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Banned Books Week

SBU Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week with a special display located just inside the entrance of the Central Reading Room. Banned Books Week is an annual event meant to highlight the importance of access to books and the freedom to read without restrictions. The display features books from the library

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Welcome to our new Dean, Karim Boughida

The entire staff at the University Libraries extend a warm welcome to our new Dean, Karim Boughida. We are delighted that Boughida has joined the SBU family as the next leader of the Libraries. The following text are taken from the Provost’s announcement…“Karim is a visionary thinker who sees the

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Deported: A Family Divided Exhibit and Panel Discussion

Deported: A Family Divided is the second installation of an exhibition that chronicles the life of the Quintana-Salazar family as they navigate the deportation policies and their impact on the family.  This photo exhibit, by award-winning visual journalist Rachel Woolf, will be a stop on the campus-wide Art Crawl on

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Meet our Fall Social Media Intern

Did you know that every semester, the library offers a for-credit internship on social media marketing and outreach? Through the Career Center, we run a section of EXT488 working with juniors and seniors of all majors. Students learn more about the services, functions, and collections of the library including a

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Stony Brook’s Trial Access to HeinOnline Academic

HeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more. Stony Brook has access to this database through February 27, 2023. You can search the collection here

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Stony Brook launches DEI eBook collection

Stony Brook is now participating in the SUNY-wide DEI eBook collection to support our local initiatives, research, and teaching in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Ethnic Studies. This groundbreaking collection includes nearly 5,000 high-quality e-books assessed by EBSCO Collection Development Librarians on the topic of diversity, equity and

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Jessica Koos receives the 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship

Congratulations to Stony Brook Health Sciences Librarian, Jessica Koos, MLS, MSEd, AHIP, who has received the prestigious Chancellor’s award for Excellence in Librarianship, 2022. The Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence are System-level honors conferred to acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit

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Graduating students: Ways to return library materials

The University Libraries wishes graduating students our heartfelt congratulations on your achievements at Stony Brook University! We are also reaching out to you to remind you to return your library materials by Wednesday, May 18, 2022. There are two ways to do so:1.  Return the items while you’re on campus. We

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Studying for a licensing exam? Board Vitals is Perfect for You!

Do you want to pass your board exams? Check out our BoardVitals page! Register a free account and get the most up-to-date medical education materials on the market! BoardVitals is a physician-run company that covers many of the board and certification exams for  physicians, nurses, physician assistants and more. What

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Pet Therapy Returns for Finals

On Friday, May 6, the University Libraries and SBU Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) once again partnered to bring Pet Therapy to the University Libraries Galleria. For two hours, students were able to spend time with 6 therapy dogs. A representative from CAPS was on hand to provide information about

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