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University Libraries & CAPS: A Pup-tastic Partnership

Each semester, the University Libraries partners with CAPS (Counseling & Psychological Services) to bring a parade of pups to the Melville Galleria for stress relief, research help, and conversation. The events generally take place around high stress periods in the semester (midterms and finals) and regularly attract 200-300 students. Pet

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Welcome from the Dean

Karim Boughida Dean of University Libraries A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Celebrating Human Knowledge and Intellectual Curiosity at the Stony Brook University Libraries It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to Stony Brook University Libraries. The Stony Brook University Libraries is known for a wide-range of digital and print

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Take it with you!

Don’t be tempted to leave your personal items unattended.  Using your personal belongings to “save” a seat is risky. Our staff are walking the public areas of the library frequently but that may not be enough to prevent the theft of your items.   Library users are responsible for their personal property

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Windmill of Lights

Last Friday saw the annual Lighting of the Windmill on the Southampton campus. As always it was a festive and friendly occasion with members of the community as well as students, staff and faculty getting together to enjoy a good time.   The library provided a festive table with a

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HSL Student Employee Honored At Dorothy Award Ceremony

Each semester, one student employee is awarded and honored for their exquisite work ethic within SBU Libraries. Originally known as the Thomas Jefferson Award, this year we proudly announced the Fall 2017 Dorothy Award to Pule Wang from the Health Sciences Library, nominated by River Amin and Christopher Larson. The

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RUMBLE draws many.

The film screening of the movie, RUMBLE, on November 30 in the Wang Theater drew many students, faculty and staff.  The event was co-sponsored by the University Libraries Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer.  It was shown in recognition of  Native America Heritage

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Reminder for faculty with material on Reserve

Attention faculty!  At the end of each semester, items are removed from the Reserves collection and returned to our shelves or to you if you put a personal copy on Reserve.  If you have material on Reserve and wish to keep it on Reserve for the Winter Session or the

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SBU Librarians Present at International Conference in Beijing, China

Last week, librarians Claudia McGivney, Dana Haugh, and Michael Huang attended and presented at the International Conference on Embedded Education and Instruction of New Models of Library Service at Capital Normal University, Beijing, China held November 15-17, 2017. Michael Huang gave a keynote address titled “From Embedded to Liaison Librarian: Academic Librarian in Transition”

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SBU Southampton Library Student “Thank You” Messages.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, SBU Libraries asked the SBU Southampton community to share what they were thankful for. Head Librarian Chris Kretz set up a “Wall of Thanks” with simple instructions, different colored markers, and Stony Brook University post-its. https://twitter.com/SBShamptonlib/status/931570546235596806 We were so impressed by the amount of participation and

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