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2nd Annual Library Scavenger Hunt is a Hit!

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Janet Clarke

We are proud to report that the Library completed its second photo scavenger hunt without injury or (as far as we know) indecent or illegal activity. Actually, this is technically just an assumption. There was one less person when everyone…

SUNY Distinguished Librarian Constantia Constantinou Selected as Dean of University Libraries

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Janet Clarke

STONY BROOK, NY, September 17, 2013 – After a competitive national search, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dennis N. Assanis has announced that Constantia Constantinou has been named the Dean of University Libraries at Stony Brook University, effective…

Posted in Alert, Libraries

Sleuthing Sandpipers? Yes. Here’s Why…

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Janet Clarke

The symbol of this year’s scavenger hunt, a sandpiper, is quite accidentally a literary one, making it thereby appropriate for the environment.

Posted in Library Instruction, Library Outreach

SBU Libraries hosts Stony Brook Ultimate Frisbee Team & LeaveLoveSBU on the Staller Steps

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Janet Clarke

Come out to the Staller steps during campus lifetime next Wednesday, September 25th to catch the SBU Ultimate Frisbee Team in action, and help LeaveLoveSBU spread some positivity around campus! Team Panic will have Kan Jam set up and will…

Posted in Events, Melville Library

Database Trials

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Janet Clarke

University Libraries is sponsoring a selection of database trials throughout the Fall 2013 Semester. To discover and access trial databases, visit Databases Trials. Trials include: Access World News The most comprehensive collection of full-text newspapers globally, Access World News provides…

Posted in Academic Subjects, Database Trials, Databases

SUNY-wide 18th and 19th Century Essay Contest

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Janet Clarke

SUNY and Gale Cengage are sponsoring an Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Essay Contest. Throughout the Fall 2013 Semester, students, faculty and staff will have trial access to the Gale Database Nineteenth Century Collections Online. See details and guidelines on the…

Dean Constantinou Met with Ioannis (Yiannis) A. Economides

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Janet Clarke

Dean Constantinou had the pleasure of meeting Ioannis (Yiannis) A. Economides, SBU Alum and an Engineer in November 2014. “I met with Yiannis in Nicosia for coffee. We had a wonderful exchange of information and memories from his years in…

Posted in Global Initiatives

Stony Brook Southampton Library Open!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Janet Clarke

The Stony Brook Southampton Library is now open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Library features a circulation and Interlibrary Loan services, a growing collection of books and other materials, wi-fi, group study tables, study carrels,…

Ebook Trial: Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Janet Clarke

The 12th latest edition of Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials is an essential resource for every professional engaged in industrial hygiene, safety, emergency response, law, and policy making. It contains extensive data on approximately 28,000 substances, including 2,400 new…

Posted in eBooks, Health Sciences Library