We’re asking students to recommend books from our collection, books that inspire and provoke and amuse. First up is our astute library assistant and MFA student, Sarah Stoss. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. …
Yearly Archives: 2017
RUMBLE draws many.
The film screening of the movie, RUMBLE, on November 30 in the Wang Theater drew many students, faculty and staff. The event was co-sponsored by the University Libraries Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Office of the Chief Diversity…
Posted in About Us, Art, Arts & Humanities, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Events, Music, Music Library
Before you leave for break…
Before you leave for the semester, remember to RETURN or RENEW any items you’ve borrowed from the library. Students must be registered for an upcoming semester to be able to renew. You can renew online, over the phone, or at…
Posted in Circulation
Tech Spotlight: Internet Restriction Apps
It’s the end of the semester. Papers, projects, finals are all piled up and deadlines are approaching. It’s not that you can’t do the work. It’s just that it’s so hard to get off Facebook! You’re certainly not alone.…
Reminder for faculty with material on Reserve
Attention faculty! At the end of each semester, items are removed from the Reserves collection and returned to our shelves or to you if you put a personal copy on Reserve. If you have material on Reserve and wish to…
Posted in About Us
Kinesiology Fair Projects on Display
Once again the library is proud to display the projects from the Occupational Therapy program’s 2017 Kinesiology Fair. Constructed by first-year OT students, these inventive and eye-catching devices transform the space into an anatomy lesson crossed with a maker fair.…
Posted in Southampton
SBU Libraries Announce Digital Collection of Medieval Manuscripts
“Otto F. Ege: Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts” is a digital collection published by Stony Brook University Libraries in November 2017. An educator and book seller, Otto F. Ege (1888-1951) is perhaps best known for separating and systematically…
SBU Librarians Present at International Conference in Beijing, China
Last week, librarians Claudia McGivney, Dana Haugh, and Michael Huang attended and presented at the International Conference on Embedded Education and Instruction of New Models of Library Service at Capital Normal University, Beijing, China held November 15-17, 2017. Michael Huang gave a keynote address…
SBU Southampton Library Student “Thank You” Messages.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, SBU Libraries asked the SBU Southampton community to share what they were thankful for. Head Librarian Chris Kretz set up a “Wall of Thanks” with simple instructions, different colored markers, and Stony Brook University post-its. Many…
New Diversity Events : Fostering Partnerships with the University Libraries, the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and the Department of History
“Germs, Genocides, and America’s Indigenous Peoples” a lecture by Paul Kelton in honor of Native American Heritage Month November 27, 2017 @ 2pm Special Collections Seminar Room (E-2340), second floor of the Melville Library Many Indigenous people and increasingly scholars…
