In Memoriam: Craig Harmon, Technology Pioneer and Supporter of SBU Libraries

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Stony Brook University Libraries is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Craig Harmon, a leader in technology and the AIDC industry (automatic identification and data capture). Mr. Harmon recently selected the AIDC 100 Archives at Stony Brook University as the repository for his

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The Write Stuff

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Aspiring authors, if you aren’t able to attend this year’s Southampton Writers Conference,  Stony Brook’s annual summer program of stellar writing workshops taught by world class novelists, playwrights, and poets, do not despair….you can still avail yourself of the University

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Books, Databases, eBooks, Electronic Resources, Libraries, Writing and Literature

Farewell Thomas, Hello Congress.gov

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In 2015, government researchers will say goodbye to Thomas.gov, the congressional research website of the Library of Congress that was launched back in 1995. Its successor, Congress.gov, currently available in beta format, will be the new official website for U.S.

Posted in Databases, Electronic Resources, Government Information, Libraries, Political Science, Research

Southampton Library Social

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The Stony Brook Southampton Library is now on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  

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19th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

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July 17 marks the start of the annual  Stony Brook Film Festival at the Staller Center for the Arts, where moviegoers will enjoy ten days of terrific short and feature length independent films. Opening night kicks off with the U.S. premiere

Posted in Catalog, Cinema Studies, Circulation, Events, Film Studies, Libraries, Melville Library, Stony Brook University

Interlibrary Loan on the move

The Interlibrary Loan department at the Melville Library has moved!  Interlibrary Loans is now located on the 3rd floor of the Melville Library – in the Main Stacks/Circulation area. New contact information:Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library S-3410 Stony Brook University Stony

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The ILLiad and the Article

Need a certain research article, but can’t find it through Stony Brook University?   Do not despair!  SBU’s interlibrary loan can help!  ILLiad, or InterLibrary Loan internet accessible database, is the online system used to request material through interlibrary loan for SBU. Need help getting started?

Posted in Circulation, Libraries, Reference

Looking for Law in All the Wrong Places? Try WestlawNext

Stony Brook University Libraries are now offering access to the WestlawNext legal research system from two dedicated terminals in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library. Fulltext primary law coverage includes state and federal caselaw, statutes and regulations. West’s

Posted in Central Reading Room, Databases, Electronic Resources, Government Information, Libraries, Melville Library

Dean Constantinou Presents at Shanghai Normal University

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Constantia Constantinou, Dean of University Libraries, was invited to present “The future of research libraries: Challenge, collaboration, opportunity” at the Shanghai Normal University Library, Shanghai, China on June 6, 2014. Michael Huang, Librarian from the SBU Health Sciences Library served

Posted in Global Initiatives

Digital National Security Archive

The Digital National Security Archive contains the most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. The resource now includes 42 collections consisting of over 103,000 indexed documents, with more than 719,000 total pages. Each of these collections, compiled by scholars

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