2015

Spring Break 2015 Hours

What’s more fun than being in the library during Spring Break? The Libraries hours for Spring Break 2015: Spring Break Hours:  Friday, March 13, 2015 – Sunday, March 22, 2015 Friday March 13 Saturday March 14 Sunday March 15 Monday – Friday March 16 – March 20 Saturday March 21

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Pi-day festivities this Wednesday!

We can’t wait for Saturday, we’re starting our Pi-day celebration this Wednesday, March 11th in the Melville Library Galleria! Stop by the Galleria Information Desk for a FREE slice of pie and enter to win numerous contests for a chance to win gift cards to the Bench Bar & Grill

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Systematic Reviews Workshop March 5

Considering doing a systematic literature review, but not sure how to get started or what is involved? The Health Sciences Library is offering a one-hour Introduction to Systematic Reviews workshop this Thursday, March 5, 1-2pm in Classroom 1. The session will cover the planning, methodology and reporting of SRs and

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Pi Day

March 14, or 3.14, is Pi Day, a day to celebrate all things mathematical. Here at SBU Libraries, we recognize Pi Day by highlighting our resources for your inner Mathlete. For starters, we have subject guides on Mathematics and on our branch Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy Library. SBU Libraries also provide topical

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Free Workshop: Jump Start Your Research!

SBU Libraries want to  help you  “jump start” your research assignment, even if you don’t know where to begin. On Tuesday March 10, from 1-2PM, librarians will be on hand to offer individualized research instruction tailored to your topics and assignments. We  will introduce you to the best databases for

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Search Smarter and Faster

Quotation marks are not just for grammar anymore. Putting quotation marks around a term or phrase of two or more words will yield results that are more accurate than a search of the same words without quotation marks. This is an effective search strategy in SBU Libraries’ databases, the SBU

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Deadline Extended for Spy Hunt Scavenger Hunt!

Registration has been extended for Spy Hunt, Stony Brook University Libraries’ photo scavenger hunt designed to put your research skills to the test.  The event will now take place on Wednesday, March 11th.  Participants play the part of Culper Spy Ring members, sent back in time to assist General Washington in the

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Welcome Patrice Scanlon!

The SBU Libraries team is happy to welcome Ms. Scanlon to campus.  She joined us on February 2 and will serve as the Multimedia Resources Specialist. Patrice comes to us from Mills College in Oakland, California where since 2005 she served as the Intermedia Arts Technical Director.  Prior to that, she was

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Congratulations Discovery Fund Prize Winner & Finalists

University Libraries congratulates the inaugural Discovery Fund Prize winner, Laurie T. Krug, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and the three Prize finalists: Gabor Balazsi, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Eden Figueroa, Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Emre Salman, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering. To

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SBU Libraries Research Tips Pinterest

Hi Everyone!  I’m your library intern Emily and this week I want to introduce SBU Libraries Research Tips Pinterest page! Pinterest is a useful tool for students because it links them right to the information source webpage and the specific article with one click. The pin boards can be organized by

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