Our therapy dog events are always the happiest of the year. We held two last week, one at the library on our Southampton campus and one in the Melville Library on West campus. Between the two locations we welcomed eight…
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Memberships & Partnerships
SBU Libraries holds active memberships and partnerships with a wide variety of consortia, organizations, and alliances. Following is a selected list: AAHSL (Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries) AMS (American Mathematical Society) ARL (Association of Research Libraries) arXiv CLIR (the…
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Return or Renew
Before the end of the semester, remember to RETURN or RENEW any items you’ve borrowed from the library. Students must be registered for an upcoming semester to be able to renew. You can renew online, over the phone, or in…
Dr. Chi-Kuo Hu on “Stopping the clock of life – diapause and its ability to suspend and preserve life”
On November 15, 2022 Dr. Chi-Kuo Hu shared his intriguing research on better understanding life with audiences at the University Libraries. Interested in learning about phases in our life, Dr. Hu studies the African killifish’s dormant state, which is called…
In recognition of our graduating student employees
Our student employees are valuable members of our team. When they graduate, we want to recognize their contributions to the University Libraries and thank them for their hard work. One way we do that is by placing bookplates in a…
Stony Brook’s Trial of Statista
Statista is a database with access to over a million statistics across 80,000+ topics and 170+ disciplines. All statistics are downloadable and presented in accessible and digestible articles and graphics. For more information, see their overview video here. Stony Brook…
Writing Tutors and Librarians Join Forces to Support Student Research Writing
On the evenings of November 16 and November 17, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations with students who needed extra support on their research papers. Students delved more deeply into…
Posted in About Us, Library Instruction, Library Outreach, Writing and Literature Tagged with: Library events, library faculty, student success, writing and rhetoric, writing center, writing tutors
Art In Focus Series with Gail Levin on, Lynne Drexler: Abstract Expressionist
On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center were pleased to welcome Gail Levin, Distinguished Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women’s Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of CUNY, for…
Chancellor’s Award Celebration – Jessica Koos receives medal for Excellence in Librarianship
On November 9th, President McInnis awarded Jessica Koos with her medal and certificate for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship. Jessica has been a Health Sciences Librarian at Stony Brook since 2017 and has contributed to the research, teaching,…
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with 5 Library Resources
November is Native American Heritage Month, an annual time to commemorate and reaffirm Indigenous cultural legacies and histories. Celebrate with five library resources about Indigeneity and Indigenous peoples. For more ways to celebrate, visit the official Native American Heritage Month website…
