September 2023

“The many complicated ways how ice forms in the atmosphere”

Curious about how ice crystals form in the atmosphere? Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Daniel Knopf, Full Professor of School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences with an affiliated appointment in the Department of Chemistry. Date/Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from 1pm-2pmLocation: Special Collections Seminar Room, E-2340, second

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Dan’s Papers’ History on View at SBU’s Southampton Library

Memorabilia, books, photographs, and newspapers featuring the history of Dan’s Papers is currently on display at Stony Brook’s Southampton Library. The Dan’s Papers archive is part of Stony Brook’s Special Collections, the library division that stewards and curates the university’s collections of rare books, archival collections, manuscripts and historical maps.

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The Human Library is Coming

On November 1st, SBU Libraries and its partners will be hosting the Human Library® from 1-4 pm in the Central Reading Room. This is an in-person event designed to challenge stereotypes and prejudice through open dialogue between real people. We will have a number of Human Books available for attendees

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Announcing eBook Lending

Stony Brook University Libraries is pleased to announce that we can now borrow and lend certain ebooks. We are taking part in the SUNY eBook Lending Project to increase access to electronic books across SUNY campuses. The eBook Project is a collaboration between ProQuest and SUNY and makes select titles

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Upcoming ORCiD Webinar for Stony Brook Researchers

ORCID Workshop for Stony Brook Researchers: Update your ORCID Record to Save Time and Get Credit in Funding Applications, Publications, and Research Reporting When: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 1-2pm Description: Getting and using your free ORCID iD and ORCID record can help you save time and get credit for

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Spies in the Archive!: Culper Spy Day is Saturday, September 9

Spies do exist in the archive! Visit SBU Libraries’ Special Collections during the 9th Annual Culper Spy Day to view an original 1779 letter from George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge concerning the Culper Spy Ring. Location and time: Stony Brook University, Melville Library Level 2, Special Collections (100 Nicolls Road,

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Our Fall Social Media Interns

We are proud to welcome four students as our cohort of social media interns for the fall semester. These interns will be helping communicate the mission and goals of the libraries to the broader university community (and hopefully having some fun along the way). Here they are in their own

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New ACRL Book Chapter Celebrates SBU Libraries’ Concert Series

Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian, authored a discussion and analysis of the impact the Libraries’ ongoing concert series has had both on SBU music students and the larger SBU community. The chapter, ” ‘Being Able to Play for a Wider Audience’: Student

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