. Claudia McGivney serves as a library representative on the SPD Council, which consults and advises with the Dean of the
As the semester draws to a close, we’d love to hear your feedback on how well (or poorly) the library website meets your needs! All feedback is anonymous and will inform future changes on the library website. Please take a 60 seconds to fill out our feedback form here: Library
On April 11th, the Center for Scholarly Communications teamed up with the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies to host the first annual Asian and Asian American Studies Research Symposium. This symposium showcased the best project work of undergraduates and the continuing research of graduate students in the Department
Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Updated: 2:22pm Due to inclement weather, the University Libraries are operating on a modified schedule. For updates on university-wide closings, please visit SB Alerts. The following libraries have modified hours: North Reading Room: 9:30am – Midnight Music Library: 10am – 5pm MASIC: 10am – 5pm
Health Sciences Librarians Jessica Koos and Laurel Scheinfeld are offering two workshops on Data Management in Biomedical Research. These workshops are designed to teach clinicians, graduate students and undergraduate students how to ensure that research data is effectively organized, documented and backed up. Don’t be a victim of a ‘data
Each semester, the University Libraries partners with CAPS (Counseling & Psychological Services) to bring a parade of pups to the Melville Galleria for stress relief, research help, and conversation. The events generally take place around high stress periods in the semester (midterms and finals) and regularly attract 200-300 students. Pet
Last week, librarians Claudia McGivney, Dana Haugh, and Michael Huang attended and presented at the International Conference on Embedded Education and Instruction of New Models of Library Service at Capital Normal University, Beijing, China held November 15-17, 2017. Michael Huang gave a keynote address titled “From Embedded to Liaison Librarian: Academic Librarian in Transition”
Michael Huang, Director of Global Library Initiatives, was invited to present a keynote speech titled “Innovative Services at Stony Brook University Libraries” at the Academic Seminar on Digital Resource Construction and Knowledge Service held in Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China on October 17, 2017. The Office of Global Library
SBU students from the Program in Writing and Rhetoric helped diversify Wikipedia yesterday (Oct 24th) with Lane Raspberry, Wikipedia Editor, and Marika Cifor, from Bowdoin College. Professors Kristina Lucenko and Cynthia Davidson worked with their students to help expand Wikipedia resources related to disability studies, mental health, ethnic/minority and marginalized peoples,
