Stony Brook University has acquired a secret wartime letter from Gen. George Washington to his chief spy for $96,000 at an auction at Christie’s in Manhattan. Written from “Head Quarters Westpoint” on Sept. 24, 1779, the missive to Gen. Benjamin…
Monthly Archives: May 2006
MLA International Bibliography adds older content
MLA International Bibliography has added nearly 40 years of retrospective content (i.e., bibliographic citations) covering the years from 1926 to 1962.
Posted in Writing and Literature
Reality Checks
Reality can be an interesting source of information. Or is it the other way round? I use the web all the time to find out about the real world. Don’t you? And what I find is “information.” If it isn’t,…
Posted in Library Science
Summer Borrowing Privileges
All students (including doctoral candidates) must be registered for the Summer or Fall semester in order to qualify for Summer library borrowing privileges. After registering, it can take 24 to 36 hours for registration information to be reflected on your…
Posted in Circulation
Lecture and Reception in Celebration of the Richard Vetere Collection on Tuesday, May 2
Richard Vetere will be on campus to visit classes and participate in a dedication ceremony for his archive to Stony Brook University Library’s Special Collections Department. His novel, The Third Miracle, will be available for purchase and book signing by…
Posted in Events
