2015

Ask Us ANYTHING! For real, we want your best questions!

No matter how you feel about it, classes will be starting again this coming Monday and students are already arriving back on campus.  Many of them are bound to have questions, and rightly so. Where are the best campus dining options, you might be wondering. Where can I pick up

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New Databases for Health Sciences

The Health Sciences Library now has access to three new evidence-based databases from EBSCO: Dynamed Nursing Reference Center Plus Rehabilitation Reference Center These three databases enable health care practitioners to answer clinical questions quickly and easily at the point of care. Each database includes thousands of topics that provide clinicians

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Breaking News: We’re on Instagram!

So, the Stony Brook University library has decided to get with the times and hop on Instagram. Our intern, Kristen, is running around taking photos of all things library, and so far it’s been a good time. We’ve gotten to meet the gents of the TLT Media lab (where they

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Collection of Charles E. Lawrence: Trotting Horses on Long Island

The papers of Charles E. Lawrence of Hauppauge, a breeder of trotting horses on Long Island in the late 1800s and early 1900s, are available for research. Correspondence, flyers, brochures, receipts, and advertisements are represented in the collection. The papers also include materials on the Smiths, a locally prominent family.

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Congressional Tweets? #EnhancedResearch @SBULibraries

SBU Libraries‘ ProQuest Congressional database recently launched a newly redesigned interface with some engaging new enhancements such the ability to retrieve social media content from Senators, Representatives, and Federal agencies. The Political News & Social Media search can be filtered by a specific date or date range and limited by platforms

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Welcome Laura Costello, Head of Research & Emerging Technologies!

SBU Libraries is excited to announce the newest member of our team, Laura Costello, our new Head of Research & Emerging Technologies.  Laura comes to us from Columbia University Teachers College where she was the Head of Library Materials and Acquisitions.  Previous to that, she worked as Materials Management/Acquisitions Librarian and

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Health Sciences Library Open House 7/30/2015

Stony Brook University Library staff members gathered in the Health Sciences Library for an Open House at 2 pm on Thursday, July 30. HSL librarians demonstrated new mobile technology, purchased through a Technology Achievement Award from the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine, Mid-Atlantic Region. This award provides HSL

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Reserve requests for Fall 2015

If you would like to put material on reserve for the Fall 2015 semester, please complete the Reserves request forms or contact us at reserves@stonybrook.edu.  You can find information about reserves policies and copyright restrictions on our site. Please get your reserves requests in as soon as possible!

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Facilities and Nights & Weekends Open House 7/28/2015

Library Night/Weekend Facilities and Operations team Open House introduced our staff members and what their duties are through a power point presentation.  We also expressed and explained how do we keep the Libraries safe, comfortable and attractive to our users and how all Library staff can work together to reach

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