Please join us for this year’s Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture, given by Visiting Scholar Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe. She will be presenting, “The History of the Future of Libraries: What Past Visions Reveal About Today’s Information Access Challenges and Opportunities.” Lisa…
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2025 Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture Recap
The annual Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture took place in the Wang Center Theater on March 27th, 2025. This event celebrates the life and accomplishments of the founding Director of the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library, Antonija Prelec. The lecture…
Critical Information Literacy Course a Success
The Fall 2024 launch of LBR 210 (Critical Information Literacy) has come to a successful conclusion. The course, which is a first of its kind, taught students various aspects of information science, with a focus on how power and privilege…
Protecting Voices: Standing Against Doxxing and Harassment
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Alison Macrina, Director of the Library Freedom Project and an activist librarian, presented an anti-doxxing workshop to students, staff, and faculty in the Wang Center Theatre. She discussed how individuals can assess their risk level…
Democracy in the Digital Age: AI’s Influence on 2024 Elections (Recap)
On September 30th, 2024, Paige Lord, Tom Costello, Musa Al-Gharbi, Klaus Mueller, and Dean Karim Boughida discussed Democracy in the Digital Age at the Wang Center Theatre. Paige Lord is an expert in AI Ethics with a focus on its…
New credit-bearing course offered through University Libraries
We are excited to announce the creation of a new course that will be offered starting Fall 2024, called LBR 210: Critical Information Literacy. This is the first credit-bearing course to be offered through the University Libraries and will be…
For Faculty Teaching Online
As you continue to develop classes for online instruction, we wanted to let all faculty know that SBU Libraries is right there with you. Librarians can provide online instruction support in a number of ways. We can hold synchronous library…
SSO 102.23 students explore online collections: Look what they found!
This semester, Science and Society 102.23 first-year seminar students practiced using a variety of databases and digital collections to explore questions related to new technologies. One project was to delve into the past and investigate how society reacted to emerging…
After Hours Help at the Library!
On the evenings of November 19 and November 21, librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in consultations with students who wanted extra support on their research papers. The North Reading Room Learning Lab buzzed with activity as students conversed with tutors…
Fake News, Real Consequences
Are you concerned with the increase in fake news and misinformation? As a producer and consumer of information, you can make a difference — YOU can counter misinformation and bias. Here are 6 ways you can make a difference NOW…
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