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Presentation of the Library of Congress Anniversary Book: Explorers, Emigrants, Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian American Experience

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

Presentation of the Library of Congress‑Anniversary Book on Friday, October 18 at 7 p.m.: Explorers, Emigrants, Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian American Experience with co‑author Mario B. Mignone (Stony Brook University). On Friday, October 18 at 7 p.m., Dr.…

Two Members of the University Libraries Honored for Excellence by SUNY

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

Sixteen members of Stony Brook University’s faculty and staff received 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. The Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence are presented annually, providing system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and encouraging the ongoing pursuit of excellence. Lynn Toscano, of…

SOMAS and Library collaborate to re-issue previously published works

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

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

SBU Special Collections and University Archives on Pinterest

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

Special Collections and University Archives has begun to use Pinterest to share the distinct collections at Stony Brook University. Although early in its development, visitors can already view a selection of photographs and images from Stony Brook University Libraries’ research…

Remembering Stony Brook’s Visionary Health Sciences Founder, Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

Stony Brook mourns the passing of Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, an educational innovator and a founder of the field of bioethics, who conceived of a model for interdisciplinary health sciences education and clinical care. As the Vice President of Stony Brook University’s…

Southampton Windmill Literary Landmark Dedication Ceremony

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

The historic and iconic windmill on the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University has won designation as a Literary Landmark from United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Landmark status was granted to the windmill based on…

Trial Database: Archive Finder (formerly ArchivesUSA)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

Archive Finder brings together ArchivesUSA and the cumulative index to the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the UK and Ireland (NIDS UK/Ireland), previously available on CD-ROM. ArchivesUSA is a current directory of over 5,600 repositories and more than 175,000 collections of primary source material across…

NARA Launches Founders Online

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

The National Archives, through its National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), has entered into a cooperative agreement with The University of Virginia Press to create Founders Online and make freely available the historical documents of the Founders of the United States…

Art Criticism Now Online!

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

Art Criticism now online Art Criticism was published by the Department of Art’s program of Art History and Criticism starting in the spring of 1979 and commencing in the spring of 2010. During that period,…

DATABASE TRIAL: The North China Herald (1850-1940)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Kristen Nyitray

TRIAL THROUGH JUNE 15, 2013. The English North China Herald is a crucial resource for the history of the foreign presence in China from 1850 through 1940. As the official journal for British consular notifications, and announcements of the Shanghai…

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