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Announcing eBook Lending

Stony Brook University Libraries is pleased to announce that we can now borrow and lend certain ebooks. We are taking part in the SUNY eBook Lending Project to increase access to electronic books across SUNY campuses. The eBook Project is a collaboration between ProQuest and SUNY and makes select titles

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Upcoming ORCiD Webinar for Stony Brook Researchers

ORCID Workshop for Stony Brook Researchers: Update your ORCID Record to Save Time and Get Credit in Funding Applications, Publications, and Research Reporting When: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 1-2pm Description: Getting and using your free ORCID iD and ORCID record can help you save time and get credit for

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Spies in the Archive!: Culper Spy Day is Saturday, September 9

Spies do exist in the archive! Visit SBU Libraries’ Special Collections during the 9th Annual Culper Spy Day to view an original 1779 letter from George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge concerning the Culper Spy Ring. Location and time: Stony Brook University, Melville Library Level 2, Special Collections (100 Nicolls Road,

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Our Fall Social Media Interns

We are proud to welcome four students as our cohort of social media interns for the fall semester. These interns will be helping communicate the mission and goals of the libraries to the broader university community (and hopefully having some fun along the way). Here they are in their own

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New ACRL Book Chapter Celebrates SBU Libraries’ Concert Series

Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian, authored a discussion and analysis of the impact the Libraries’ ongoing concert series has had both on SBU music students and the larger SBU community. The chapter, ” ‘Being Able to Play for a Wider Audience’: Student

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The Art of Relationships Lecture Series, July Events Are Now Available.

In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, Summer 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture series complemented the Pollock-Krasner House’s summer exhibition, “Creative Exchanges: Artists

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Explore University History with Guides to Art on Campus

Learn about the history of SBU through art! Stony Brook is home to many unique art installations and galleries throughout its grounds. As you navigate the west campus this first week of classes, two guides are available to point out where you can view exhibitions, and landmarks and works of

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New ILLiad Interface

We’re excited to introduce a fresh new look for ILLiad, the software that powers our interlibrary loan requests. Thanks to the efforts of Matthew Hartman, the ILLiad interface now mirrors the design of our library web pages. This update aims to create a smoother and more seamless experience for our

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Individual Study Rooms

The University Libraries now has four study rooms available for people who need a quiet space for academic activities such as an online class or interview. The study rooms, also known as the Core Rooms, are for individual use (one person in the room at a time) and can be

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