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OCLC First Search

Stony Brook University Libraries has canceled our subscription to OCLC First Search effective 7/1/2024 due to issues of outdated technology, increasing costs, and low usage. First Search is a tool for searching WorldCat, but SBU users can still access and

Posted in About Us, Health Sciences Library, Southampton

Dan Rattiner Meet and Greet at SB Southampton Library: Event Recap

Thank you to all that came out to meet Dan’s Papers founder and Hamptons-based author Dan Rattiner on Friday, October 27 at the Southampton Library at Stony Brook Southampton. Members of the local community, SBU and SBU Libraries faculty and

Posted in About Us, Southampton, Special Collections & University Archives

Dan’s Papers’ History on View at SBU’s Southampton Library

Memorabilia, books, photographs, and newspapers featuring the history of Dan’s Papers is currently on display at Stony Brook’s Southampton Library. The Dan’s Papers archive is part of Stony Brook’s Special Collections, the library division that stewards and curates the university’s

Posted in Southampton, Southampton and Special Collections, Special Collections & University Archives

The Art of Relationships Lecture Series, July Events Are Now Available.

In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, Summer 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture

Posted in About Us, Art, Arts & Humanities, Events, History, Southampton Tagged with: ,

The Art of Relationships Lecture Series, June events are now available.

In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, May 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture

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The Art of Relationships Lecture Series

In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, May 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture

Posted in Art, Arts & Humanities, Events, History, Research, Southampton Tagged with: ,

Archive of Dan’s Papers Donated to Stony Brook University Libraries

The University Libraries is pleased to announce that Dan’s Papers founder Dan Rattiner has donated more than a half century’s worth of his personal archives. Spanning 1960 to 2023, the collection is the most complete print run of Dan’s Papers held by a

Posted in Health Sciences Library, Southampton, Special Collections & University Archives, Spotlight

Our Four-Legged Friends

Our therapy dog events are always the happiest of the year. We held two last week, one at the library on our Southampton campus and one in the Melville Library on West campus. Between the two locations we welcomed eight

Posted in About Us, Events, Library Outreach, Southampton

Welcome to our new Dean, Karim Boughida

The entire staff at the University Libraries extend a warm welcome to our new Dean, Karim Boughida. We are delighted that Boughida has joined the SBU family as the next leader of the Libraries. The following text are taken from

Posted in About Us, Music, Southampton

Announcing “Documenting COVID-19: Stony Brook University Experiences” – A New Digital Collection

Stony Brook University Libraries is pleased to announce the release of its new digital collection “Documenting COVID-19: Stony Brook University Experiences.” Browse the collection and read personal written narratives, listen to oral histories, and view photographs that document life during

Posted in COVID-19, Digital Collections, Health Sciences Library, Library Outreach, New and Notable, Southampton, Special Collections & University Archives, Stony Brook University