Yearly Archives: 2014

ASK US and You Shall Receive

Stephanie McEvoy is the library’s graduate intern this semester.  She is exploring academic librarianship while she completes her Master’s in Library Science degree from Queens College.  She will be writing occasional columns about her discoveries and experiences at Stony Brook

Posted in Libraries, Reference, Research

The Chess Match at Southampton Library

While Main Campus prepares for International Games Day, the Southampton Library has an ongoing game of its own. Chess is one of the oldest and most popular games in the world, appealing to players of all ages and cultures. You

Posted in Southampton

SBU student research featured in NYAS Podcast

SBU Ph.D. Student Huafeng Huang’s research into clean production of hydrogen fuel is featured in a recent New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) podcast. As a Ph.D. student at SUNY Stonybrook, Huafeng Huang (aka Wolf) is using chemistry to create

Posted in Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Chemistry, Sustainability

Subject Guides Point You In The Right Direction

Stephanie McEvoy is the library’s graduate intern this semester.  She is exploring academic librarianship while she completes her Master’s in Library Science degree from Queens College.  She will be writing occasional columns about her discoveries and experiences at Stony Brook

Posted in Libraries, Library Instruction

Honoring our Veterans

Tuesday, November 11 is Veterans Day, the date of the signing of the armistice in 1918 which led to the conclusion of the First World War. The following November, President Woodrow Wilson set aside November 11 as Armistice Day to

Posted in Government Information, History, Libraries

SBU Libraries Honor International Games Day

To further prove that we are more than just books, the Library has been diligently assembling a series of fun yet educational events and activities that highlight more than just our collection of over two million titles. Earlier this year,

Posted in Central Reading Room, Events, Game Studies, Library Outreach, Melville Library

Extended Hours

Beginning Friday, December 5, multiple University Libraries locations will have extended hours. Central Reading Room will be open 24 hours from 12:00 PM, December 7 – 2:00 AM, December 13. Health Sciences Library will be open 24 hours from 8:00 AM,

Posted in Health Sciences Library, Hours

Spotlight: Ethnic NewsWatch

A resource of full text coverage of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic,  minority and native presses in America. Includes primary source material, unique community publications, as well as articles from scholarly journals on ethnicities and ethnic studies. Ethnic NewsWatch

Posted in Africana Studies, Spotlight

Shoot for an A

Stephanie McEvoy is the library’s graduate intern this semester.  She is exploring academic librarianship while she completes her Master’s in Library Science degree from Queens College.  She will be writing occasional columns about her discoveries and experiences at Stony Brook

Posted in Information Literacy, Libraries, Library Instruction

Another year of scavenger hunt success!

On Wednesday, October 22nd, Stony Brook University Libraries successfully pulled off another great photo scavenger hunt, thanks to some dedicated students! With some veteran hunters registering for the event, we felt compelled to redesign large portions of the hunt, puzzles and

Posted in Events, Get Your Read On, Information Literacy, Libraries, Library Instruction, Library Outreach, Melville Library