Through the efforts of CAPS and the PALS program, SBU Southampton Library and Southampton Student Life are happy to be hosting a night of therapy dogs again. If you’re feeling the stress of a packed semester or just miss a pet you’ve left at home, please join us May
On April 13th, the University Libraries hosted the fourth event in this semester’s colloquium series, showcasing library faculty members’ research and professional development. Bob Tolliver (Head of Sciences & Engineering, Stony Brook University Libraries) and Clara Tran (Science Librarian, Stony Brook University Libraries) presented their research on collaborative publishing ventures
Although we’re a small campus, it can be hard to meet and interact with people outside of our usual orbits. We all have busy schedules and places we need to be. What’s needed is a chance to slow down and experience the beautiful campus and interesting people around us. So
The Stony Brook University Libraries’ Women’s History Month events continued on March 9, 2017 with a presentation by Dr. Patricia Aceves in the Special Collections Seminar Room. Dr. Aceves’ led an engaging talk called “Managing Power & Load: A Primer for Working Women” which explored McClusky’s theory of power-load-margin and
On March 16th, the University Libraries hosted the third event in this semester’s colloquium series, showcasing library faculty members’ research and professional development. Chris Kretz discussed his research on the history of commercial radio in the early 20th century, with an emphasis on the role of libraries and librarians in
On March 7th, students and faculty members met in the University Libraries’ Center for Scholarly Communication for an hour of literary karaoke in honor of Women’s History Month. Participants read excerpts from texts written by female authors. Selections included texts published from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century, as well
On March 1st, four Stony Brook University faculty members participated in a panel held at the Libraries in honor of Women’s History Month. The four scholars– Peg Christoff (Asian American Studies), Lisa Diedrich (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Victoria Hesford (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), and Tracey Walters (Africana Studies)–
A trio of intrepid canines provided stress relief and welcome diversion last night at SBU Southampton Library. Through CAPS and their PALS program, along with Southampton Student Life, we were able to bring Crystal, Jesse and Lucy to spend some quality time with our students in the midst of their
On February 16th the University Libraries hosted the second event in this semester’s Colloquium Series. Two library faculty members presented their current work. Victoria Pilato, Digital Projects Librarian, discussed her recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya as part of a project to digitize the Leakey family papers. Her talk provided
The answer: Trivia Night! SBU Southampton Library played host on Tuesday, February 21 to dedicated teams of SOMAS, Occupational Therapy and MFA students as they vied to answer questions on categories ranging from The Wild West to Total Obscurities. Other then their own knowledge they had one lifeline – a
