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Help us Shape the Future of SBU Libraries: Strategic Planning Community Survey

The Libraries’ final call for feedback on our strategic planning is here. Please fill out our survey and take part in the libraries’ future. The survey will take about 5 minutes to complete and is open until October 20, 2023,

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Health Tech Fair 2023

On Thursday, September 28th, from 1-4 p.m., the Health Sciences Library hosted a Health Tech Fair where representatives demonstrated their resources. The Health Tech Fair included representatives from the National Network of Library of Medicine (Region 7),  the Clinical Simulation

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Subscription to APA PsycTests

Stony Brook University Libraries has a new subscription to APA PsycTests. APA PsycTests is a database of psychological tests and measures designed for use with social and behavioral science research. It provides test types including test batteries, questionnaires, rating scales,

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Stony Brook University Libraries is Partnering with Ithaka S+R on “Making AI Generative for Higher Education”

Stony Brook University Libraries is excited to announce we will be partnering with Ithaka S+R and a cohort of select other universities on a new multi-year research project titled Making AI Generative for Higher Education. Leading this initiative is the

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Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld Wins Research Award

Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld won the 2023 State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Excellence in Scholarship Award at this year’s conference. This honor is granted to a SUNYLA member who has published a particularly impactful research article.

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SUNY Distinguished Librarian Michael Bailou Huang Presents in China

SUNY Distinguished Librarian, Director of Global Library Initiatives, and Health Sciences Librarian Michael Bailou Huang was invited to deliver a presentation titled “ChatGPT and Its Potential Impact on Academia and Libraries” at four universities during a recent trip in China.

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Stony Brook librarians present at International Conference

Two Stony Brook  Health Sciences Librarians attended the Canadian Health Sciences Library Association Conference June 3-5, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference theme was ‘From Information to Action’. Laurel Scheinfeld and Sunny Chung presented a paper during the Knowledge

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Health Sciences Librarian Sunny Chung Earns Accredited Health Information Professional (AHIP) Certification

Sunny Chung, who currently works as a Health Sciences Librarian to the School of Nursing, recently earned the status of Accredited Health Information Professional (AHIP), Provisional Member. This certification is awarded by the Medical Library Association (MLA) after the applicant

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Students Can Now Voluntarily Deposit their Dissertation or Theses in Academic Commons

Stony Brook University Libraries has a new dissertations and theses collection policy and practice, which can be found at https://library.stonybrook.edu/about-us/policies-documents/.  Starting this semester graduating students are encouraged to deposit an open access copy of their dissertation or thesis in its

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Thank you, Nurses!

We want to take a moment to thank all of the dedicated nurses and nurse educators at Stony Brook University. Thank you to all nurses for your compassion, dedication, and professionalism. It is through your compassionate approach, patients are able

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