Yearly Archives: 2012

Michael Huang Presents Keynote Speech at the 3rd International Conference on Library Cooperation and Resource Sharing, Beijing, China

Michael Huang, Health Sciences Librarian made a keynote speech titled “Current and future trends in academic libraries in the United States” at the 3rd International Conference on Library Cooperation and Resource Sharing, October 31 to November 2, 2012, Beijing, China.

Posted in Global Initiatives

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

Banned Book Week

Banned Books Week is the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety

Posted in Books

SBU Libraries meet Stony Brook Ultimate Frisbee Team

On Wednesday, September 26th, Stony Brook’s Ultimate Frisbee Team met with some SBU Libraries staff members to introduce our new promotional Frisbee, bearing the University Logo,  our “Get Your Read On” slogan, and the web address for the library homepage.

Posted in Events, Library Outreach

Take a Book/Leave a Book

SBU Libraries launch a new book exchange program to provide popular reading material for students.

Posted in Books, Libraries, Library Outreach, Melville Library, New and Notable

1st Photo Scavenger Hunt is a success!

Students flocked to the Melville Library this past Wednesday to participate in our 1st Annual Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win prizes!

Posted in Events, Library Outreach, Melville Library

Robert Browning Bicentennial Celebration, Thursday September 20

Please join us at a Bicentennial Celebration for poet and playwright Robert Browning on Thursday, September 20 at 4 p.m. Featured speakers: Mark Samuels Lasner, Senior Research Fellow, University of Delaware Library Edward Giuliano, President, New York Institute of Technology

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Events, Special Collections & University Archives

Journalism “My Life As” Lecture Series — Michael Slackman

As part of the School of Journalism “My Life As” lecture series, Deputy Foreign Editor of the New York Times Michael Slackman will speak September 11, 2012, 8;00 PM in the Student Activities Center Auditorium. For more information see www.stonybrook.edu/journalism,

Posted in Events, Journalism

NYS Poet and Author Announced

Marie Howe to serve as the 10th New York State Poet, Alison Lurie as the 10th New York State Author. Marie Howe succeeds Jean Valentine as NYS Poet and joins a long line of distinguished poets who have served in

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Writing and Literature

Simons Foundation, another major contribution to the world of Mathematics and Physics research

It was announced on Aug. 28, 2012 that an operating grant from the Simons Foundation ensures future of arXiv, an open-access preprint database based at Cornell University Library since 2001. The repository includes reasearch in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science

Posted in Physics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics