Data USA is a visualization platform to help regular Americans make sense of government data. The data comes from a variety of sources including the American Community Survey, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the University…
Jennifer Lyon (Biomedical & Translational Research Librarian) and Clara Tran (Science Librarian) presented “Faculty Use of Author Identifiers and Researcher Networking Tools” at the METRO Science Librarians Research Forum on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The research forum provided an excellent…
Yesterday’s Buy a Bag of Books Sale was a success! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to take advantage of the bargains. A special thank you to the library staff who help make this event possible. Photo courtesy of Brian…
USMLE Easy contains thousands of questions covering all the disciplines and organ systems from the USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. Adaptive learning technology is used to personalize your test prep experience based on your individual needs.…
Special Collections is featured in The Weekly Genealogist on AmericanAncestors.org, a research portal by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEGHS). Founded in 1845, the NEGHS is the largest and oldest genealogical society in the United States. Featured website: Long Island…
Digital Humanities Open Mic featured the presentations: “The John Milton Digital Library” by Dana Haugh, Web Services Librarian. “Latino Long Island: A Cultural and Social Map” by Adrián Pérez Melgosa, Associate Professor Hispanic Languages and Literature; Sung-Gheel (Gil) Jang, Lecturer, Sustainability Studies Director of the…
Primary sources are endlessly fascinating and can add value to research in a variety of disciplines. Newspapers from another time add perspective and help the modern researcher to better understand the events, ideas, and preoccupations of the past. The searchability…
Stony Brook University Libraries is holding its popular Buy a Bag of Books Sale today, Tuesday, April 26th, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Purchase a bag for $2 and fill it with books from the Book Sale shelves. What a bargain!…
For the past 13 years The University Libraries host a luncheon each Spring to acknowledge and say thank you to our student staff for their hard work and dedication to the libraries. The annual student staff lunch is also a…
StoryMap JS lets users tell stories through maps. The tool has two major branches; SnapMap, a feature that uses your Instagram geotags to create an interactive map, and “gigapixel” StoryMaps, which let users annotate and augment contemporary and historical maps…
