A trio of intrepid canines provided stress relief and welcome diversion last night at SBU Southampton Library. Through CAPS and their PALS program, along with Southampton Student Life, we were able to bring Crystal, Jesse and Lucy to spend some…
Monthly Archives: February 2017
From the University Archives: Flashback Friday – Stony Brook Union
Looking back and looking forward: the Stony Brook Union is currently closed for renovation, and 50 years ago today this photograph was taken as it was being built (February 1967). Designed by famed architect Jan Pokorny, it was constructed of concrete…
Tech Spotlight: Coursera
For those who don’t know, Coursera is a free online educational resource that offers courses in many different subjects. The website allows for full interation with a subject, from quizzes and video learning. Coursera has access to around 2000 courses from schools…
University Libraries Colloquium Series — Victoria Pilato & Jamie Saragossi
On February 16th the University Libraries hosted the second event in this semester’s Colloquium Series. Two library faculty members presented their current work. Victoria Pilato, Digital Projects Librarian, discussed her recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya as part of a…
Posted in Events
Special Collections Featured in Faculty Publication
Professor Paul Firbas’ recently published article features a rare book from Special Collections, SBU Libraries. In “Hemispheric Knowledge: Sarmiento de Gamboa and His Texts on the Strait of Magellan” (Annales de Literatura Chilena, December 2016, v. 17, no. 26), Firbas…
How Do You Have Fun with Reference Books?
The answer: Trivia Night! SBU Southampton Library played host on Tuesday, February 21 to dedicated teams of SOMAS, Occupational Therapy and MFA students as they vied to answer questions on categories ranging from The Wild West to Total Obscurities. Other…
Green Open Access
Open Access is the free, unrestricted sharing of scholarly articles and other works online. Open Access removes access barriers making research and scholarship available to all. On February 6,2017, Stony Brook University Senate adopted an Open Access Policy for SBU…
Special Collections Highlights Presidential Letters
Among its rare books and documents, Special Collections has presidential letters authored by George Washington and a letter addressed to Thomas Jefferson by the first governor of New York, George Clinton. The first Presidents Day was an unofficial holiday on February…
Latin American Film Series at the University Libraries
On February 7th, graduate students from the Department of Hispanic Languages & Literature hosted a screening of Nueve Reinas, followed by a discussion. This event is part of a film series to be held at the University Libraries in the Center…
Posted in Arts & Humanities
Tech Spotlight: Scopus
Scopus is a database of citations and abstracts of peer reviewed: articles, journals, and books. It offers a look into multiple fields including: humanities, science & technology, history, Medicine, and more. Scopus also has tools to help find the most comprehensive…
