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Escaping the Escape Room

We want to thank all of the players who participated in the Escape the Library Mystery Tour event last week! We had six teams in all, including one intrepid group (the Han Solos) who had never met before that night. It was a spirited night, as all teams had to

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Wishing luck to SOM students – Match Day 2021

Match Day is tomorrow Friday 3/19! This is the highly anticipated day when medical students find out where they will be training as residents for the next several years. This is a very exciting time as all the foundational skills are placed into practice! Stony Brook University Libraries wishes the

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The Library’s Escape Room Event (LIVE UPDATES)

On Thursday, March 11th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm, all are invited to challenge themselves to Escape the Library Mystery Tour. This online event features a series of escape rooms through which you and your team must navigate – working together to unravel each confounding clue. You’ll be matching wits

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Social Media Interns Spring 2021

SBU Libraies is pleased to welcome our group of social media interns for this semester! You’ll be seeing them posting and taking over a number of our channels in the coming months – bringing you their perspective as they learn more about the library and our operations and resources. Victoria

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New Oral History Digital Collection – Mirroring Hope

Stony Brook University Libraries invites you to visit a new digital collection, entitled, Mirroring Hope: The Bhungroo Irrigation Technology Oral History Project. A link to the collection is provided below. The digital collection is built from the research of Peg Spitzer (formerly Christoff) Interim Undergraduate Director, Institute for Globalization Studies

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NNLM Love Data Week 2021

Love Data Week is a week-long series of events bringing recognition to the importance of all aspects of research data. The National Networks of Library of Medicine (NNLM) is hosting several events during Love Data Week, from 2/8/21-2/12/21, including four half hour “coffee chat” discussions with experts, as well as

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Oral Histories: SBU During COVID-19

Since last fall, SBU Libraries has been compiling memories and accounts of the pandemic and the era we are all living through. “Documenting COVID-19: Stony Brook University Experiences” is a digital archive of images, written accounts, and other items that help preserve our individual and collective reactions to this time

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University Libraries Honors Our Graduating Student Employees

Student employees are an important part of the University Libraries’ staff. They are an integral part of our services, from working at the service desks and in preservation, to photographing our events and adding content to our social media, we couldn’t run the Libraries without them. As a way to

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