Primary sources are endlessly fascinating and can add value to research in a variety of disciplines. Newspapers from another time add perspective and help the modern researcher to better understand the events, ideas, and preoccupations of the past. The searchability…
Kathleen Kasten (Head of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Lis Pankl (Head of Academic Engagement) presented on Library Resources & Services for Graduate Students in English at the first English Department Lightning Talks event on 4/19/2016. Also presenting were faculty and…
The improv workshop with Louisa Johnson with the SBU Libraries was a great success! In our three hour session, we identified our communication challenges as liaisons at SBU, developed best practices for addressing the needs of our user groups, and enhanced…
Alda Center Improvisation Workshop (3-hour session) This unique improvisation based workshop was pioneered by science advocate, Alan Alda. Library liaisons will take part in improvisational theater exercises aimed at helping them connect more directly and spontaneously with different audiences. This…
Student staff make up an essential part of the SBU Libraries community. Working on the ‘front lines’ of the library, they are often responsible for assisting patrons, providing circulation services, and much more. In order to highlight these contributions to…
University Libraries Dean, Constantia Constantinou met with Stony Brook’s Seawolves Basketball team to offer congratulations on its best season in history.
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…
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…
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…
