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…
Altmetrics As A New Research Impact Indicator
Altmetric is an innovative complementary measurement of scientific research impact within the social media arena. Unlike the traditional bibliometrics, which measure journals impact and research citations, altmetric assesses the influence of research in social media portals; such as, Twitter, Facebook,…
Posted in Emerging Technology, Scholarly Communication
North Reading Room Student Visit
The Dean of University Libraries led 30 student leaders and journalists on a tour of the North Reading Room construction site yesterday. This was an exciting opportunity to introduce the community to the changes that are already happening in the…
Posted in Renovation News
University Libraries Present: Women’s History Month Colloquium Series
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…
Professor Catherine Graham Listed Among Most Influential Researchers 2015
Kudos: Increase Your Research Impact and Citations
Although Open Access leverages the availability of your research to a broad spectrum of audiences, it does not guarantee the visibility of your work due to the abundance of literature available online. To overcome this setback you can use Kudos as a toolkit…
Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication
Open Education Week 2016 @ SBU
Open Education encompasses resources, tools, practices and policies that are free of legal, financial and technical barriers and can be fully used, shared and adapted in the digital environment. The movement for open education seeks to tap into the vast…
Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication
14 Reasons to #loveSBU
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day are 14 reasons to love SBU, featuring photographs from the University Archives. From traditions, to concerts, to the Roth Pond Regatta, this Alumni Association-produced “listicle” captures the essence of our nearly 60 year university…
SBU Libraries Acquire Electronic Access to Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
Explore Sabin Americana, 1500-1926, one of the Libraries’ newest databases: “Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana – A Dictionary of Books Relating to America From its Discovery to the Present Time, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 is an online collection of…
Posted in About Us
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
