Monthly Archives: May 2016

North Reading Room Soft Opening

Last week, library faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the official unveiling of the new North Reading Room (previously the Science & Engineering Library) in the Melville Library. Dean Constantia Constantinou videoed in to share her excitement as everyone was

Posted in About Us, Events, Libraries, Melville Library, Renovation News

When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer

When I heard the learn’d astronomer; When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me; When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them; When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Writing and Literature

SBU Libraries Colloquium Series

Yesterday the University Libraries wrapped up the semester with the latest installment its Colloquium Series. This monthly event invites library faculty and staff to share current research, achievements, professional development activities and ideas with their colleagues, encouraging collaboration and innovation across

Posted in About Us, Discovery and Digital Initiatives, Events, Health Sciences Library, Libraries, Melville Library

Tech Spotlight: Formative

Formative is a realtime feedback app that lets instructors connect with their students in moments of learning. Instructors can load questions into the formative app and students can log on with their own devices using a classroom key. Once everyone

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

Looking for Information in Science and Technology? Try Our New STEM Website!

Looking for information and resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics? The SBU Libraries have a new STEM web page to provide easy access to all of our STEM resources and to connect you to our expert librarians in the

Posted in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

North Reading Room Opens!

The North Reading Room is now open. While furniture placement and construction continues, please test out the new furniture and spaces and let us know what you think at bit.ly/LibraryFurniture. The Central Reading Room will be closed for construction through

Posted in Renovation News, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

University’s Calidore String Quartet Wins M-Prize

Congratulations to the Calidore String Quartet, in residence at Stony Brook University, for winning the University of Michigan’s $100,000 M-Prize, a major new chamber music award.  Here is the Quartet in performance in the Library Galleria in 2015: For  more

Posted in Music

Tech Spotlight: Tableau

Tableau is a data visualization and sharing tool that makes it easy to create meaningful charts and stories around all kinds of data. The tool, which is available in both free and paid versions, has a simple drag-and-drop organization that

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

Congratulations graduates!

You did it! University Libraries sends a heartfelt congratulations to all of our graduates! [imgur id=LhOIPMl.gif /]   

Posted in Library Outreach

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

The month of May is the U.S. Government’s official celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and a rich variety of government resources are available through federal institutions such as the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.  SBU Libraries is proud to highlight its own resources,

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Government Information