Monthly Archives: June 2015

Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives 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 Library” at Guangxi University of

Posted in Global Initiatives, Health Sciences Library

From the Archives: Welcome Class of 1965

Basketball team, Stony Brook University, circa 1963-1964

From June 5-7, graduates of the Class of 1965 will visit campus in celebration of their 50th class reunion. Special Collections and University Archives will host an open house on Saturday, June 6 for the alums, featuring an exhibit of photographs,

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Weather Got You Down? SBU Libraries Can Help!

Mark Twain is credited with observing, “everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” At Stony Brook University Libraries, that is simply not the case. For our researchers, climate data is available from many resources. For instance,

Posted in Government Information, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, MASIC

From the Archives: A Library Transforms (Part I)

Photograph of the Melville Library taken on June 2, 1970.

45 years ago, in June of 1970, the transformation of the Melville Library was underway. The original building opened in 1964 with seating for 700 students. The design was modular; the intent was to increase the footprint of the building to

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives