Academic Engagement Team
The Academic Engagement Working Group explores methods for the University Libraries’ participation in the entire life cycle of research and learning on campus. The Working Group guides the enhancement of engagement activities, course integrated and embedded instruction, online research guides, and workshops. The Group defines and prioritizes strategies for assessment and reflective practices in order to understand the University Libraries’ impact on student success. Regularly consulting with liaisons for special projects in their subject areas, the Working Group focuses on partnering the University Libraries with the larger University community to build deeper engagement practices as well as address information and research needs.
Membership: Chris Kretz (chair), Clara Tran, Jennifer DeVito, Christine Fena, Caterina Reed, Ahmad Pratama, Gisele Schierhorst, Sherry Chang, Janet Clarke.
Communications Team
The Communications Team oversees and provides guidance on the Libraries’ main communication channels, including social media, in order to engage our stakeholders and promote the values of the Libraries.
Membership: Chris Kretz (co-chair), Sunny Chung (co-chair)
Digital Humanities Working Group
The Digital Humanities Working Group guides library engagement in digital humanities work on campus, with an emphasis on the ways in which the University Libraries can provide leadership and vision in this dynamic area of inquiry. The Working Group plans programming, offers a framework for research consultations, and works with liaisons to engage with faculty and students on teaching, learning, and research activities in the digital humanities.
Membership: Shafeek Fazal, Chris Kretz, Claire Payne, Victoria Pilato, Jamie Saragossi.
Digital Initiatives Working Group
The University Libraries’ Digital Initiatives Working Group provides leadership and direction on digital initiatives, including, but not limited to, digital project creation, digital preservation, digitization services, metadata, discoverability, and accessibility.
Membership: Victoria Pilato (chair), Shafeek Fazal, John Fitzgerald, Jessica Koos, Chris Kretz, Kristen Nyitray, and Jason Torre.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility Committee
Respect for diversity is a fundamental value of Stony Brook University and the University Libraries, and is identified among the core values of our strategic growth. Working in parallel with the Office of the SBU’s Chief Diversity Officer the University Libraries Committee on Equity, Inclusion and Diversity will strive to:
- build, preserve, and provide access to rich and diverse collections
- recommend policies and projects that embed diversity and inclusion into the Libraries’ services and work environments\
- envision events that build cultural awareness and provide the tools needed to strengthen work relationships and build a supportive SBU community
- increase awareness and sensitivity among library staff
- develop responsive library spaces for diverse user communities
Membership: Sunny Chung (chair), Caterina Reed, Christine Fena, Chris Kretz, Tim Kohn, Chrysovalantou Tsoumpelis, Sandra Stelter
Outreach Team
The Outreach Team provides oversight of the Libraries’ programming and leads event promotion and outreach efforts.
Membership: Stacey Horath (co-chair), Caterina Reed (co-chair), Christine Fena, Jessica Infanzon, Timothy Kohn, Deborah Tomengo
Scholarly Communication Working Group
The Scholarly Communication Working Group acts to support the mission of the Center for Scholarly Communication and provides expertise, information and resources to authors, researchers and students:
- Meeting public access mandates;
- Promoting and teaching scholarly communication skills, practice and tools to the academic community through workshops, events, course-integrated instruction and discussion
- Understanding the dynamic scholarly publishing environment and leveraging author’s copyright
- Utilizing open access for the sharing and discovery of scholarship, research and data.
- Discovering, using and creating Open Educational Resources (OER).
Membership: Mona Ramonetti (chair), Jennifer DeVito, Shafeek Fazal, Jessica Koos, Chris Kretz, Claire Payne, Laurel Scheinfeld, Clara Tran, Hu Wang.
Virtual Presence Steering Group
The Virtual Presence Steering Group provides guidance for the development, management, and ongoing assessment of the University Libraries’ virtual presence, including all web services platforms. In conversation and collaboration with the diverse user groups at Stony Brook University, the Group defines and prioritizes strategies for making the most effective use of the Libraries’ web and mobile environments. Focusing on innovation and user satisfaction, the Virtual Presence Steering group conducts regular usability testing and works holistically, establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with other library units and working groups.
Membership: Claire Payne (chair), Shafeek Fazal, Christine Fena, Stacey Horath, Kimberly Kennedy, Timothy Kohn, Chris Kretz
