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First SBU Library Board Game Revealed

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As if you needed another great reason to love your library!To further prove that we are “More Than Just Books”, Stony Brook University Libraries have been spending the summer months crafting a line of library themed board games, based on

Posted in Library Outreach, Melville Library, New and Notable

Need the Wall Street Journal?

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Looking to access the Wall Street Journal but can’t find Factiva? Stony Brook University Libraries has just added The Wall Street Journal, a new ProQuest database for access full text of the Wall Street Journal from 1984 – present. In

Posted in Business, Economics, Electronic Resources, New and Notable, News Literacy

New Library Workshops

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Upcoming in Fall 2014 are a number of interesting and useful workshops taught by our friendly librarians and staff.  The workshops being offered include: Introduction to Endnote, Zotero Basics and “It’s On The Internet, It Must Be True”. See our

Posted in Information Literacy, Library Instruction, New and Notable

Information Table at Experience Stony Brook 2014

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Fall 2014 semester begins Monday August 25!  On Sunday, August 24th, Experience Stony Brook 2014 – The Campus Community Information Fair, will kick off the beginning of a new semester. Please stop by the SBU Libraries’ table where you will find

Posted in Library Instruction, Library Outreach, Melville Library

SOMAS Reports and Papers

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The Stony Brook University Libraries and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS) announced the online, re-issue in digital format of the school’s well established and respected, published research —  Special Reports and Working Papers series.   Both are

Posted in Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

Dean Constantinou Keynotes at the 2nd International Conference on Leadership and Innovative Management, Shanghai, China

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Constantia Constantinou, Dean of Stony Brook University Libraries, made a keynote speech titled “The future of research libraries: Challenge, collaboration, opportunity” at the 2nd International Conference on Leadership and Innovative Management in Academic Libraries in the Age of New Technology,

Posted in Global Initiatives

University Libraries Welcome Students from Gezhi High School, Shanghai, China

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Students from Gezhi High School visited Stony Brook University from August 11 to August 18, 2014. They were working on five research topics ranging from engineering science to social science. A small group of five students were working on a

Posted in Global Initiatives

University Libraries Welcome Students From Gezhi High School, Shanghai, China

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Students from Gezhi High School are visiting Stony Brook University from August 11- 18. They are working on 5 research topics ranging from engineering science to social science. A small group of 5 students is working on a project, a

Posted in About Us

Spotlight: Ask Us

Ask-A-Librarian

ASK US – Chat with a Librarian! Need assistance with your research? Have a reference question?  Stony Brook University Libraries offers the ASK US service – a chance to speak with a librarian right away through instant messaging. Look for

Posted in Reference, Spotlight

New Faculty Publications

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Sally Stieglitz, Visiting Assistant Librarian in Research & Instruction Services, published “The American Memory Project.” Electronic Records and Resource Management Implementation in Diverse Environments. [DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4466-3.ch006] J. Krueger, editor. IGI Global,  2014. Jennifer DeVito, Head of Access Services, and Colleen

Posted in New and Notable