Are you working on a research paper? Well, good news! SBU Libraries will hold an Open Library Lab in the SBU Writing Center (Humanities 2009) on Wednesday, November 11th and Thursday, November 19th from 6-8 PM.In our never-ending quest to teach you useful things, these labs will provide intensive, one-on-one research assistance with experts who have broad
While you’ve been working hard all year earning credits for your degree, we’ve been working hard all year to make your learning process a little more fun. And it’s exhausting – in a good way. ALA’s International Games Day is returning to SBU Libraries with more game options and prizes
One of the fastest growing areas of study in biology focuses on the molecular structures of molecules, especially proteins, and how structure relates to both sequence and function. This workshop will introduce the primary molecular databases, PDB & MMDB, and will demonstrate the NCBI’s Cn3D software tool for viewing and
The Libraries’ on-site reference hour (1:30-2:30), held in the lobby of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building, will be cancelled November 10th, 17th, and 24th. On-site reference in SBS will resume December 1st, 1:30-2:30. Please contact Kate Kasten at kathleen.kasten@stonybrook.edu with any questions.
The Libraries have subscribed to ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete and University Press Collection. These collections offer access to more than 740,000 full-text eBooks to support research and learning in the arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and life sciences, as well as engineering, business, and education. Researchers can download
The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science has announced its 2016 Flame Challenge question: What is sound? For scholars hoping to take on the task of explaining science to an eleven year old, SBU Libraries are the place to start your research, beginning with a Subject & Research Guide for Science
Stony Brook Universities Library Access Services Department, as part of it Outreach Initiative Program, has teamed up with the Native American Student Organization (NASO) to help promote awareness of Native American Heritage Month in November. On Wednesday November 4th during the Campus Life period an educational and informational display will
The 2015 Open Access Symposium & 9th Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture featured a poster session covering a range of open access topics. Posters were created by Stony Brook University Librarians Darren Chase, Laura Costello, Jennifer DeVito, Ann Gleason, Molly Higgins, Kate Kasten, Jennifer Lyon, Jamie Saragossi, Sally Stieglitz, Robert Tolliver,
On Wednesday, October 28th, the Melville Library Galleria was full of students who took a moment to stop and create a mini Zen Garden to take with them. A total of 96 little gardens were made! CAPS, the Counseling and Psychological Services staff were on hand to answer questions and
Zotero is coming! Have no fear, we will save you! If you are scratching your head wondering what Zotero is, here’s a brief synopsis: Zotero is an easy-to-use web tool that allows you to collect, organize, and cite your references. Yes, you read that correctly. It helps format the citations
