Recently two of the Health Science Librarians, Molly Higgins and Jamie Saragossi presented, “A Comparison of two 3D printing programs in Academic Library Settings” at the annual SUNY Librarians Association conference. The presentation highlighted how 3D printing is being introduced to students and adopted into health sciences curricula at different institutions.
You may have heard about Stony Brook University Libraries official partnership with the world renowned Southampton Writers Conference (if you haven’t read the article!). But what you might not be aware of is that the Southampton Theatre Conference happens right alongside the Writers Conference. The Hamptons have long been
Dear All, Couple of days ago, a horrific massacre took place in Florida, where dozens of innocent people died. Such act of violence, is a reminder that regardless of race, religion, faith or sexual orientation, we all citizens of humanity and we need to be looking after each other and
Thank you to everyone who attended last Friday’s 4th Global Library Initiatives Colloquium, led by visiting librarian Ying Cai. Ms. Cai gave a fascinating talk about the collection development and cataloging process at her home library, Shanghai Normal University Library in Shanghai, China. [metaslider id=13979]
The Sabin Americana database offers searchable, full-text access to thousands of archival documents from North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, from 1500 to 1926. Use it to enhance your research in history, cultural studies, religion, literature, and more. Gain insight into issues related to social and
Achieving the Dream (ATD) is not a tech tool, but it’s using technology to make college more accessible. ATD awarded grants to 38 community colleges across 13 states to transition their entire degree programs from traditional textbooks to open educational resources (OER). This will save their students an estimated $1,300
On Tuesday June 14th, all University Libraries staff members retreated to the Wang Center for a day-long event detailing department progress updates on the library’s strategic planning goals and accomplishments for 2015-16. Department heads were invited to share brief summaries of various events, workshops, and implementations they’ve achieved over the past year
For over 40 years (41 to be exact), aspiring and prestigious writers have flocked to Southampton to take part in what is now one of the most well-known writers conferences in the world. While over those years the landscape has shifted significantly out at Southampton, the Southampton Writers Conference has
Jay Levenson, an Interlibrary Loan clerk in the Access Services department at the Stony Brook University Libraries, is the recipient of a Presidential Mini Grant for the Departmental Diversity Initiative for his proposal to develop programming on Native American heritage! Jay’s proposal includes designing an online video game that will educate
Bizness Apps is a suite of app building tools that is focused on small businesses, but they have just made their tools free for students to help encourage young entrepreneurs. Bizness Apps’ own founder launched the platform when he was just 21 and started the initiative to give other young
