Yearly Archives: 2015

Gisele Schierhorst is teaching MUS 520, “Introduction to Research,”

MUS 520, “Introduction to Research,” is a seminar specially designed for the interests and needs of new students in the Music Department’s DMA Program in Performance.  It is taught by Associate Librarian/Head of the Music Library, Gisele Schierhorst.

Posted in About Us, Music, Music Library

Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week!

It’s that time of year again! ALA’s Banned Weeks Week falls at the end of September each year.  The holiday, which began yesterday, is meant to encourage us all to embrace our freedom to read.  So please show your solidarity

Posted in Books, Classics, Events, Information Literacy, Library Outreach, Melville Library, Writing and Literature

Matthieu Cognet’s published transcription of Ravel’s “La Valse” available in Music Library

Matthieu Cognet, DMA candidate in Piano Performance, recently published his own transcription of Ravel’s “La Valse,” and was pleased to find that we had added several copies to the Music Library’s collection.  Congratulations Matthieu!

Posted in About Us, Music, Music Library

On This Day: September 24, 1779…

Letter, George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 1779.

General George Washington wrote a historically important letter about spy activities in Setauket. Did you know that Special Collections in the Melville Library has this original letter? Written during the American Revolution from “Head Quarters Westpoint,” the letter to Major

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Faculty Exhibition features collaboration between Music Department and the Library

Margaret Schedel, Associate Professor of Composition and Computer Music, and Patrice Scanlon, Multimedia Resources Specialist for the Library’s Technology, Discovery and Digital Initiatives, collaborated on an interactive work entitled “A Train of a Thousand Wings,” which allows the listener to manipulate

Posted in About Us, Art, Music, Technology

SBU Libraries & Stony Brook Ultimate Frisbee Team Event

Stony Brook’s Ultimate Frisbee team and SBU Libraries met  for some fun activities on Wednesday, September 23rd during campus lifetime on the Staller steps! The team had Kan Jam & See How High You Can Jump! set up. The team

Posted in Events, Library Outreach, Melville Library

Come join the Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) – LabArchives Presentation

ELN is a program that allows scientists, engineers, and researchers to digitally document lab notes, data, and procedures of experiments.  These systems are designed to replace paper laboratory notebooks.  Electronic lab notebooks are fairly new technology but offer many benefits

Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Technology

Have a Question? On-Site Reference in Humanities and SBS

SBU Libraries will offer on-site reference and consultation services in the Humanities Building lobby (Mondays, 2-3) and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building lobby (Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30).  All members of the campus community are invited to learn more about how the

Posted in Library Outreach, Reference, Research

Upcoming Health Sciences Workshops

There are 2 upcoming workshops at the Health Sciences Library that will be of interest to students, residents and researchers. 1. Introduction to Bioinformatics Databases There are a vast number of bioinformatics databases, software tools, and resources available on the

Posted in About Us

One more week! Try ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete and University Press Collection

The Library is conducting a trial of ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete, including the University Press Collection, until September 28th.  These collections provide access to e-books from scholarly and academic presses that support research and learning in a variety of disciplines.  Readers

Posted in Database Trials, eBooks