On Wednesday, November 17, University Libraries was proud to host ten undergraduate students as they read aloud their personal essays in a virtual event. The event was the fifth installment of Dr. Rita Nezami’s Personal Essay Student Reading Series, and…
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A Celebration of SBU’s Writing Students and the Art of the Personal Essay
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Students and librarians come together to share ideas about Charles’ Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’
On Thursday, October 7, 2021, a small number of students and librarians gathered in the North Reading Room for a discussion of the One Book One Community book selection, Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown. The gathering was both an opportunity to…
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First-year students use databases to explore the history of technology
This semester, Science and Society 102.23 first-year seminar students practiced using a variety of databases and digital collections to explore questions related to new technologies. One project was to delve into the past and investigate how society reacted to emerging…
SSO 102.23 students explore online collections: Look what they found!
This semester, Science and Society 102.23 first-year seminar students practiced using a variety of databases and digital collections to explore questions related to new technologies. One project was to delve into the past and investigate how society reacted to emerging…
Mysteries of the Library Explained
For the uninitiated, the workings of an academic library can seem mystifying and unintuitive, with questions at every turn. Indecipherable acronyms. Complex floor plans. Arcane classification systems. Hopefully SBU Libraries helped dispel some of the mystery at the recent workshop…
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After Hours Help at the Library!
On the evenings of November 19 and November 21, librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in consultations with students who wanted extra support on their research papers. The North Reading Room Learning Lab buzzed with activity as students conversed with tutors…
