It can be difficult to keep track of the many open source tools for teaching and learning or to know where to start when you begin to learn about a new topic. Learnstream‘s solution to these problems is a platform…
Monthly Archives: February 2016
The First Comic Book Produced by Women
In anticipation of Women’s History Month, Special Collections is highlighting “It Aint Me Babe,” the first comic book to be produced solely by women. In July 1970, Trina Robbins, Barbara “Willy” Mendes, and other noted artists created this feminist, underground…
University Libraries Writers Series features SBU Faculty
On Tuesday February 22, an enthused audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members attended the first event of the spring 2016 University Libraries Writers Series: A Conversation with Douglas Pfeiffer and Joshua Teplitsky. Looking at Erasmus of Rotterdam’s learned…
Tech Spotlight: Kahoot
Kahoot is a clicker software that helps teachers get better engagement and data from their students. Instructors are able to create an interactive presentation that has points of engagement that quiz students in real time about the content they are…
Posted in Library Technology
Altmetrics As A New Research Impact Indicator
Altmetric is an innovative complementary measurement of scientific research impact within the social media arena. Unlike the traditional bibliometrics, which measure journals impact and research citations, altmetric assesses the influence of research in social media portals; such as, Twitter, Facebook,…
Posted in Emerging Technology, Scholarly Communication
North Reading Room Student Visit
The Dean of University Libraries led 30 student leaders and journalists on a tour of the North Reading Room construction site yesterday. This was an exciting opportunity to introduce the community to the changes that are already happening in the…
Posted in Renovation News
University Libraries Present: Women’s History Month Colloquium Series
Join us for a month-long colloquium series in honor of Women’s History Month, with presentations by three Stony Brook University scholars of women’s and gender studies and a literary karaoke event. All events will be held in the Center for…
Professor Catherine Graham Listed Among Most Influential Researchers 2015
Kudos: Increase Your Research Impact and Citations
Although Open Access leverages the availability of your research to a broad spectrum of audiences, it does not guarantee the visibility of your work due to the abundance of literature available online. To overcome this setback you can use Kudos as a toolkit…
Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication
Open Education Week 2016 @ SBU
Open Education encompasses resources, tools, practices and policies that are free of legal, financial and technical barriers and can be fully used, shared and adapted in the digital environment. The movement for open education seeks to tap into the vast…
Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication
