Monthly Archives: January 2017

Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian presented an invited lecture titled “New Roles of Academic Librarians” at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China on January 10, 2017. Over 200 librarians from

Posted in Global Initiatives, Health Sciences Library, Melville Library

Tech Spotlight: American Film Scripts Online

American Film Scripts Online is a database of screenplays and scripts, most of which were never published or available to the public. This database allows for the users to look through different scripts and obtain a better sense for learning and

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

SBU Open Access Research: High impact and on the rise

SBU Research Data SBU Open Access Publishing Activity 87,621  articles published by SBU scholars and researchers, 1966 – 2015 1602, or ~2% of those articles are open access 27,628 articles published by SBU scholars and researchers, 2006 – 2015 6% of

Posted in Health Sciences Library, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

SBU Southampton Library Celebrates Jules Feiffer

In honor of his 88th birthday, the SBU Southampton Library is celebrating all things related to the remarkable career of Jules Feiffer. Our Book Lounge features a display of his works in our collection, ranging from cartoons and graphic novels

Posted in Art, Books, Southampton

New Home for Recreational Newspapers and Magazines

We are in the process of moving the recreational newspapers and magazines from their temporary home on the 2nd floor of the North Reading Room to the reading nook in the Central Reading Room. We hope that this new setting

Posted in Renovation News

Tech Spotlight: Making Sense of the News

Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens is an online curriculum produced and taught by faculty at The University of Hong Kong and The State University of New York. The aim of the course is to

Posted in Libraries

Introducing the Book Lounge at SBU Southampton Library

We’d like to take a moment to introduce you to the new Book Lounge located inside the SBU Libraries’ Southampton branch. The new Book Lounge is a multi-faceted space designed to provide: A quiet zone for light discussion and reading.

Posted in Libraries, Southampton

Tech Spotlight: Mimir

Mimir is an artificial intelligence grading tool for computer science classrooms. Mirmir supports all the essential instruction languages and helps instructors prevent cheating, grade quickly, and provide excellent feedback to students. Mirmir also helps professors keep track of student engagement

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