Studying for finals in the library this week? We are open 24 hours and will be handing out healthy late-night snacks on December 12th and December 16th from 10pm-12am to keep you fueled for your study sessions. Come see us in the Melville Library Galleria for your snacks! Sponsored by
All material currently on Reserve will be removed on December 19, 2019. If you have items that you wish to put on reserve for the Winter session or the Spring 2020 semester, please use the reserves request form. Personal copies must be picked up within two weeks of the end
For the uninitiated, the workings of an academic library can seem mystifying and unintuitive, with questions at every turn. Indecipherable acronyms. Complex floor plans. Arcane classification systems. Hopefully SBU Libraries helped dispel some of the mystery at the recent workshop Mysteries of the Library Explained. Librarians Christine Fena (Undergraduate Success
On Thursday, November 21st, 2019 , Stony Brook University alumnae, Sarah Weaver Ph.D, Stony Brook University’s Margaret Schedel along with Stony Brook University Libraries celebrated the launch of the open access journal JONMA (Journal of Network Music and Art). JONMA is a peer-reviewed open access digital research journal published by
On November 20th faculty, staff and students gathered to watch ‘Eye in the Sky’. This exciting film had us on the edge of our seats. If you missed it, you can still watch it through the library’s streaming video subscription on Swank Digital Campus through 10/31/20. http://proxy.library.stonybrook.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcampus.swankmp.net%2Fstonybrook323529%2Fwatch%3Ftoken%3DA6AFC4BB83D0E792
The University Libraries’ Interlibrary Loan department was recognized again as a Resource Sharing STAR. The department first earned a 4 (out of 4) star rating from the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative in 2017. The department retained the 4 star rating, demonstrating engagement with 98% of the activities, initiatives, and services
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded of the holiday’s ambivalent impact on Native Americans. Native Americans celebrate Thanksgiving like any other U.S. holiday. Yet, for many Indigenous communities, Thanksgiving is a reminder of loss. Since 1970, the United American Indians of New England organized the annual Day of Mourning in
On November 19, Dr. Kedar Kirane presented “Predicting Dynamic Fracture of Fiber Composites to Enable Protection of Army Personnel and Infrastructure” at the University Libraries. Dr. Kirane described 7 mechanical properties of fiber composites that make them useful and viable in modern applications. One of the properties is energy dissipation,
On the evenings of November 19 and November 21, librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in consultations with students who wanted extra support on their research papers. The North Reading Room Learning Lab buzzed with activity as students conversed with tutors and librarians about their papers in progress. Students delved more
Originally from the Bronx, at the age of fourteen Jennifer and her family relocated to Brooklyn, NY. Jennifer had attended Frank McCourt High School, a small school located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Her long commute to school presented an opportunity to see the city in new ways.
