Yewno is a next gen discovery system that works with the full text of libraries’ licensed content to return sophisticated results based on ideas rather than metadata and keywords. The system draws on a huge corpus of materials drawn from…
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Tech Spotlight: Visible Body 3D Anatomy Online
Visible Body has traditionally been a desktop application that allows students to view and manipulate different parts of the human anatomy to help them focus on specific organ systems and learn at their own pace. Recently, Visible Body has gone…
Tech Spotlight: Fabula Maps
Fabula Maps is a digital humanities teaching tool that makes it easy to create interactive maps. The action of the map is similar to Storymap JS, but Fabula is aimed at users who might need a technology assist and more…
Tech Spotlight: Tableau
Tableau is a data visualization and sharing tool that makes it easy to create meaningful charts and stories around all kinds of data. The tool, which is available in both free and paid versions, has a simple drag-and-drop organization that…
Tech Spotlight: American Film Scripts Online
American Film Scripts Online contains over 1,009 scripts by 1,062 authors. Many of these scripts show the facsimile images of the original scripts that allow users to view notes and directions from the scene. The scripts are also indexed to…
Tech Spotlight: 60 Minutes 1997-2014
Did you know that 60 Minutes is the longest continuously running American network primetime show? Stony Brook students, faculty, and staff now have access to every episode of 60 minutes that aired between 1997-2014. This collection covers over 350 hours…
Tech Spotlight: Kahoot
Kahoot is a clicker software that helps teachers get better engagement and data from their students. Instructors are able to create an interactive presentation that has points of engagement that quiz students in real time about the content they are…
Posted in Library Technology
Tech Spotlight: BrowZine
BrowZine is a mobile and web app that makes keeping up with scholarly content as easy as reading a newspaper or magazine. The app works by providing subscription journal content in a friendly interface. The user can customize their bookshelf…
Posted in Library Technology, Mobile Technology
New Game, Contests For International Games Day 2015!
While you’ve been working hard all year earning credits for your degree, we’ve been working hard all year to make your learning process a little more fun. And it’s exhausting – in a good way. ALA’s International Games Day is…
Library & Writing Faculty Awarded S-BOLD Grant
President Stanley and Provost Assanis, in support of the continuing evolution of educational excellence, have established the Stony Brook Online Learning Development Initiative (S-BOLD), funded initially for four years at a level of $250,000 per year. This initiative sought new…
