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The Library Gets a Name: Frank Melville, Jr.

Frank Melville, Jr.

The main library on the west campus is the Frank Melville, Jr. Memorial Library. But who was Frank Melville, Jr. (1860-1935)? Melville and his wife Jennie rose from humble beginnings and founded the Melville Shoe Company in 1892, which evolved

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Welcome Jamie Saragossi, new Health Sciences Librarian!

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Please welcome Jamie Saragossi to Stony Brook University Libraries! Jamie is our new Health Sciences Collection Development and Outreach Librarian. Jamie comes to us from Touro College of Health Sciences where she was Chief Librarian. In addition to her background

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Instruction and Reference Open House 8/13/2015

The Instruction and Reference team at SBU Libraries showcased the tools, initiatives, services and outreach efforts directed toward the campus community.

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Cataloging and Metadata Services Open House July 29, 2015

Cataloging and Metadata Unit of the Resource Management Services, Stony Brook University Libraries, housed on the second floor of the Library building, hosted their first ever open house on July 29, 2015. It was an exceptionally well attended event, which

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Camtasia Training

Camtasia Studio, a software product used to create video tutorials and presentations, has taken the Stony Brook University Libraries by storm!  This software will not only assist Library faculty and staff in creating library how-to videos on frequently-asked-questions, but will

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Welcome to Kate Kasten our new Head of Humanities and Social Sciences!

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Welcome to Kate Kasten our new Head of Humanities and Social Sciences for the Stony Brook University Libraries. Kate comes to us from Hofstra University where she was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of French in the Department of Romance Languages.  Kate

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Health Sciences Library Open House 7/30/2015

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Stony Brook University Library staff members gathered in the Health Sciences Library for an Open House at 2 pm on Thursday, July 30. HSL librarians demonstrated new mobile technology, purchased through a Technology Achievement Award from the National Network of

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Reserve requests for Fall 2015

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If you would like to put material on reserve for the Fall 2015 semester, please complete the Reserves request forms or contact us at reserves@stonybrook.edu.  You can find information about reserves policies and copyright restrictions on our site. Please get your

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Facilities and Nights & Weekends Open House 7/28/2015

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Library Night/Weekend Facilities and Operations team Open House introduced our staff members and what their duties are through a power point presentation.  We also expressed and explained how do we keep the Libraries safe, comfortable and attractive to our users

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

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