Monthly Archives: March 2016

SBU Libraries Present #StudentStaffSpotlight

Student staff make up an essential part of the SBU Libraries community. Working on the ‘front lines’ of the library, they are often responsible for assisting patrons, providing circulation services, and much more. In order to highlight these contributions to

Posted in About Us, Stony Brook University

Women’s History Month Colloquium Series: Dr. Kristina Lucenko

Please join us this afternoon at 1:00 in the Center for Scholarly Communication (2nd floor of the Central Reading Room in Melville Library) for the final event in the University Libraries Present: Women’s History Month Colloquium Series. Wednesday, March 30,

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Events, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature

“Edith the Welder”: Papers of Edith Gentile

Ida Gentile, circa 1940

Special Collections announces the opening of the Edith Gentile Collection. One of the first female stainless steel welders to work for Republic Aviation Corporation in Farmingdale, New York, Ida Gentile (known as Edith) was born in 1924 to Italian immigrant

Posted in History, Italian American Studies, Special Collections & University Archives, Women's Studies

ACH 102 Students Transcribe Rare Document

Isaiah Thomas letter, 1805

Students in professor Kristina Lucenko’s ACH 102 course visited Special Collections and transcribed an original letter dated September 24, 1805. Written by Isaiah Thomas in Boston, MA, he requests that his “esteemed friend” facilitate payment for bibles that he produced

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Tech Spotlight: Gather Content

Gather Content is a publishing platform for non-traditional writing like website content, blog posts, help content, and product information. The platform brings the ethos of peer review to many other content types to help businesses ensure that the content they

Posted in Emerging Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

French Women Fairy Tale Writers at University Libraries Present: Women’s History Month Colloquium Series

On March 23rd, Dr. Sophie Raynard Leroy presented an introduction to the lives and work of the French women writers of fairy tales who were an integral component of the fairy tale vogue in 1690’s France.  Associate Professor of French

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Events, French

University Libraries Congratulates Seawolves Basketball

Darren Chase, liaison to the Department of Theatre Arts; the Center for Dance, Movement & Somatic Learning; and the Sustainability Studies Programs

University Libraries Dean, Constantia Constantinou met with Stony Brook’s Seawolves Basketball team to offer congratulations on its best season in history.

Posted in About Us, Libraries

History of Costumes and the Arabian Nights Discussed at Writers Series

On Tuesday March 22, an engaged audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members attended the second event of the spring 2016 University Libraries Writers Series: A Conversation with Celia Marshik and Ruth (Sue) Bottigheimer. Costumes were incredibly popular in

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

University Libraries Present– French Fairy Tales: When Women Took Over

Join us on March 23 at 1:00 in the Center for Scholarly Communications (2nd floor of the Central Reading Room in Melville Library) for the next event in our month-long colloquium series in honor of Women’s History Month: Dr. Sophie

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Events, French

Update 3/21/16: On-site Reference in the Humanities Building

On-site library reference hours will re-commence in the Humanities Building lobby on Monday, April 4th, 2-3.  We look forward to seeing you then!   Image: By The McClouds from Chicago ‘burbs, USA (New welcome mat from my parents) [CC BY-SA 2.0

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Reference