As 2022 comes to end, SBU Libraries remember with great reverence two long-time faculty librarians that passed away this year, Doris Williams and Amelia Salinero. Librarian Emerita Doris Williams began her career at Stony Brook in 1971. She most notably was the head of the biology library, a former branch
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 dogs and over 400 students through SBU’s Counseling and Psychological
SBU Libraries holds active memberships and partnerships with a wide variety of consortia, organizations, and alliances. AAHSL — Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries AMS — American Mathematical Society ARL — Association of Research Libraries arXiv CLIR — Council on Library and Information Resources CNI — Coalition for Networked Information
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 person at one of the service desks. If you have
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 diapause. African killifish produce a high number of transparent embryos,
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 book, CD, or DVD of their choice. The bookplate has
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 University will have trial access to this database through 2/15/2023.
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 discovering their own research and writing processes, and tutors &
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 an Art In Focus discussion on “Lynne Drexler: Abstract Expressionist.”
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, and learning in the Health Sciences and in our community
