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SBU Libraries Acquire Electronic Access to Sabin Americana, 1500-1926

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Explore Sabin Americana, 1500-1926, one of the Libraries’ newest databases: “Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana – A Dictionary of Books Relating to America From its Discovery to the Present Time, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 is an online collection of

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Access SBU Libraries eBooks any time, anywhere!

Did you know that you can access eBooks at Stony Brook University Libraries whenever you’d like, even when you’re off campus?  Simply log in with your NetID and password to read eBooks chosen to support the wide variety of academic

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Database Trial: RILM Music Encyclopedias

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The SBU Libraries will trial RILM Music Encyclopedias (EBSCO) until March 1, 2016. This database is a full-text compilation of 41 seminal titles published from 1775 to 2015 and is comprised of more than 80,000 pages, the majority of which are not available

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Update 2/1/2016: On-site Reference in the Humanities Building

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On-site reference in the Humanities Building will not be held 2/1/2016 only.  Hours will resume on Monday, 2/8/2016, 2-3.  Please contact Kate Kasten (kathleen.kasten@stonybrook.edu) with any questions.   Image: By The McClouds from Chicago ‘burbs, USA (New welcome mat from my

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On-Site Reference Ends 12/1/2015 — Spring 2016 Schedule TBA

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On-site reference hours in the Humanities Building and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building will end for the fall semester, effective December 1, 2015.  Hours will resume in the Humanities Building after the winter break, with Spring 2016 semester hours

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