Breaking News: We’re on Instagram!

So, the Stony Brook University library has decided to get with the times and hop on Instagram. Our intern, Kristen, is running around taking photos of all things library, and so far it’s been a good time. We’ve gotten to

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Collection of Charles E. Lawrence: Trotting Horses on Long Island

Hauppauge Stock Farm of Charles E. Lawrence. Baronward, 1902.

The papers of Charles E. Lawrence of Hauppauge, a breeder of trotting horses on Long Island in the late 1800s and early 1900s, are available for research. Correspondence, flyers, brochures, receipts, and advertisements are represented in the collection. The papers

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Welcome to Kate Kasten our new Head of Humanities and Social Sciences!

Welcome to Kate Kasten our new Head of Humanities and Social Sciences for the Stony Brook University Libraries. Kate comes to us from Hofstra University where she was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of French in the Department of Romance Languages.  Kate

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Congressional Tweets? #EnhancedResearch @SBULibraries

SBU Libraries‘ ProQuest Congressional database recently launched a newly redesigned interface with some engaging new enhancements such the ability to retrieve social media content from Senators, Representatives, and Federal agencies. The Political News & Social Media search can be filtered by

Posted in Databases, Government Information, Research

Welcome Laura Costello, Head of Research & Emerging Technologies!

SBU Libraries is excited to announce the newest member of our team, Laura Costello, our new Head of Research & Emerging Technologies.  Laura comes to us from Columbia University Teachers College where she was the Head of Library Materials and Acquisitions.

Posted in Library Instruction, Melville Library, New and Notable

Health Sciences Library Open House 7/30/2015

Stony Brook University Library staff members gathered in the Health Sciences Library for an Open House at 2 pm on Thursday, July 30. HSL librarians demonstrated new mobile technology, purchased through a Technology Achievement Award from the National Network of

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Reserve requests for Fall 2015

If you would like to put material on reserve for the Fall 2015 semester, please complete the Reserves request forms or contact us at reserves@stonybrook.edu.  You can find information about reserves policies and copyright restrictions on our site. Please get your

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Facilities and Nights & Weekends Open House 7/28/2015

Library Night/Weekend Facilities and Operations team Open House introduced our staff members and what their duties are through a power point presentation.  We also expressed and explained how do we keep the Libraries safe, comfortable and attractive to our users

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Special Collections receives Priority Projects Grant

Letter, George Clinton to Thomas Jefferson, 1793

Special Collections is the recipient of a $20,000 Priority Projects Grant to support acquisitions and for the curatorial care of collections at Stony Brook University Libraries. The funding was granted by the Honorable Steven Englebright, 4th Assembly District, Suffolk County. With past funding,

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Reminder: Native American Historical Re-enactment

On Thursday, July 30, 2015, Jay Levenson, an Access Services clerk in the Stony Brook University Libraries, will be sharing his knowledge of native culture with the students in ANT 203: Native Peoples of North America taught by Madeline Cherney.

Posted in Circulation, Interlibrary Loan

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