LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to 1121 (and growing) research articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Library events cancelled
In response to concerns over the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), we wanted to communicate to you in advance that all Library events and workshops to be held through March 31st will be cancelled or moved to an online format. Stony…
Posted in About Us
Consumer Guide for COVID-19
As there are more news stories than we can keep up with on the ever changing health infomration, the Health Sciences Library has added a page on its consumer health guide with authoritative information about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The guide also…
Posted in About Us, Health Sciences Library
My Research Life with Melanie Paul Austin
My Research Life is a blog series of interviews with Stony Brook people about how and where they do their research. Today librarian Jennifer DeVito talks with Melanie Paul Austin, a marketing MBA student at Stony Brook University. Melanie’s research interests…
Graduate Interns Join the Center for Digital Humanities
This spring, the Center for Digital Humanities will host two graduate student interns. They will work with the University Libraries’ Digital Humanities Working Group, providing expertise, instruction, and consultations within the CDH. Jon Heggestad is a fourth-year PhD candidate in…
Posted in About Us, Digital Humanities
Breaking Out New Ideas
A new type of instructional activity broke out last week when the SBU Libraries Academic Engagement team introduced our new Breakout Boxes. Similar in concept to the popular breakout rooms, these boxes challenge teams to work together with the goal…
MLA/AHA Forum Held at SBU Libraries
On February 12th, the University Libraries welcomed scholars from English, History, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to present the talks they’d given at the Modern Language Association and American Historical Association conferences held in January. Many thanks to all…
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Special Collections and University Archives honored by Three Village Historical Society
University Libraries is delighted to announce that the Three Village Historical Society has honored Special Collections and University Archives with the Kate Wheeler Strong Memorial Award. This Award is “in recognition of significant contributions toward the fostering of interest in local history and a…
Librarian Gisele Schierhorst’s Scholarly Article Published in American Music Research Center Journal
Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library at Stony Brook University, has authored a comprehensive history of an important, yet under-documented orchestra established on Long Island with roots here at Stony Brook University. The article entitled “The Suffolk Symphonic Orchestra and Society…
New Timeline Chronicles the 40th Anniversary of SBU Hospital
A new timeline, which includes information drawn from historical papers and photographs from the University Archives, chronicles the history of Stony Brook Medicine. In 1980, Stony Brook University Hospital first opened its doors and became the region’s first academic medical center. Stony Brook…
