Welcome to the newly renovated Reading Rooms of the Frank J. Melville, Jr. Memorial Library! Our vision was to transform the spaces with technology improvements, new furniture, and space management that would make our library a more welcoming place, where students can study together or work individually in an environment
The new North and Central Reading Rooms at Stony Brook University Libraries were recently honored with an award from FLEXspace, an open access repository featuring images and data of learning spaces. FLEXspace and Herman Miller Education are sponsoring my travel and attendance to represent the library at the Designing Library
View the collection here This digitized collection features print, audio, and video content from the Senator Jacob K. Javits Collection in the Special Collections and University Archives at Stony Brook University Libraries. The items highlight and illustrate Senator Javits’ bipartisanship activities and accomplishments during his career as a United States
Sally Stieglitz and Kristen Nyitray, librarians at Stony Brook University Libraries, have been selected by the Library of America as recipients of a grant for programming marking the upcoming centennial of the First World War. World War I and America is a two year initiative of the Library of America made possible,
As a final project for a course through the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, “Women in U.S.-Asian Relations” (AAS/POL 307), students conducted interviews with women who are cross-cultural “travelers” between the United States and Asia. Before conducting their interviews, the students examined the ways women historically
Stony Brook University Libraries has so many wonderful collections within their realm that sometimes a collection or two tend to fly under the radar. One of the collections at SBU that has flown under the radar for a number of years is the Robert Sklar Collection, which is housed at
Stony Brook liaison librarians gathered at the Southampton campus on Monday, July 17th for a day of brainstorming, discussion, and reflective thinking on the ways in which we can better inspire and facilitate learning on the Stony Brook campus. Dean Constantia Constantinou began the retreat with enthusiastic opening remarks [watch her opening
Are the North Reading Room and Central Reading Room open? The North Reading Room has reopened and is actively serving patrons. The Central Reading Room has closed for construction and will reopen during Fall Semester 2016. Click to see all library hours. Where can I study? Both floors of the
Did you know that Stony Brook University on Long Island has a gigantic collection of Chinese cookbooks? What about the papers of the first published female Chinese American novelist? This week, the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) featured an interview with Kristen Nyitray, Head of Special Collections and University
Academic Engagement Team The Academic Engagement Working Group explores methods for the University Libraries’ participation in the entire life cycle of research and learning on campus. The Working Group guides the enhancement of engagement activities, course integrated and embedded instruction, online research guides, and workshops. The Group defines and prioritizes
