General George Washington wrote a historically important letter about spy activities in Setauket. Did you know that Special Collections in the Melville Library has this original letter? Written during the American Revolution from “Head Quarters Westpoint,” the letter to Major…
Margaret Schedel, Associate Professor of Composition and Computer Music, and Patrice Scanlon, Multimedia Resources Specialist for the Library’s Technology, Discovery and Digital Initiatives, collaborated on an interactive work entitled “A Train of a Thousand Wings,” which allows the listener to manipulate…
Stony Brook’s Ultimate Frisbee team and SBU Libraries met for some fun activities on Wednesday, September 23rd during campus lifetime on the Staller steps! The team had Kan Jam & See How High You Can Jump! set up. The team…
ELN is a program that allows scientists, engineers, and researchers to digitally document lab notes, data, and procedures of experiments. These systems are designed to replace paper laboratory notebooks. Electronic lab notebooks are fairly new technology but offer many benefits…
SBU Libraries will offer on-site reference and consultation services in the Humanities Building lobby (Mondays, 2-3) and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building lobby (Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30). All members of the campus community are invited to learn more about how the…
There are 2 upcoming workshops at the Health Sciences Library that will be of interest to students, residents and researchers. 1. Introduction to Bioinformatics Databases There are a vast number of bioinformatics databases, software tools, and resources available on the…
The Library is conducting a trial of ProQuest ebrary Academic Complete, including the University Press Collection, until September 28th. These collections provide access to e-books from scholarly and academic presses that support research and learning in a variety of disciplines. Readers…
Dean of Libraries, Constantia Constantinou, (second from left) poses with new library faculty recognized at President Samuel Stanley’s State of the University Address, September 16, 2015. With her are Shafeek Fazal, Associate Director for Library Technology, Discovery, and Digital Services, Kathleen…
Did you know that Stony Brook University has an incredible concert history? Performing five times on campus, the Allman Brothers Band was known as Stony Brook’s house band in 1970; they even rehearsed in Tabler Quad. Ticket price for students: $1!…
The Library is conducting a trial of EBSCOhost eBook Academic Collection until September 22nd. This collection provides access to e-books from scholarly and academic presses that support research and learning in a variety of disciplines. Readers have access to searchable, full-text…
