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Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis at SBU Center for Digital Humanities premiere speaker event “Medieval Manuscripts and Digital Collections: The Case for IIIF”

On November 4th, 2021 the Stony Brook University Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) hosted its first guest speaker event since our grand opening with a particularly illustrious subject expert: Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis PhD, Director of the Medieval Academy of

Posted in About Us, Arts & Humanities, Digital Collections, Digital Humanities, History, Library Technology, Manuscripts, Research, Special Collections & University Archives

IIIF and Mirador viewer for digital collections and research

On March 3rd, 2021 the SBU Center for Digital Humanities in collaboration with the SBU Libraries Digital Projects team hosted an hour-long “Digital Humanities Show & Tell” presentation entitled “Mirador 3.0 IIIF Image Viewer for Digital Collections and Research.” Chris

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Digital Collections, Digital Humanities, Discovery and Digital Initiatives, Events, Library Technology, Manuscripts, Maps, Special Collections & University Archives

Laptop Loan Program for Students

The Laptop Loan Program operations has moved. It is now available at the Main Library SINC Site, Melville Library, S-1460. Please visit the new website for more information.

Posted in Library Technology, Technology

Study Room Time Machine

To avoid any confusion, no – the library does not have a time machine in a study room. At least, not in this century. We do, however, have a virtual game called Study Room Time Machine that we would like

Posted in About Us, Events, Featured, Game Studies, Libraries, Library Outreach, Library Technology, Melville Library, Special Collections & University Archives

HealthTech Fair is only two weeks away!

In just a couple of weeks, the Health Sciences Library will host its first HealthTech Fair! Don’t miss out!   We’re going to have representatives on hand to tell you about the great resources you have access to through the

Posted in Health Sciences Library, Library Technology, Medicine, Mobile Technology, Nursing, School of Dental Medicine

EAB Guide App

Have you downloaded the EAB Guide app yet?  This is a customizable mobile app that helps you thrive and succeed at Stony Brook University. You can schedule advising and tutoring appointments, get study tips, explore majors, get notified of important deadlines,

Posted in Libraries, Library Technology, Mobile Technology Tagged with: ,

SBU Libraries and friends asked Evan everything at the Southampton campus

On Wednesday, April 11, SBU Libraries teamed up with SBU Resident Life and SBU DoIT (Division of Information Technology) to host Evan Doubleday, lead programmer analyst on the Southampton campus, for an “ask anything” session that included questions ranging from

Posted in Emerging Technology, Libraries, Library Outreach, Library Technology, Southampton, Stony Brook University, Technology

Tech Spotlight: ATLA Religion Database

With over 4,000 active religions in the world, it can be difficult to track down scholarly religious research. Luckily for us, the American Theological Library Association has compiled a database of over 1,800 journals in the fields of theology and

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Emerging Technology, Library Technology, Religious Studies, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)

Writing a paper on some aspect of Asia and can’t find relevant research for your topic? If so, the Bibliography of Asian Studies might be the resource you need to get your research back on track. With an index of over

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Emerging Technology, Library Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: Kanopy Streaming

Kanopy is an online streaming video service that provides a wide collection of films, documentaries, and foreign language videos in a variety of academic subjects. Subjects include the social sciences, the arts, education, business, health, global studies and languages, sciences, and

Posted in Emerging Technology, Library Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics