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May the Fourth (Be With You)

May 4, the unofficial celebration of all things Star Wars, is a great opportunity to explore a galaxy of library resources about George Lucas’ classic space epics. From video of the series’ films to a CD the John Williams’ memorable soundtrack

Posted in Cinema Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Film Studies, Melville Library, Music Library

What You Need To Do While You’re In School

Emily Warren is a Spring 2015 Library Intern.  She will be posting about excellent resources to enhance the undergraduate experience. So, you’re currently taking classes at SBU, while probably working a part-time job and crossing you’re fingers that the perfect full-time

Posted in Academic Subjects, Anthropology, Art, Arts & Humanities, Atheletic Training, Business, Central Reading Room, Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Chemistry, Cinema Studies, Communicating Science, Comparative Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Art, Architecture and Design, Environmental Humanities, Film Studies

Spotlight: Project MUSE

Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content; its electronic journal collections support a wide array of research. MUSE is a source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world’s leading university presses

Posted in Academic Subjects, Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Arts & Humanities, Asian and Asian American Studies, Atheletic Training, Biology, Business, Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Chemistry, Chinese Studies, Cinema Studies, Classics, Computer Science, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Dance, Databases, eBooks, Economics, Education, eJournals, Engineering, Environmental Art, Architecture and Design, Environmental Humanities, Featured, Film Studies, Game Studies, Geosciences, History, Italian American Studies, Japanese Studies, Journalism, Korean Studies, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Religious Studies, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Sustainability, Technology, Theatre, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature

19th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

July 17 marks the start of the annual  Stony Brook Film Festival at the Staller Center for the Arts, where moviegoers will enjoy ten days of terrific short and feature length independent films. Opening night kicks off with the U.S. premiere

Posted in Catalog, Cinema Studies, Circulation, Events, Film Studies, Libraries, Melville Library, Stony Brook University

Project Muse Premium

Project Muse is a scholarly database similar to JSTOR that offers full-text versions of over 600 peer-reviewed journals from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies. Subject areas include: Area and Ethnic Studies; Art and Architecture; Creative

Posted in Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Arts & Humanities, Asian and Asian American Studies, Cinema Studies, Comparative Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Databases, Digital Collections, Economics, Education, Electronic Resources, Film Studies, French, German, History, Libraries, Medicine, MFA Theatre & Film, Music, New and Notable, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, Research, School of Professional Development, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Sociology, Sustainability, Theatre, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature

Winter Film Recommendations

Winter is the perfect time of year to check out some great must-see films from our collection!

Posted in Cinema Studies, Circulation, Film Studies, Melville Library

DATABASE TRIAL: New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990–Present

200 full length feature films from leading independent distributors…

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Cinema Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Database Trials, Film Studies, MFA Theatre & Film, Writing and Literature

Database Trial: Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive

Essential primary sources for studying the history of film, music, broadcasting and theater.

Posted in Database Trials, Film Studies, Music, Theatre

35th Annual Asian American International Film Festival in NYC

Asian CineVision (ACV) presents the Asian American International Film Festival, July 25-Aug. 5 in New York City.

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Film Studies

The 17th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

The Staller Center will soon be hosting the 17th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival, July 19-28, 2012.

Posted in Central Reading Room, Events, Film Studies, Stony Brook University