Tech Spotlight: One Month

One Month wants to turn entrepreneurial dreams into reality with a capsule course model that delivers just enough information at just the right time. The courses are set up so that individuals or teams can, for a small fee and

Posted in Emerging Technology

SBU Libraries Trial Historic Map Works (ProQuest)

Historic Map Works provides access to over 1 million maps and to more than 1 thousand city directories from the United States and abroad.  This searchable collection contains materials from the 15th through 19th centuries.  The SBU Libraries will trial this

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Database Trials, Digital Collections, Electronic Resources, Geosciences, History, Maps

Mathletes & Foodies Rejoice! Pi-Day Returns to the Library

We can’t wait for Monday, we’re starting our Pi-day celebration this Friday, March 11th in the Melville Library Galleria! Stop by the Galleria Information Desk for a FREE slice of pie and enter to win numerous contests for a chance

Posted in Events, Featured, Get Your Read On, Library Science, Math, Physics and Astronomy Library, Melville Library

Revised Event — University Libraries Present: Women’s History Month Colloquium Series

The Women’s History Month Colloquium Series talk scheduled for Monday, March 7th will be replaced by a screening of the film, Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women, with discussion to follow. The revised event will take place at 12:00

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Environmental Humanities, Events

OpenStax: Students saved more than $13 million in two years

An initiative by Rice University, OpenStax is a non-profit organization with the purpose of providing access to high quality education to all students regardless of their financial capabilities. In a time when students are burdened by high textbook costs, OpenStax offers

Posted in Scholarly Communication

Diana Chang Collection Open for Research

The papers of Diana Chang, Chinese American novelist, poet, educator, and artist, are open for research. Her first novel, The Frontiers of Love, originally published by Random House in 1956, was the first novel to have been written by an

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Tech Spotlight: Lynda.com

Stony Brook University students, faculty, and staff have access to Lynda.com, a site that uses professionally produced video content to teach all kinds of skills. You’ll find classes targeted to specific technologies like Excel, Photoshop, and AutoCAD as well as

Posted in Emerging Technology, Mobile Technology

Text & Inspiration at University Libraries Present: Literary Karaoke

On March 2, Students and faculty met in Melville Library’s Center for Scholarly Communications to do literary karaoke with their favorite texts.  In honor of Women’s History Month, participants read poetry and prose written by women authors. Literary Karaoke is

Posted in About Us

Free Workshop: Jump Start Your Research!

SBU Libraries want to  help you  “jump start” your research assignment, even if you don’t know where to begin. On Tuesday March 8, from 3-4PM in Melville Library Classroom A, a friendly librarian will be on hand to offer individualized research instruction tailored

Posted in Library Instruction, Melville Library, Research

University Libraries Present: Literary Karaoke Event, 3/2 at 2:00

Join us for a month-long colloquium series in honor of Women’s History Month, with presentations by three Stony Brook University scholars of women’s and gender studies and a literary karaoke event.  All events will be held in the Center for

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Events

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