Spy letters written by George Washington during the American Revolution. A history of the world published in 1493. The first map depicting Long Island as an island. Photographs of Stony Brook’s original train station. These are just a few examples…
Best Practice, the DOAJ Seal, and Why It Matters
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Committee on Publications Ethics, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and other scholarly publishing organizations have collaborated to identify principles of transparency and best practice, “that set apart legitimate journals and publishers…
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Strategic Design Process
Stony Brook University Library Strategic Design 2015-2018 University Libraries has launched a strategic design that aligns our organization’s mission and vision through guiding principles. The Stony Brook University Libraries inspires learning, research, scholarly inquiry and service in an environment dedicated to the open…
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New Database Trial – Henry Stewart Talks
The Stony Brook University Libraries currently has a trial subscription to the Henry Stewart Talks, biomedical and life sciences collection. This collection has over 1,500 high quality, recorded seminars given by leading world experts. Featured categories include: cancer, cell biology,…
Posted in Health Sciences Library
Library Workshop with Associate Director for Research and Instruction at MIT, Tracy Gabridge
SBU Libraries will hold a workshop for liaison librarians on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Wang Center. There will be a presentation by Tracy Gabridge, who is the Associate Director for Research and Instructional Services at the Massachusetts Institute…
Strategic Design Retreat
University Libraries is working on a strategic design that will inform our priorities for the next three years. On Monday, June 15, 2015, we held an all-staff retreat at the Health Sciences Center. Along with good food and camaraderie, we…
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Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Zhejiang College, Jinhua, China
Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian Michael Bailou Huang presented “Changing Roles of Academic Libraries and Librarians” and “Collection Development for the 21st Century Academic Library: Experience from the Stony Brook University Health Sciences…
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Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Shandong University, Jinan, China
Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives at the Stony Brook University Libraries visited Shandong University in Jinan, China on April 22, 2015. Dr. Jianfeng Li, Director of Shandong University Library and Ms. Jinxian Yang, Associate…
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Global Library Initiatives Lecture Series
You are all invited to the second lecture in the Lecture Series of the Office of Global Library Initiatives entitled “Ancient Documents Services at the Shanghai Normal University Library.” The talk will be given by Dr. Long Zhao, who is…
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Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives presented “Changing Roles of Academic Libraries and Librarians” and “Collection Development for the 21st Century Academic Library: Experience from the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library” at Guangxi University of…
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