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Health Sciences Librarian Sunny Chung Earns Accredited Health Information Professional (AHIP) Certification

Sunny Chung, who currently works as a Health Sciences Librarian to the School of Nursing, recently earned the status of Accredited Health Information Professional (AHIP), Provisional Member. This certification is awarded by the Medical Library Association (MLA) after the applicant submits a comprehensive portfolio consisting of education and professional experience

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Students Can Now Voluntarily Deposit their Dissertation or Theses in Academic Commons

Stony Brook University Libraries has a new dissertations and theses collection policy and practice, which can be found at https://library.stonybrook.edu/about-us/policies-documents/.  Starting this semester graduating students are encouraged to deposit an open access copy of their dissertation or thesis in its institutional repository Academic Commons. Submission to Academic Commons is optional.

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A Student Perspective: Reflecting on the End of the English Major

Authored by Fatou Lemon Administrative Intern to the Dean of University Libraries Political Science Major, 2024 After attending the “Reflecting on “The End of the English Major,” event hosted by the Stony Brook University Libraries, it is clear that the headline of the original article, “The End of The English

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Congratulations to our graduating student employees!

Our student employees are valuable members of our team. When they graduate, we want to give them special recognition for their contributions to the University Libraries and thank them for their hard work. Carpe Librum!, our bookplate program, gives graduating student employees the opportunity to have their name memorialized in

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Clarinuts! Livens up an Afternoon

The annual Clarinuts! recital in the Library’s Galleria yesterday was a resounding success! Professor Alan Kay and his students performed a wide variety of selections from the clarinet repertory by composers Paul Harvey, Jörg Widmann, Béla Kovács, Gabriel Pierné, Theresa Martin, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Marc Mellits. The wonderful performances

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Chinese American Librarians Association Northeast Chapter Conference

Five members of University Libraries attended the Chinese American Librarians Association’s (CALA) Northeast Chapter’s Spring conference, themed: “Chinese Librarianship in the Post-Pandemic Future: Personal Growth and Professional Development” in April 2023. Michael Huang, SUNY Distinguished Librarian and Director of Global Library Initiatives presented with Visiting Scholar, Yuanming Song, from Fudan

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Pop Up Music Library

Yesterday our Spring 2023 social media interns hosted a special Pop Up Music Library in the North Reading Room’s Learning Lab. The event was designed to introduce students to the library’s rich music resources and provide a relaxing, alternative space to spend some time. Interns Nicole Schuppert, Veronica Huang, and

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

SBU Libraries has recently installed a display of scholarly works, memoirs, and essay collections that discuss the Holocaust to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. These books are on display by the spiral staircase in the North Reading Room. All of them can be checked out and you can find

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