The Stony Brook Health Sciences Library hosted two visitors from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Mid-Atlantic Region on September 9. Barbara Epstein, Director, University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System and Renae Barger, Executive Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NN/LM MAR) visited the
Would probably be quite difficult to locate, a problem that SBU Libraries has got covered! If you need to research federal or state legislation or judicial cases, it’s important to know an official name as well as a popular name. For instance, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is more
Yes, it’s true! Our fabulous staff of librarians is here to answer all your questions, big and small. We know ever so many things, from the population of Chicago in 1908 to how to rent a bicycle in French. And if we don’t know the answer off the top of
The Library will be holding a video contest in honor of ALA’s Banned Books Week! Submit a short video (4 minutes or less) of you getting your read on with your favorite passage out of a banned or challenged book or quotes from one or more books found on a banned
The library is trialing the Punch Historical Archive, 1841-1992 for the month of September. Punch is one of the foremost vehicles for middle class conservative opinion over its long publication history, and because it combines satirical cartoons as well as textual pieces (everything from mock diary entries to humorous stories) it
The Library is conducting a trial of ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete until September 28th. This collection provides access to e-books from scholarly and academic presses that support research and learning in a variety of disciplines. Readers have access to searchable, full-text e-books with the option to add notes. The Library invites
Michael Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian, attended the World Library and Information Congress: 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa from August 15 through August 21, 2015. The Congress theme was “Dynamic Libraries: Access, Development and Transformation,” and
An article titled “Five Realities of Hospital Library Mergers” by Colleen Kenefick, Librarian Emeritus, and Jennifer A. DeVito, Assistant Librarian, Stony Brook University Libraries, was published July 15, 2015 in the Journal of Hospital Librarianship 15(3).
Library Dean, Constantia Constantinou and Head of Health Sciences Library, Ann Gleason gave a presentation to the School of Dental Medicine Administrators at their meeting on July 16, 2015. Dean Constantinou presented the Library’s strategic plan and future directions, and Ms. Gleason discussed the current resources and services at the
Come see the new musical instrument display just inside the entrance of the Music Library, W-1530. Featured are various percussion and wind instruments from different parts of the world. From the collection of Celeste Hessler, assistant head of the Music Library. Also featured this month is another display located by
