Has your research stalled leaving you lost and bewildered? Have no fear, the library is here! Our free workshop, Jump Start Your Research takes place on October 27 at 3:00 in Library Classroom A where you can meet with a…
Special Collections Open House on Wednesday from 12-2 p.m.
Spy Letters, Rare Books and More! Learn about Special Collections and University Archives at our open house on Wednesday, October 21 from 12-2 p.m. On display will be a selection of the university’s rare books, documents, photographs, and maps in…
Open Access Week 2015
Open Access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What it means to academia and research is that the primary barrier to access, price, is removed from the equation, allowing free access…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Open Access
Registration ends Friday for next week’s 4th Annual Scavenger Hunt!
Stony Brook University Libraries hold an annual photo scavenger hunt each year for students eager to learn more about the branches and services of the Library in a fun and challenging way. This large-scale hunt encourages teamwork and creativity and…
Library Concert Series: “The Art of Violin”
Featuring Violinists from the Department of Music Melville Library Galleria- Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1pm In the second installment of the violin studio’s concert series in the Melville Library Atrium, the Emanio String Quartet (Brian Bak and Matheus Sardinha Garcia…
Screenings: The Internet’s Own Boy
Join us for a special Open Access Week viewing of The Internet’s Own Boy, which follows the inspiring and tragic story of information activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz. Swartz was indicted by federal prosecutors for alleged felony computer crimes for downloading JSTOR articles…
Posted in Scholarly Communication
It’s time for the Fall 2015 Buy a Bag of Books Sale
Thursday, October 15, 2015, is the Stony Brook University Libraries Buy a Bag of Books Sale! Pay $2 for a bag and then fill it with books from the Book Sale. We’ve got books on a wide range of subjects. Don’t…
Posted in About Us
Thousands of Streaming Videos Available from Kanopy
The Libraries have subscribed to Kanopy Streaming Video, which allows users to stream videos related to the arts, business, education, global studies and language, health, communications, sciences, social sciences, and technical fields. Designed to augment and enrich academic work in…
Students Transcribe Rare Long Island Slavery Document
Students in professor Douglas Pfeiffer’s EGL 494 course, “English Honors Practicum: Research” recently transcribed a rare manuscript, documenting slavery on Long Island in 1798. The contract, for the sale of a “Negro lad by the name of Jack” in Southampton, Long…
Learn More: Latin American Studies
This October, SBU Libraries are highlighting our rich resources related to Latin American Studies. In addition to our collection of books , videos, and journals such as The Journal of Latin American Studies, the Libraries have also prepared subject guides that gather relevant…
