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University Libraries Congratulates Seawolves Basketball

Darren Chase, liaison to the Department of Theatre Arts; the Center for Dance, Movement & Somatic Learning; and the Sustainability Studies Programs

University Libraries Dean, Constantia Constantinou met with Stony Brook’s Seawolves Basketball team to offer congratulations on its best season in history.

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Text & Inspiration at University Libraries Present: Literary Karaoke

On March 2, Students and faculty met in Melville Library’s Center for Scholarly Communications to do literary karaoke with their favorite texts.  In honor of Women’s History Month, participants read poetry and prose written by women authors. Literary Karaoke is

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SBU Libraries Acquire Electronic Access to Sabin Americana, 1500-1926

Explore Sabin Americana, 1500-1926, one of the Libraries’ newest databases: “Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana – A Dictionary of Books Relating to America From its Discovery to the Present Time, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 is an online collection of

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Additional Seating & Enhanced Services in the Central Reading Room

During construction, we have added more seating and enhanced services to the Central Reading Room. The CoLA booths, computers, and printers have been moved from North Reading Room to the 1st floor of Central Reading Room. Looking for a place

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Stony Brook University Libraries announces a 24-hour schedule

***For finals, Melville Library will open 24 hours/ 7 days a week from May 1 – 18, 2016; Library closes at 5PM on May 18th*** Beginning Monday January 25, 2016 the Stony Brook University Libraries announces a 24–hour schedule.  As

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Breaking Ground in the North Reading Room

Construction has started on a brand new library space in the North Reading Room! The room will be closed this semester, but the 1st and 2nd floors of the Central Reading Room are offering enhanced service including: Additional computers and

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Library Will Close This Weekend

The SBU Libraries will be closed this weekend. Please stay safe and monitor SBU Alerts for weather information. We’ll see you back here on Monday for the start of a great new semester!

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Internship Opportunities 2016

1 – Public Services Intern: This internship will introduce the student to a general experience in public service in an academic library: reference, research assistance, bibliographic instruction, publicity and marketing efforts.  There may be at least one in-depth project that the student will

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Internship Opportunities for 2016

1 – Public Services Intern: This internship will introduce the student to a general experience in public service in an academic library: reference, research assistance, bibliographic instruction, publicity and marketing efforts.  There may be at least one in-depth project that the student will

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Congratulations and Gratitude to Nathan Baum, Retiring Associate Dean for Collection Strategy and Management

On January 13, 2016, Nathan Baum, Associate Dean for Collection Strategy and Management, will retire from Stony Brook University Libraries after 35 years.  Nathan began his career as a librarian at Evans Library (Texas A&M University) in 1977.  Arriving at Stony

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