Janet Clarke

Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives presented “Changing Roles of Academic Libraries and Librarians” and “Collection Development for the 21st Century Academic Library: Experience from the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library” at Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China, on Monday, April 27, 2015.

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Weather Got You Down? SBU Libraries Can Help!

Mark Twain is credited with observing, “everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” At Stony Brook University Libraries, that is simply not the case. For our researchers, climate data is available from many resources. For instance, data from NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is

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Discover SBU Open Access

Many Stony Brook University researchers are publishing in quality, high-impact, peer-reviewed open access journals. See the research databases and OA collections below to discover open access research by Stony Brook University authors: Biomed Central including Chemistry Central and SpringerOpen (260+ Open Access articles by SBU authors) Biomed Central is an

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University Libraries Joins Biomed Central

University Libraries has become a Supporting Member of Biomed Central, the Open Access biomedical open access publisher. What are the benefits of Supporter Membership? All Supporter Member researchers can take advantage of a 15% discount on the article-processing charge when publishing. The institution benefits from a cost-effective flat rate annual

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Free Snacks Offered During Extended Hours

To help accommodate students who will be cramming all night long to prepare for final exams, the Library will be offering extended study hours (open 24/7 in the Central Reading Room from May 10-16).  To kick off these overnight hours, we will be providing free snacks at the Galleria Information

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Library & Writing Faculty Awarded S-BOLD Grant

President Stanley and Provost Assanis, in support of the continuing evolution of educational excellence, have established the Stony Brook Online Learning Development Initiative (S-BOLD), funded initially for four years at a level of $250,000 per year. This initiative sought new and innovative proposals to develop both online and blended-learning courses

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HSL Extended Hours Spring 2015

The Health Sciences Library will remain open 24 X 7 for extended hours from: Friday May 8, 9:00 pm until Wednesday May 20 at 4:00 am. From May 20 until June 27, the Library will continue being open regular hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 12:30 am Friday, 8:00

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Run for Charity This May!

This May Long Island is sponsoring runs and walks to support various charities. What a good way to shake off the stress of finals! You can even team up with family and friends to spend a sunny May day running or walking with you and helping charitable organizations. May 9th

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Stony Brook ranked #4 in Environmentally Responsible Universities

The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges ranked Stony Brook University #4 in environmentally responsible universities. Reasons cited included recycling the most e-waste during RecycleMania 2013 and 2014, multiple solar installations, the use of biodegradable food packaging and energy efficiencies such as: Energy performance contracts have been utilized to implement

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Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America is an organization dedicated to free public access to information in myriad formats. The DPLA works with libraries, museums, government agencies and archives across the country. “It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and

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