From June 5-7, graduates of the Class of 1965 will visit campus in celebration of their 50th class reunion. Special Collections and University Archives will host an open house on Saturday, June 6 for the alums, featuring an exhibit of photographs,…
Weather Got You Down? SBU Libraries Can Help!
Mark Twain is credited with observing, “everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” At Stony Brook University Libraries, that is simply not the case. For our researchers, climate data is available from many resources. For instance,…
From the Archives: A Library Transforms (Part I)
45 years ago, in June of 1970, the transformation of the Melville Library was underway. The original building opened in 1964 with seating for 700 students. The design was modular; the intent was to increase the footprint of the building to…
Discover SBU Open Access
Many Stony Brook University researchers are publishing in quality, high-impact, peer-reviewed open access journals. See the research databases and OA collections below to discover open access research by Stony Brook University authors: Biomed Central including Chemistry Central and SpringerOpen (260+…
Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication
University Libraries Joins Biomed Central
University Libraries has become a Supporting Member of Biomed Central, the Open Access biomedical open access publisher. What are the benefits of Supporter Membership? All Supporter Member researchers can take advantage of a 15% discount on the article-processing charge when…
Food and China’s Silk Road: Influences to and from the West
“Food and China’s Silk Road: Influences to and from the West,” a sold-out event co-sponsored by the University Libraries, was held Wednesday, May 6, in the Charles B. Wang Center. An engaged and enthused audience of students, faculty/staff, and community members…
Free Snacks Offered During Extended Hours
To help accommodate students who will be cramming all night long to prepare for final exams, the Library will be offering extended study hours (open 24/7 in the Central Reading Room from May 10-16). To kick off these overnight hours,…
Library & Writing Faculty Awarded S-BOLD Grant
President Stanley and Provost Assanis, in support of the continuing evolution of educational excellence, have established the Stony Brook Online Learning Development Initiative (S-BOLD), funded initially for four years at a level of $250,000 per year. This initiative sought new…
Rare 1897 Map of Long Island Acquired
A very rare, perhaps the first, dedicated road map of Long Island from the earliest days of the automobile has been acquired by Special Collections of the University Libraries. Published by Hyde & Company in June 1897, The Standard Road…
Posted in Maps, Special Collections & University Archives
HSL Extended Hours Spring 2015
The Health Sciences Library will remain open 24 X 7 for extended hours from: Friday May 8, 9:00 pm until Wednesday May 20 at 4:00 am. From May 20 until June 27, the Library will continue being open regular hours:…
Posted in Health Sciences Library
