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…
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Run for Charity This May!
This May Long Island is sponsoring runs and walks to support various charities. What a good way to shake off the stress of finals! You can even team up with family and friends to spend a sunny May day running…
Posted in About Us
Stony Brook University Libraries’ Spring Concert
Stony Brook University Music Department & The Undergraduate College of Arts, Culture and Humanities presents: The Calidore String Quartet Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, Violins Jeremy Berry, Viola and Estelle Choi, Cello Join us Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Melville Library…
Stony Brook ranked #4 in Environmentally Responsible Universities
The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges ranked Stony Brook University #4 in environmentally responsible universities. Reasons cited included recycling the most e-waste during RecycleMania 2013 and 2014, multiple solar installations, the use of biodegradable food packaging and energy efficiencies…
Posted in Melville Library, Sustainability
Papers of naturalist Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy (1887-1973) was an early conservationist who concentrated his efforts on Long Island and internationally. He conducted research on DDT, which influenced Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, and participated in lawsuits to ban the aerial spraying of the pesticide.…
Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America is an organization dedicated to free public access to information in myriad formats. The DPLA works with libraries, museums, government agencies and archives across the country. “It strives to contain the full breadth of human…
Posted in Libraries, Scholarly Communication
Library Faculty elected President of Asian Pacific Librarians Association
Congratulations to Janet Clarke, Associate Dean of Research & User Engagement, on being elected President of the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) for the 2015-16 term. APALA is a formal American Library Association Affiliate Organization, and one of ALA’s five…
Upcoming Workshops on the NIH Public Access Policy
The Health Sciences Library is now offering workshops and support for NIH Public Access Policy (NIHPAP) Compliance. The Policy requires all NIH funding-supported articles to be submitted to PubMed Central within 12 months of publication in a scholarly journal. Lack…
Posted in Health Sciences Library
Articles of Interest: Faculty Responses to Open Access
Open Access means unrestricted online access to peer-reviewed scholarly research. Open access is primarily intended for scholarly journals, but is also provided for a growing number of theses, book chapters, and monographs. Open Access is the publication of research and…
Posted in Scholarly Communication
Documentary filmmakers at SBU Libraries
Japanese documentary filmmakers visited SBU’s Melville Library on April 15 in order to examine and film original documents from Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant’s emergency evacuation plan. Their documentary concerns Japan’s Fukushimi Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant which suffered damage as a…
