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New Springer Nature eBook Collection

The University Libraries has recently launched a Science and Engineering Springer Nature ebook collection that includes graduate and advanced undergraduate textbook, German textbook, research and professional level of monographs, proceedings, PhD thesis and reference work to support for research and

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Distinguished Librarian Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China

Distinguished Librarian Michael Bailou Huang was invited to present “Collection development for the 21st century academic library: Experience from the Stony Brook University Libraries” at Number 852 Social Science Forum of Shandong Normal University in Jinan, China on October 17,

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Open Access Week 2019: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

In celebration of Open Access Week, the University Libraries hosted a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge.” The event was lead by Lane Raspberry, Wikimedian-in-residence at the Data Science Institute at the University of Virginia and a

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The Secret Life of Clothing

“Clothing holds memory.” That was one of the overriding themes of a talk by artist Sue Ferguson Gussow at the Southampton Library’s Art in Focus lecture series on Tuesday night. A Professor Emerita of The Cooper Union School of Architecture,

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David Martine on Contemporary Native American Art

Many thanks to Shinnecock artist, educator, and author David Martine who started off our fall Art in Focus lecture series with a fascinating look at Native American Art. David is a member of Amerinda, a New York-based organization promoting and

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Student Spotlight – Ellie Gouvis

Meet Elizabeth Gouvis, or Ellie, as she prefers to be called. Ellie began working for the University Libraries during the 2018 Spring semester and has been with us ever since. Growing up in Sayville, Long Island Ellie chose Stony Brook

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STEM Speaker Series: “Collecting fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali” by Dr. Maureen O’Leary

Interested in fossils?  Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Maureen O’Leary from the Renaissance School of Medicine, to learn about “Collecting fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali.”  Date/Time: Tuesday, September 17 from 1pm-2pm Location: Special Collections Seminar

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2019 Prelec Memorial Lecture a huge success!

Patricia Brennan, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, spent the day at Stony Brook University on Friday, September 6, 2019 where she met with bioinformatics professionals and medical librarians and gave a fantastic presentation on the use of

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Introducing New Melville Library Intern

Greetings to the Melville Library’s new intern Dan Hunt! Dan is a candidate for the Masters in Library and Information Science at SUNY Albany, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Education. He is receiving training here

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Library Physical Reference and Virtual Chat Services

Welcome to the new semester!  Need help with research? We are here to help!  During the Fall semester, librarians are on staff at the North Reading Room (NRR) reference desk Monday-Thursday from 9am-5pm and Friday from 9am-3pm.  They provide online

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