Monthly Archives: June 2015

From the Archives: Computer Science at SBU

Computer Science building rendering, 1971

On July 1, a grand opening celebration for the new Computer Science Building will be held. This photograph from the University Archives is a rendering of the original building, which opened in May 1971. Founded in 1969, the Computer Science Department is

Posted in Computer Science, Special Collections & University Archives

Special Collections and University Archives

Stony Brook Train Station, 1905, Robert M. Emery Long Island Rail Road Collection

Spy letters written by George Washington during the American Revolution. A history of the world published in 1493. The first map depicting Long Island as an island. Photographs of Stony Brook’s original train station. These are just a few examples

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Best Practice, the DOAJ Seal, and Why It Matters

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Committee on Publications Ethics, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and other scholarly publishing organizations have collaborated to identify principles of transparency and best practice, “that set apart legitimate journals and publishers

Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication

Strategic Design Process

Stony Brook University Library Strategic Design 2015-2018 University Libraries has launched a strategic design that aligns our organization’s mission and vision through guiding principles. The Stony Brook University Libraries inspires learning, research, scholarly inquiry and service in an environment dedicated to the open

Posted in About Us

New Database Trial – Henry Stewart Talks

The Stony Brook University Libraries currently has a trial subscription to the Henry Stewart Talks, biomedical and life sciences collection. This collection has over 1,500 high quality, recorded seminars given by leading world experts. Featured categories include: cancer, cell biology,

Posted in Health Sciences Library

Library Workshop with Associate Director for Research and Instruction at MIT, Tracy Gabridge

SBU Libraries will hold a workshop for liaison librarians on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Wang Center. There will be a presentation by Tracy Gabridge, who is the Associate Director for Research and Instructional Services at the Massachusetts Institute

Posted in Interlibrary Loan, Italian American Studies, Libraries, Library Instruction, Library Science, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Melville Library, New and Notable, Southampton, Spotlight, StaffWeb, Stony Brook University, Writing and Literature

Strategic Design Retreat

University Libraries is working on a strategic design that will inform our priorities for the next three years.  On Monday, June 15, 2015, we held an all-staff retreat at the Health Sciences Center.  Along with good food and camaraderie, we

Posted in Libraries

Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Zhejiang College, Jinhua, China

Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian Michael Bailou Huang presented “Changing Roles of Academic Libraries and Librarians” and “Collection Development for the 21st Century Academic Library: Experience from the Stony Brook University Health Sciences

Posted in Global Initiatives

Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Shandong University, Jinan, China

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives at the Stony Brook University Libraries visited Shandong University in Jinan, China on April 22, 2015. Dr. Jianfeng Li, Director of Shandong University Library and Ms. Jinxian Yang, Associate

Posted in Global Initiatives

Global Library Initiatives Lecture Series

You are all invited to the second lecture in the Lecture Series of the Office of Global Library Initiatives entitled “Ancient Documents Services at the Shanghai Normal University Library.” The talk will be given by Dr. Long Zhao, who is

Posted in Global Initiatives, Health Sciences Library